I hate it when I forget something... like I forgot my dress shoes for work this morning. Fortunately, I still have the pair that I stashed at work for when I bike commute, so I don't have to go back home and get my good ones.
This of course reminded me of that embarrassing day that I forgot my pants!
What does this say about me?? I have Google ads enabled, and the Google algorithm tries to put up appropriate ads based on the content of the blog...
How to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear:
Warning: The National Park Rangers are advising hiker’s & biker’s in GlacierRead more...
National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks to be alert for bears and take
extra precautions to avoid an encounter.
They advise park visitors to wear
little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking & biking. The
bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled
by a hiker or biker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to
charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is
encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear’s sensitive
nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for
fresh bear scat [droppings] so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People
should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear
scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and
possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells, bike
parts and smell like pepper.
When considering my post below with the 3 Amigos posing, I ask you to consider the following article.
Free ice cream to everyone that can correctly match the pose technique with the 3 pictures! Let me know your answers and I'll mail the winner a sundae. :)
I had a decent swimming practice this morning. It was tough to get really moving, my legs weren't great but I was glad that I went. The unfortunate part was yes, I forgot my pants! Well, only in the truck, but I didn't realize it until I was out of the shower. My options were basically, put the wet suit back on, or sneak out in my boxers. Yeah, I chose boxers, it was dark and I didn't think anyone would notice since they are blue and would look like shorts from a distance.
Sadly, there were a couple parents lined up to pick up thier kids, and the construction crew had started to gather right next to my truck. I tried to act nonchalant, but I'm not convinced that I pulled it off. I'm guessing I won't forget again anytime soon!
My coworker, in an attempt to be funny, sent me this picture of me presumably "working" at my desk.
It's very warm and cozy as you can see, with a couple knick-knacks from my kids on the desk. My cabinet has a spare towel and my swimming fins which I haven't used in a while, along with my "stash" of tea!
I'm clearly link-happy today, but I couldn't resist this one. It makes me feel a bit better, and allows me to claim I'm better off than some of my skinny relatives.
There's a study out that suggests that being Fat and Fit is better than being skinny but sedentary!
"Men and women who were fit, as judged by a treadmill test, but were overweight
or obese had a lower mortality risk than those of normal weight but low fitness
levels, the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed."
Clearly I'm better off than most of you silly, skinny people! Long live the Clydesdale!
Read more...Here's a very cool link to a Happy Holidays message from Specialized Bikes.
http://www.specialized.com/bc/microsite/holiday/index.html
And some people say I'm obsessed with my bike!
Yeah... I'm a clyde. I've been competing in the "fat guys" division for a while now... but I'm hoping to not qualify next year.
The debate about whether it's fair to have a weight class rages on...
http://podcast.tri-talk.com/play.aspx?item_id=2EDF8C1A281140978D26DC304449203C
We all have goals in life and dreams that we wish to fulfill... well, I finally reached my last night ;)
As I had mentioned before, the end of the series at Winding Trails is accompanied by a post-race party and awards ceremony. This is always fun, and last year I won a door prize from the raffle and received a $50 gift certificate from Monarch Jewelers. (Stupidly, I forgot about it and it expired, but that's not germane to this post.) In any case, I was looking forward the evening since it was fun, not that I was in line to win anything.
You see, they give out prizes for the top 3 in each age group, along with overall winners and record setters etc. My age group is the 30-39 year olds, and I don't have a lot of chance at winning. The overall race winner seems to come from this group every year as well as a bunch of other fast guys. Essentially, you earn points for every race you do, after 5 races you're eligible for the series win. They keep your best 8 scores, so even if you miss 2 races you have a chance at accumulating points. Thus, you need to have shown up at least 8 times, and raced pretty fast in all those races to get enough points to win or place. I had no chance, but my brother and uncle who were in different age groups were close enough to at least be in contention.
Neither of them ended up getting into the top three, so we were all out of the running. Then Sharon, the race director announced that they wanted to recognize someone other than the fast guys all the time and they decided to award a "Mr Average" and "Mrs Average". I'm not sure if they picked the exact center of the male and female racers or what, but she called my name! Thus, my dreams were fulfilled, I've been appointed complete average and have nothing more to shoot for!!!
All in all a good time, and the best part is that the award came with a prize, a free series pass for next year... a $100 plus value!!!
Funny post on one of my favorite blogs about certification. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000818.html now if only they had a class I could take to help get this official certification!
Oh... if you're looking for actual training content.... sorry, none here :)
Still running, my legs are feeling it. More to come, I have a race tomorrow.
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