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Archives for the 'random' Category

the one about…my goal for 2007

Yeah you read that right, it says 2007…My goal for this year has changed a couple of times but nevertheless has remained a relatively challenging goal…

My original goal was to run 1000 miles this year…

THEN it became to do a combination of running AND biking to equal 1000 miles this year…

THEN I went to the […]

9 December 2007 | random, personal stuff, raves, fitness | 2 Comments

the one about…Ryan Shay’s tribute

Nicely written tribute to Ryan Shay over on ANOTHER BLOG

11 November 2007 | random, personal stuff, fitness | 1 Comment

the one about…sensory cues

I found this pretty interesting; thought I’d share it with anyone who may have not seen it… :yes:
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Sensory_cues.htm
Proprioceptive cues are images and other sensory cues that enable you to modify your running stride for the better as you think about them while running. I have used proprioceptive cues in my training for the past four […]

7 November 2007 | random, personal stuff, fitness | 2 Comments

the one about….distance running

Check out the following article from The Chicago TribuneHERE…
When running guru Jim Fixx died at 52 while jogging, the knowing nods started.
The knowing nods said, “See, human beings weren’t meant to run long distances.” Never mind that Fixx’s family had a long history of heart disease, or that his father had his first heart attack […]

7 November 2007 | random, personal stuff, fitness | No Comments

the one about PhotoShopped race pics!

My buddy Derek had some fun with the pic from the previous post…Check out the pic below!

Check out Derek at MySpace

20 January 2007 | random, personal stuff | 2 Comments

Protected: the one about…my week

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14 January 2007 | random, personal stuff, fitness | Enter your password to view comments

the one about an update

So, as an update to everything that’s gone on over the last little while, let me fill ya in on some details…
1) My Dad’s prostate cancer has NOT metastasized. It’s still just in his prostate (w00t w00t) and he’s looking at having surgery to remove his prostate…He actually was impressed because it will be a […]

27 November 2006 | random, personal stuff | 1 Comment

the one about…the movies

Watched 2 movies yesterday; Flags of Our Fathers and Marathon Man…
Hope to get a review or two up in the next few days…We’ll see…

22 October 2006 | random, film | 1 Comment

the one about….cleaning out the office

I’m doing the obligatory “clean-out-your-inbox” dance today and came across a couple pretty funny emails….Here’s a copy-n-paste of one of them….One of my coworkers has been overheard using these in everyday conversation…I’d call them by their “official” title but that would give away who the culprit was…
Indisgression there
What in case
2 for 1, 1/2 dozen of […]

13 September 2006 | random | 1 Comment

the one about…unemployment

So today’s “oh shit” moment has come…
Actually there’s been a couple of things today that have left me feeling like my cubicle is closing in on me…
I’ve become convinced, in a stand-up-comedy-routine-sort-of-way that job searching is alot like dating in some aspects; the line trod between desperate and eager is a very fine one, and […]

12 September 2006 | random | 2 Comments