Musings
Pleasure Beyond the Mind
There is surely nothing other
than the single purpose of the present moment.
A person’s life is a succession of moment after moment.
When one fully understands this moment,
there will be nothing else to do
and nothing else to pursue.
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
On Leading from the Front
A young man about 14 years old begins to take charge of his life during a recent 5K.
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
- Albert Schweitzer
On Sunset
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
- Rabindranath Tagore
*Photo taken with Motorola Q during a recent 2-hour bike ride. In the distance is Las Vegas. This stretch of the road is part of the Silverman bike course that takes you [...]
Ask Your Doctor if Getting Off Your Ass is Right for You…
Amen Brother Maher.
Amen.
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Battle of the Speedo and the Singlet
An epic story will take place in my back yard this weekend. It will be a test of experience versus youth and my daughter and I will be on hand to watch the drama unfold.
Sunday morning, Ironman legend Dave Scott (the man in the Speedo above) will toe the start line with newly crowned [...]
On Parenting
“Children have never been very good at listening to what their parents tell them, but they never fail to imitate them.”
- James Baldwin
This Has Nothing to Do with Multisport, Yet Everything to Do with Multistupid
So…I was in my biology lab the other night and we were conducting experiments on the enzyme protease. Protease is of interest to all of us because it helps with the digestion of our food and breaks the peptide bonds in amino acids.
One part of the experiment called for us to use barbecue sauce as [...]
And the Winner is…
Jane, aka, the Dread Pirate Rackham, was the randomly selected winner of the $25 Amazon gift certificate for the RSS subscriber contest. Readers were asked to submit a photo doing their favorite off-season training activity. Instructions on how to enter were included in the bottom of the RSS feed and e-mail that Outdoor [...]
Your Off-Season Training Pics
I’m getting some fun and creative submissions for the off-season training contest.
“Contest?” you say. “What contest?”
Because I had some delays in getting the Steve Ilg interview published, I decided to reward y’all for your patience by giving away a $25 Amazon gift certificate. But, as in life, nothing is for free. To have your shot [...]
Going Within: Steve Ilg on Sustained Concentration
Reminder: Please sign up as an RSS or e-mail subscriber and find out how you can win a $25 Amazon gift certificate! Details are at the bottom of each RSS feed and/or e-mail notice. It’s a fun contest so sign up!
I’ve had the good fortune to study with Steve Ilg, off-and-on, over the past 14 [...]
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