As a user of many drug rep toys (my wife has worked in Dr. offices for years and years) we have a pretty sizable collection of useful, interesting and just plain weird stuff, but it can’t hold a candle to this physician:
Ask me about my Viagra pen collection!
I was just looking over my numbers for 2008:
2008 (Ironman training year)
Swim: 171,628 yards (possibly a few more later this afternoon)
Bike: 2197.7 miles (I should ride to/from the pool to get an even 2200)
Run: 658.4 miles
Total: 359.5/hrs training
2007 (non-IM training year)
Swim: 55,700/yd
Bike: 568.2 miles (lots of MTB in 2007)
Run: 616.6 miles
Total: 148.2/hrs training
2008 Races:
Tri: 1 Oly (PR) 1 70.3 (almost melted) 1 IM (almost drowned on the bike/run),
Run: 1 1/2 Marathon (PR) 1 Marathon (PR)
Bike: 1 CX
New stuff: Certified as USAT official, officiated at 2 races.
So I’m feeling a bit better about my 2008 now. The totals are all better than I had expected. Not exactly what I hoped to have achieved for 2008, but a decent showing none-the-less.
Enjoy the spirit of the holidays,
May 2009 find you happy and healthy!
Yeah, something like this:
And then we have the UAW, digging in their heels, and making things worse.
Auto Bailout: UAW Chief Draws a Line
The arrogance of the UAW chief rivals that of Cheney and Madoff.
Criminy….
Great bit on using mental imagery to break through tough training sessions..
The Outdoor Journey | The Pain Box
That’s one way of keeping pedestrians out of your way!
YouTube – 1932 Helicron at Lane Motor Museum
Watch for low flying birds too!
A truly inspiring story…
In Hard Times, a Helping Hand – NYTimes.com
Balanced by this:
Step forward, make a difference…
USATF amends headphone rule: USATF – News
USATF now leaves the decision to allow headphones up to the race director. I wonder if USAT will have a similar rule change.
If they do amend the rule, there will be significant safety concerns about the bike segment. If they choose to let participants use headphones on the run, enforcement will be difficult for the bike.
Damn you Eddie Bauer…
This song has been in my head all day. It’s really not a bad thing. It could have been Abba..
“Valley Winter Song” – Fountains of Wayne
Hey Sweet Annie
Don’t take it so bad
You know the summer’s coming soon
Though the interstate is choking under salt and dirty sand
And it seems the sun is hiding from the moon
Your daddy told you
When you were a girl
The kind of things that come to those who wait
So give it a rest girl
Take a deep breath girl
And meet me at the Bay State tonight
And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it’s been falling all day long
What else is new
What could I do
I wrote a valley winter song
To play for you
And late December
Can drag a man down
You feel it deep in your gut
Short days and afternoons spent pottering around
In a dark house with the windows painted shut
Remember New York
Staring outside
As reckless winter made its way
From Staten Island to the Upper West Side
Whiting out our streets along the way
And the snow is coming down
On our New England town
And it’s been falling all day long
What else is new
What can I do
But sing this valley winter song
I wrote for you