Author Archives: Al

Go Your Own Way

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Al

Rumours would go on to sell 40,000,000 copies, one of the top ten albums of all time. And I would go on to have at 4 more decades of skiable snow, loving every fresh fallen flake. Even the no snow years (like the last two) are better than no years at all. Continue reading →

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Heat Acclimation

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Al

Two key things to keep in mind about heat “acclimation”:

No matter what you do, you’ll never feel as if 87F is the same as 62F
No matter what you do, you’ll never be able to run at the same speed in 87F as you do at 62 F. Continue reading →

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American Zofingen: A Cult Classic

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Al

One of the most famous dualthlons is held in Zofingen, Switzerland. A duathlon includes both running and biking, usually in the format run/bike/run. There are no accepted standard distances, with the course and location determining how far one must go. … Continue reading →

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St. Geroge 70.3

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Al

My triathlon season started the first weekend of May, in St. George, Utah. Cheryl and I flew out to Salt Lake, then rented a car and drove down to nearly the Arizona border, “Utah’s Dixie”. We’d been through this area … Continue reading →

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Along the Littoral

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Al

The biggest draw of Savages, though is not the blood or dope, but the scenery… the action is always softened by that barely perceptible but insistent call to “catch a wave, and you’re sitting’ on top of the world”. Continue reading →

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Mt. Rainier Duathlon

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Al

The Mt Rainier Duathlon is a little local race I’ve done 3 or 4 times in the past ten years, most recently 2007 and 08. The Long Course is a 5.18 mi run/ 28.8 mi bike/3.8 mi run. The first … Continue reading →

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Boston Redux

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Al

The maudlin media got to me. “Boston’s a tough town, a resilient town.” “You picked on the wrong group of people – marathoners. They run faster than you, and they don’t quit.” The Boston Marathon is unique in the running … Continue reading →

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What a Week

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Al

You always hear, “Well, at least he died doing what he loved.” That might be true, but it’s no solace to his loved ones or friends. Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones II

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Al

Jon Snow (a bastard traitor), Arya Stark (a pre-pubertal girl), Tyrion Lannister (a dwarf with a disfiguring facial scar), and Daenerys Targaryen ( the product of three hundred years of inbreeding to keep the bloodline pure) are without question the coolest people in this show, and had damn well better join forces and dump the scheming Lannisters into the sea, later rather than sooner, as I’d like this show to go on for about five more years. Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Al

Oh, and did I mention there are Zombies in this show? Continue reading →

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