Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Peter Boyle


This may be old news, but Peter Boyle died of multiple myeloma (a type of blood cancer) and heart disease on 12/12. I didn't see Young Frankenstein, but Damn he was great on Everybody Loves Raymond. He had 5 Emmy nominations for that show, and an interesting life... Among other mentionables, John Lennon was the best man at his wedding.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Inspirational Pic


OK - here's one to keep me going. This is from the 2005 NYC marathon, with me there on the right looking extremely cool. I know I can get that fist up in the air! If I just concentrate. And close my mouth.

*Apologies to running partners Andrew Persson (l) and (now IronMan) Major David Rozelle (c). Great NBC coverage on Saturday, David - now THAT was inspiring.

Blogging

OK - I haven't been posting here for the past 5(?) weeks because I've been training so much! [Ed. note - this is totally false]. Ahh, were that it were true. I have been sticking to a good training regimen, due to the support and encouragement of elite athletes and uber-bloggers Team Starr, but that's not the reason for my lack of posts. Truth is, I'm trying to overcome my aversion to writing down my thoughts and feelings for the multitudes (you should see the hits on this site!). So, for now, I'll just catalogue my/our accomplishments as they happen, and leave the rest to fate.

So. The past week has included the following workouts:

Saturday - 4 mile run (7:30am), Swim workouts for about an hour or more
Sunday - skip the White Rock Marathon in favor of a Salvadoran feast with Andy Brown and the Nurse. Team Starr went riding in the wind and rain, uphill.
Monday - Swim workout for 30 min(?) at the Ft. Worth YMCA - the pool there is dirtier than at the Sid Richardson center, but much more convenient. Nice gym, too.
Tuesday - Spin Class! A previously ridiculed pastime has turned into a habit. It's actually fun, and the cheesier the music, the better. We got jiggy with it just a few weeks ago, in fact. Still, no spandex here - rocking the camo long shorts, much to the chagrin of the rest of the class... Rocky would be proud, I hope.
Wednesday - Bret and I went for a 6am run at the track down the block. Slow run mixed with sprints for 30 minutes - still riding the high from that (hence all the typing going on here). Will crash shortly - right after lunch...