Well, I’m now in Boulder. Last night, I came with one of the friends I was staying with earlier for the Stroke & Stride. It’s a little swim and run at the Boulder reservoir. I finished the 750m swim in 19:33 and the 5k run in 26:47. Transition time: 1:32. [...]
In response to the job offer in Banda Aceh, I confirmed that I would take it today. A little email and it was done. A few things changed, a few things didn’t in the overall contract. Not enough to make a stink about. This will leave me some more time to [...]
The improbable has occurred: I have been offered a position to return to Indonesia. Only this time, it would be to Banda Aceh, one of the hardest hit places of the 2004 tsunami on the tip of Sumatra. I am leaning heavily leaning toward returning and will tender my decision Thursday morning. [...]
Last year, I trained for a sprint triathlon in my entry to the sport. Three weeks ago, I completed my first Olympic-length triathlon (see the Triathlon page for my training regime). Yesterday, I ran the same sprint tri that started me off. This year was teeth-chattering cold in the water, wet on [...]
Think long and hard about getting married - Anon
It seems a few weeks and another continent have the opposite thoughts on my friends and family. Only two weeks ago, I could have been presented with several brides. This week, there were very obvious checks of my ring finger and the above ‘advice’ from [...]