Monthly Archives: September 2009

Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Al

The sky breathed fire today.
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Swimming in Kailua Bay

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Al

I replied, “Well, it is the ocean, isn’t it? I mean, you sort of expect that.” Continue reading →

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Back In Kona

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Al

ocean swimming. The salt water is buoyant, and the vastness of the playground emboldens, not frightens, me. Continue reading →

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Hypoxication

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Al

There you have one of my Training Secrets. Just goofy enough to be suspect, but also just possibly effective enough to be worth doing. Continue reading →

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The Grand Columbian

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Al

TGC is the most isolated race I know. It’s centered around the Grand Coulee area. This is wheat farming country, a dry, sere plateau cut through by deep dry gorges (coulees) left over from various ice age floods of the Columbia River. At one particularly corrugated spot, we built the Grand Coulee Dam, which flooded the river and provides both power and water for the interior desert of Washington State. Continue reading →

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Advice To a Lottery Winner, II

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Al

Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:05 AM To: Truscott, Al M. Subject: T1 and T2 Advice Hi Al, I will be driving down to Santa Rosa this Thursday to race in the Vineman 70.3 on July19th. Do either of you … Continue reading →

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Winterdance

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Al

Winterdance, by Gary Paulsen, documents the author’s serious poetic lark with the Iditarod dog sled “race”. Continue reading →

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