Monthly Archives: February 2012

Speed, Grace, and Reckless Courage

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Al

I’ve always been a voracious consumer of magazines. During medical school in the 70s, while gone on a ski trip, my housemates were astounded by the number of magazines which piled up for me in the mail – 15 during … Continue reading →

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Mind Over Matter

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Al

…sometimes, a swift kick in the butt is all you need. Continue reading →

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Learning to Ski

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Al

Learning any physical activity involved three key elements. First, what feelings, kinesthetic feedback, are you trying to get from your body. Second, what specific actions of your body are you trying to focus on. And third, what should your conscious mind be doing to help the situation. Continue reading →

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Money: Politics’ Performing Enhancing Drug?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Al

Three news stories caught my eye this morning: • Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been banned from racing for two years. Sport’s Supreme Court (the Court for Arbitration in Sport) overturned the ruling of the Spanish cycling … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Ads

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Al

Is it just me, or did several of the Super Bowl XLVI ads seem to be surreptitious Obama reelection ads? Chrysler and GE featured emotion laden pitches touting the comeback of American industry. Clint Eastwood’s stealth appearance at half time … Continue reading →

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Runs

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Al

Today, I finally realised what it is about both skiing and triathlon racing that attracts me so. People who know me probably already figured this out, but I’d always treated the two activities as quite separate, having nothing really in … Continue reading →

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It Just Sorta Happened

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Al

It just kind of happened; we didn’t mean to ride all the lifts at Snowmass today. But once we’d done Coney Glade, and realised we already had been up Sam’s Knob and Campground, then, it seemed a waste not to hit them all. Continue reading →

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