Hi folks, Well, in spite of everything, the New York City Marathon is still on! So my traveling support crew of six great people are getting ready to fly, bus, walk, swim and whatever it takes, to get to the race and see FitOldDog and his fellow members of Team Heartosaurus come into Central Park after running through one of the greatest cities on Earth. Yeh! Couldn't do it without you (well, ... Read more
Sports Injuries Make Sense When You Understand Bodily Connections And Respect The Speed Limits
Hi folks, The trick to making sense of sports injuries is to work out what the symptoms really mean, which comes down to body awareness, knowledge of human anatomy, and a deep understanding of how everything is connected to everything else. For instance, if you have a pain in your butt after running, cycling, swimming, or even just sitting, you may wonder what is going on. Well, the choices ... Read more
A Kafkaesk Business Day But PowerCranks And A Run Put Everything Right
Hi folks, I feel more and more like Joseph K, as I'm forced to deal with the Carrboro Town Hall staff in our attempts to rescue our little grocery store, Johnny's, from external forces that attack us using a potentially fatal mixture of malign attention and benign neglect. Think of this. During a two-hour meeting at the Carrboro Town Hall, most of the local business developers protested to the town staff ... Read more
The Best Defenses Against Sports Injuries And Business Challenges Are Your Mind And Your Heart
Hi folks, The world is always changing, and I've seen a few such changes. Take the article shown on the right (click for detail) and the poster below, who would have believed it in 1952. The race was on to unscramble the genetic code, involving the world's best scientists back then. Now we have kids making 'Lego' models of the double helix. Then came computers and all the rest (I wonder what is ... Read more
Jack Heggie Was Right When He Recommended Soft Feet For Endurance Running
Hi folks, My feet are sore as hell, my quads are tight, as are my calves, and I need to sleep, but no blisters on my feet, which isn't bad for a 69-year old guy who just ran 20 miles on asphalt. Damn that hurt, especially the last few miles, but it had to be done to prepare me for the New York City Marathon. Ten days ago I had an 18-mile run scheduled, but I had to pull out after 15 miles due to ... Read more
Of Starveback Loops, Economic Disaster Explained In Gumbian Rhyme, And FitOldDog’s Lemonade Stands
Question from FitOldDog to Gumby: "Is our economy, like every biological system, at the mercy of the underlying feedback (starveback) loops, or can we create something better, that possesses a modicum of stability, with these overdeveloped neocortices of ours?" Response from Gumby (aka Andrew) to FitOldDog: "Supercharged short-term decision-making by consumers and investors are driving us ... Read more
Rory Really Amazed Me Today By Completing A 10k Thanks To An Osteotomy And Barefoot Running
Hi folks, I have a friend, Rory, who not only trained me to ride a bike more effectively, but now he'll be able to teach me how to run (the stubborn bugger). Having completed the Boston Marathon in his youth in about 2:40, his running training severely damaged one of his knees to the point of his considering knee replacement. This procedure would mean that he might never ride his bike again ... Read more
Johnny’s Of Carrboro As A Metaphor For Ironman Training As All You Should Really Fear In Life Is Misoneism
Carrbora-ana = Things associated with the culture and history of Carrboro, NC, USA. Hi folks, I visited Johnny's this morning to have a nice quiet cup of coffee, during which time I made the acquaintance of several interesting local people, one of whom, Mike, was doing work for his environmental consulting with the US EPA. This reminded me of my old life as a scientist, generating data for ... Read more
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