Category Archives: Family

Passing the Torch

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Al

The olympics start in a few days. The flame has almost made its way to Vancouver. Today, 104 days after leaving Greece, it travels through West Vancouver into Richmond. In my family, our own athletic flame has almost reached the … Continue reading →

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Bonus Tracks

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Al

“You took a pretty aggressive line down in there,” I said to Cody as he swerved up to me in the half-light whiteness at the base of the eastern Headwall. He gave me his half giggle of fear/enjoyment. “I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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LOST

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Al

An eye opens, pupil constricting, and we pan out to a very confused man in a business suit and tie, lying arms akimbo staring up at palm trees in a dense South Pacific jungle. Loud and atonal electrical whining erupts all around him. Confused, he rolls to one side, eyes lighting on a panting dog, friendly but frightened. Continue reading →

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Long Shot

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Al

That’s why I do all this stuff – to put myself in the position of being able to supremely enjoy the ride when the opportunity comes. We call it Having Fun With Fitness! Continue reading →

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Avatar

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Al

For the few of you who might still be on the fence, a proper review really only consists of three words: Go See It. Just don’t breath the air until you have a mask on. Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Traditions

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Al

We still had more dishes to wash, and King John was waiting, waiting, for a big, red, India-rubber ball.
Shaine asked, “How much soap should we put in?” Nobody laughed, even though it was the funniest thing I’d heard all night. Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Al

December’s fog slowly fades, and the lazy sun struggles low above the horizon, falling back before it ever clears the tops of the holly and rhododendrons. If we can’t have a white Christmas, at least we get the florescent greens of winter, moss sparkling on tree trunks and sword ferns snuggling under cedars.
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Cold, and Dark – It Must Be The Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Al

December is an aperture from the old year to the new. Up here in the temperate northern hemisphere, the short, desolate days bring cocooning weather, storms of all variety. Continue reading →

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Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Al

So; back to Kona again. I don’t know any more if that’s a bonus, or a penalty. “The good news is, you get to go to the Big Island again. The bad news is, you have to race there.” But first, a good long rest. It’s been a long season, and a great year. Continue reading →

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Iron Gent

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Al

I am starting to fret about all the small, meaningless and uncontrollable things. Like, should I shave my legs or not? Which stupid helmet should I wear? Which way will the wind blow on Saturday, and how hard? WIll there be any clouds? Any little raindrops? What about ocean currents? Do I have enough food? Am I eating too much? Am I getting fat? Skinny? Have I trained enough? Am I tapering too much? Continue reading →

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