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

I Rescued A Kitten During A Triathlon

  Hi folks, I had one of those days, today. Running around all the time, in a hurry, never quite caught up. Then Deb said, as I was driving along, "Aren't you going to stop and help those girls with their car?" I didn't want to stop, I was in a hurry, but I did, reluctantly. It turned out that they had a flat, and they were blindly following advice from a previous passerby. They said that a school bus ... Read more

A Wheel Invented Billions Of Years Ago Makes ATP (Your Key Energy Currency)

Hi folks, welcome! This post might seem a little dry, but it isn't. It's about magic!!! I was looking at my PowerCranks today, and then I started to think about the wheel and its many uses, which took me immediately to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase. I have always been amazed that a molecular wheel, spinning at about 650 revolutions per second, helps to manufacture ATP, which is critical for our entire ... 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

It’s Worth The Trouble To Get To Know Your Psoas Muscles

  Hi folks, Another great dance lesson today, in which no dancing was done or music heard. It was all about exploring and activating my core, whilst working to keep other muscle groups quiescent, and thus allowing my core to do what it does best. Rebecca, my dance and Continuum teacher, informed me that the psoas muscles are central to dance. In the past, I got to know my major hip flexors, the psoas ... 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

Disclaimer: As a veterinarian, I do not provide medical advice for human animals. If you undertake or modify an exercise program, consult your medical advisors before doing so. Undertaking activities pursued by the author does not mean that he endorses your undertaking such activities, which is clearly your decision and responsibility. Be careful and sensible, please.