August 20, 2007 – 12:08 pm
Yesterday, I completed the last of my summer fun–a sprint triathlon in Petoskey, MI. The results:
500m swim: 13:02, pace: 2:37/100m
T1: 4:44 (this included a 400-500m run from the water to transition area)
20k bike: 40:18, 18.5mph (this had some big hills)
T2: 0:53
5 mile run (~8k): 41:53, 8:23 min/mile
Overall: 1:40:48, 2d in my age group (9min [...]
August 13, 2007 – 9:00 am
I arrived at the airport an hour early but, alas, my flight was canceled. After waiting in line for several other to rebook, my turn arrived. I was then informed that I was rebooked for the earlier flight but unable to be notified because I didn’t book the ticket and there was no [...]
August 11, 2007 – 1:54 pm
Last night, I went off with my good friend to the Shawn Colvin/John Hiatt concert at the Interlochen Arts Academy. The venue, Kresge Auditorium is much like a covered bandshell and a great place to catch a show. Al and I went primarily to see John Hiatt, a great songwriter. I bet [...]
August 9, 2007 – 11:23 pm
I’m back in northern Michigan and working toward getting all my medical appointments finished. Tomorrow, I’ll get my TB test read; there isn’t an abduration showing, so I think I’m good;) Too many things going on this weekend: my brother’s belated wedding reception, the annual “Shoe” — a horseshoe toss competition held by [...]
I survived the train from Denver to Ann Arbor. I actually had to run from the late Denver-Chicago train to the Chicago-Ann Arbor train which made all the contact I made with my Chicago friends a moot point. I will never learn.
The sun is beaming well here and I’m having a fun time [...]