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Ben: Day 2 – Warning Signs.

February 2, 2011 in Couch Potato Ironman Challenge with 2 Comments

Day 2: 17 lap swim, 3.0 mile run, 5.0 mile bike

Totals: 28/105 lap swim, 5.5/25 mile run, 16/105 mile bike

I felt pretty good in the pool today; everything else was a struggle. My dogs are getting angry. I had a case of the calf crampies at volleyball league tonight. This pace might be easy for a conditioned dude, but I am not a conditioned dude. But neither is Meecho, in fact I recall that he has the knees of a 90 year old grandma. Continue Reading ->

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gym

February 2, 2011 in Bart Yasso, Couch Potato Ironman Challenge, filet mignon, Jeff, Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps, Norah Jones, Quote, Sarah McLachlan, Success Strategy with 1 Comment

For those of you who don’t know, I work overnight and sleep during the day. But it’s a fairly recent change in lifestyle, so it’s still a struggle to get those z’s in when the sun is shining outside my window. Today was no different. After about a 4 hour snoozer, I was up at 3pm, much more premature than I wanted. I made due with the circumstances and left the house about a quarter after four so I could get a good half hour swim in at the Y before the pool closed at 5pm (for an hour.)

Then it happened. Our paths crossed. Continue Reading ->