Archive for September, 2009

A sweet surprise?

I was looking at the AJC online the other day, and an add popped up for a Sweet Surprise. Thinking it had something to do with cookies, I clicked on the link. Lo and behold, it’s a site put up arguing the case for high fructose corn syrup. So, I thought I’d pass it on, [...]

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Arrgh

Ahoy mateys, sit while I tell ye a yarn. And blimey, ev’ry word the truth. Arrr, to be trapped in a land locked port isn’t good but know’n theres treasure somewhere close helps ease de pain. It’d been storm’n lately, and me fig’red find’n the mystical riches of end’ophn may be easier.  After fueling up [...]

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Public service message

Howdy all.  I got this message from my friends Jennifer and Lane, so forwarding it on in case you’re in need of some fabric for your home decorating needs.  (And for those of you not familiar with Team Vogel, they are a husband/wife team of ultra runners and triathletes and really nice people.  I’ve met and talked [...]

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Sign on the dotted line

About a month or so ago, Ryan and I were talking about various things, and somewhere along the way, the conversation turned to software. (Gee, seems like my conversations often go that direction.)   One thing we both thought is that for race registration, Active.com is the only choice. In my opinion, Active used to [...]

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Midweek review

First off, good luck to Team Runners Fit this weekend in the Blue Ridge Relay.  Was a blast last year, and should be just as fun this year. (Even if I’m not there.)  We’re all looking forward to the updates.  Mark is going to try sending Facebook status updates…we’ll see how well Verizon’s network works. [...]

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Sunday Morning

The Sunday morning run was Harbins Park. A good crowd showed up: Dustin, Ryan, Mark, Joe, Roman, and Brad. Weather was just about right, being a relatively cool 69 degrees, and everyone was in good spirits. After everyone decided on the route they were going, away we went.  (Variations of the hiking trail, the out [...]

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Week update

Highlights of the week: – Signed up for ING Georgia marathon.  4th year for that, so the course is pretty familiar now.  Have the crazy idea of doing a weight loss challenge, and maybe adding some mileage based on how my weight loss goes.  The thing holding me back is that the race is on [...]

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Training, Logs, And Schedules

Last night I took the plunge and signed up for the ING Georgia again. Being the last day of the “cheap” entry, figured since I’d probably want to do it, might at well save some money. Guess that means I should start training. Or at least think about training. Well, maybe not put too much [...]

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