Hi folks, Quite a year, 2011, and better to come (sub-13 in LPIM?). Just writing to wish y'all the best in 2012. Got to go, my friends want me back in the party. -k @FitOldDog PS Yep! PowerCranks and a trail run today. You? ... Read more
Work Out And Race With Your Kids For As Long As You Can
Hi folks, Life is a great journey, with all of its vicissitudes. When my first child was born I felt as though I had been thrown into prison with a squalling guard who would never let me escape. All of my old habits of going to the movies, reading a book, or eating out whenever I liked, were thrown into disarray. Then two more sons and twenty years later, this screaming but delightful child, Nick, ... Read more
Trust Is Funny Stuff And It Takes Time To Build
"She trusts people who are trustworthy. She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy. This is true trust." Tao te Ching, Lao-tzu, Translation by Steven Mitchell Hi folks, Our mother raised us largely on quotes, and many of them were from the Bible. One of her favorites was "By their deeds shalt though know them." This may come from a different version of the Bible than the one I found ... Read more
The Natural Cycles Of Birth, Death And Endurance Training
Hi folks, I was sitting in our screened-in porch the other day, quietly reflecting on something or other, when I heard a cracking sound, and looking up I espied a large, dead tree crashing to the ground. After many years of walking in the woods, this was the first time that I had witnessed such an event. Trees are being born and are dying all the time, at effectively the same rate, though most never ... Read more
An Older Athlete Can Travel The World At Any Time With A Small Backpack And A Little Planning
"One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity." Bruce Lee Hi folks, As you get older you realize that you need less and less stuff to get by. My important belongings, apart from my bikes, can be collapsed into a small backpack. This enables me to travel the world with little preparation, as long as I keep ... Read more
The Sensory Experiences Of Coffee And Endurance Training
Hi folks, We are finally able to open our grocery store and local hangout, Johnny's Gone Fishing LLC. The inspections are complete, the Certificate of Occupancy has been approved, we are purchasing inventory, and yours truly, FitOldDog, was elected to consider where we might buy our coffee beans and other paraphernalia (cups and stuff). Coffee is a sensory experience, and like all sensory experiences ... Read more
Our Personal Legacy And Don’t Trash Up The Ironman Course
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) "I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked ... Read more
If Your Health Status Has Changed Don’t Live In The Past, Embrace Today While You Can
Hi folks, As life goes by we encounter changes in our health status. You can resist for a while, but you'll eventually be forced to accept this reality. Better to learn to live well with your issue sooner rather than later, I say. For instance, if you have a heart attack, followed by coronary arterial angioplasty, you are now different. If you are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type II, you are a ... Read more
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