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If you've got time, read this article from the New York Times:
Canadian Rider Makes an Unorthodox Climb to The Top.

While I'm not on Twitter, I found this article because Lance Armstrong pointed to it in his Twitter feed.

This Svein (pronounced "Swain") guy should be an inspiration to anybody who likes the outdoors, or is not happy with the ( Read more... )

     After spinning classes in the evening, I tend to hang around like a  big, sweaty puppy, trying to get in on the conversations of the cool kids, hoping that I may have something witty to add, or to pickup on some little tidbit that would put me "in the know."  (Yes, I'm that sad)  I'm also there a little longer than most because it takes a ( Read more... )

Sitting here at work, I decided, just for entertainment, to see what my heart rate might be.
I went out to my truck and grabbed the strap to my HRM, went into the bathroom and put the strap down, then returned to my desk.
As I'm sitting here typing, my heart rate ranges from 56 to 60 BPM.

Has anybody seen that big ass wagon I seem to have fallen off of?
I've been very bad in the last 6 days.
I'm not missing any workouts ( except Wednesday morning) but I've eaten a lot of very bad things.  Things are so bad at work that I had a little Burger King Breakdown on Tuesday. Last night, in celebration of Logan winning his wrestling match, ( Read more... )

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Mom and Dad are in town.
This is the first time since they moved out to Arizona.
Wait, not the first time, they were here briefly in 2004(?) when my grandpa died.
They drove, and made very good time.  When I talked to them Monday afternoon, they were in Omaha, Nebraska.  Tuesday night, they stayed in Erie, PA. (only an hour away)  They are staying ( Read more... )

I'm feeling kind of run down.
I'm almost too tired to go to the gym tonight.
But, alas, Survivor is on tonight, so I must not be in this house.
Nothing like alternative forms of motivation to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Off to the gym I Go.

EDIT:
35 minutes on the stairmaster
Shoulder work in the weight room.
15 minutes on the elliptical machine.
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