Man, was it humid today.  About 10 of us showed up for the ride tonight.  Most people were either going to take it easy or didn’t show at all because of the 4-race weeekend in St. Louis, The Gateway Cup.
Halfway down Farmingdale Rd. the skies looked threatening so about 1/2 the group turned around.  The [...]

Yes, one of my favorite songs of all time by the Beastie Boys seems appropriate for today’s ride. What am I grateful for?
I am grateful for:

My life.
My health.
My family.
R&M Cyclery and Trek for their crash replacement policy.
Wheelfast Bicyle Company.
The Running Center.
Memorial Medical Center and a Great ER.
Dr. Leo Ludwig and the Orthopedic Center of Illinois [...]

You know how as it gets later in the day it is tougher to get out of the house for a workout.  This is especially true on the weekends.  And that is exactly what happened to me today.
As the day got longer my motivation got shorter.  Dan and I tried to go for a run [...]

Aerosmith is probably my least favorite band but their song seemed appropriate for today’s ride.  Don’t get me wrong, I have lip-synced to “Dream On” on many occasions.  Thanks to Rich and the guys from R&M Cyclery I got my bike back on Thursday.  It is pretty much a new bike.  A brand new frame [...]

I didn’t get to leave my house until 19:30 tonight.  It had stopped raining but was kind of dark and humid.  I wore a reflective vest just in case it got too dark.
About 3/4 mile into the run it began to sprinkle.  No biggy.  After about 2 miles it was still raining but I was [...]

Scenario: Rabbit running East on Washington St. rockin’ out to Ice-T’s “Colors”. Nothing on his mind except running and breathing. In the middle of a cross road intersection there is a loud honk.
Result: Rabbit jumped liked he was being goosed by Chris Farley. He was scared to death for a [...]

I’ll admit my preparation for this year’s Abe’s Amble was not the best. I am still trying to regain some form from my injury. I wasn’t even sure I was racing until yesterday afternoon. I hadn’t planned on running because the plan was to go boating and camp out on beautiful Lake Carlyle. The camping [...]

No bike yet so I set out for a run today.  The weather was beautiful and the temperature was perfect.
During my 6.5 mile run I had no less than 4 people honk at me today.  Usually I get the long, pissed-off honk but today I got 4 short, hello honks.  That really perks up a [...]

Question #3: Is it wrong when 2 grown men dance with each other during a Huey Lewis concert while their wives look on in bewilderment? You can fill in Questions #1 and #2 amongst yourselves.
I place the Huey Lewis/Joan Jett concert in my top 5 (no disrespect to NIL8). Of course, [...]

Man, for being only 77 degrees outside today’s run felt really hot. It must have been the bright sun or the massive quantities of beer I have been drinkin’ but I sweated like a snake’s ass in a wagon rut today.
I logged 4.5 miles today with an average pace of 08:15. Nothing special [...]

I was a reluctant registrant of today’s Parade Run. Last year’s race was disappointing for me. This year’s race would be competing with pre-season fitness. I was just released by the MD for competition yesterday. Yes, I have been training but nothing intense for 6-7 weeks. My goal for today was between 14:00 and 14:30. [...]

MD appointment today.  I’ve been cleared for unrestricted activity.  I can SLOWLY return to sport.  I feel like an animal being released from it’s cage.
The bad news is that Trek found another flaw in my frame and will no longer fix it.  That sucks.  I’ve been off the bike now for 6 weeks.  Finally when I [...]

Been staying at Sandy’s other Aunts’s house the past 2 days in the suburb of Isoquah. The run started out with some trepidation as my calves were killing me right away. It eased a little after about a mile.
I ran a total of 5 grueling miles. The 1 mile to and from [...]

Another beautiful day. Seattle is wonderful in July and August but apparently rains the other 10 months. Lucky Me!
I do the 5 mile, Green Lake loop again today. It feels good to run but my calves are bothering me more and more. I need to get back to the land of [...]

Seattle is just plain AWESOME! I have never seen so many outdoor/athletic people in my life. There are commuters, walkers, and runners everywhere. It reminded me of Holland where you are constantly looking out while driving for people on bikes. People ride everywhere. Not only do you see traditional outdoor [...]

We flew into Seattle then drove to Wenatchee (Entiat), Washington the next day.  I’m pretty excited to run in a different area than always down Washington St.  The view is specatactular of the Columbia River and the Entiat River.  Winding along with the river on one side and mountains on the other.  Better than tall [...]

I can’t help but continue to reference music when discussing running.  The 2 seem to go hand in hand.  Running is emotional for me and so is music.  Today’s run reminded me of the Jane’s Addiction song “3 Days”.  Although it isn’t on my iPod I thought of it as I ran today because this [...]

I think it was Chicago that had a song with this chorus line in it.  That is exactly how I felt today.  Two days in a row of running hasn’t happened in a couple of months.  I ran another 4.5 miles today.  The runs seem effortless but I still don’t know my pace as I [...]

Well, I’m not doing the triathlon on Sunday and I am still trying to recover some fitness so I was happy to be able to run today.  I ran my usual 4.5 mile loop.  Still no Garmin as I am just happy to be running and don’t really care about time.

It’s not the Rehab you’re thinking.  My shoulder is feeling great but I can’t get that damn Rehab song out of my head.  I just want to “jack the keys to her bleeping car, crash that piece of bleep, then step away”.  I need Rehab to get Rehab out of my head.  The good news [...]