PLEASE NOTE: If you have aortic disease, don't undertake any kind of sport or exercise before you have carried out your own benefit/risk assessment, with the guidance of your medical advisors. In the fall of 2010, I started this blog, in the hopes of finding another Ironman-distance triathlete with an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. I am yet to find such an athlete, but the first person to respond to my ... Read more
There is more to a successful business or running race than going fast or making a fast buck. It's really about going at your own pace, having fun, working hard, and meeting great people, like Gloria, along the way. And remember, just don't give up! I must admit that I really admire my eldest son, Nick, for his grit, determination, and discipline, with it comes to his business, Shirts That Go, and his interests, ... Read more
"The true dogwood flowers are actually tiny, yellowish to yellowish-green and insignificant, being compacted into button-like clusters. However, each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, white, petal-like bracts, which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, large, 3-4” diameter, 4-petaled, white flower." Ultraviolet Photography The world is not necessarily as we perceive it. Some of us are so sure ... Read more
The first time I sat on the beach in Lake Placid for my first full Ironman race, in 2007, at age 64 (I think I was 64), I was really nervous. In fact, scared might be a better term. Now, when I do these things, I'm just excited, but I still ask myself, as I wait for the gun to go off, "What the hell am I doing?" But I do it anyway, and never, ever, regret it. As I was rebuilding one of my websites the other day, ... Read more
Time to set my training goals for 2015. I had a tough triathlon season in 2014, after making Ironman All World Athlete, Bronze, in 2013, and missing a Kona slot by only one roll down at the Louisville Ironman. Amongst other things, Bob Scott (84) beat me at the 2014 Eagleman Half Ironman again, and I'd promised myself he never would. But he did, and he is one of my heroes, so that's OK. Then two disastrous Ironman ... Read more
I do love to read, and now I'm reading another interesting book, 'Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive And Others Die,' by Chip and Dan Heath. I started reading this book for my studies of marketing and sales. It's real strength is not so much in the information presented, as in the humor that makes the information stick. The book is sticky. This reminds me of a classic lesson I used to give to students, ... Read more
My friends were mad about my recent DNF (Did Not Finish) in the 2014, Maryland Ironman, but, in order to be a good sport, I took it in my stride as a blessing in disguise. Here's my story: The 2014 Maryland Ironman race started at 6:50 am., on a lovely morning in Cambridge, Maryland, in the Choptank river. My race went fine until late that evening, considering the fact that my training had been degraded by a ... Read more
Following the 2014 Maryland Ironman swim, especially as I was in the early stages of the bike ride, I heard people commenting on their swim time, and how slow they were. I had no idea what mine was at the time, but it is usually in the 1:15 to 1:20 region, with excursions towards 1:30. But this time it was 1:35, though it felt the same as usual. A quick look at the fluid mechanics of the swim course explained ... Read more
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