8-16-2006


Got a chance to put in an excellent swim this morning. At first I thought I'd do drills,but ended up with a race sim of 3000yds @ 1/2im effort. I got a chance to look at the deck timer enough times to figure I was averaging 1:45 100's....so that would translate to about a 33-34 min 1/2im swim.

I'd like to beat my PR last year of 36 mins.

I've started swimming cleaner by trying out some of the Popov principles of clean -long strokes. I'm convinced that this is the most efficient way to move fast in water.

After the swim drove home, hopped on the P3 and logged in a very hard 35 miler at Olympic effort. Speed avg was 20.9.

I thought I'd do better but for some reason I felt I went out a bit too hard too early and struggled towards the middle before I rebounded at mile 30. Still I was pleased that only 3 weeks out of an Ironman I'm feeling this good.

Came home and got in some serious food and napped the rest of the day.

I'm really tired and lethargic right now- so I'm taking the day off tomorrow to just chill and work in the studio.

Earlier today I found out that my cousin and his wife are moving to Paris next year.
This guy was Mr. Adventure. Harvard grad, Peace Corp volunteer,global trekker and survivor of the epic Gobi Desert Race.
Its really too bad that he became a lawyer. He went safe on me.

I really thought he would reach out and do something no one else in our family had dared to do. This is a guy who lived in India for a year and also in Africa.....now he's just another bored suit, litigating the same crap day in and day out. When its all said and done I just hope he doesn't go thru life with the shoulda woulda coulda's .

Other Minutae.........

Things about me that I'll admit in public:

1- I can just about talk to anybody
2- I'm still a live on the edge person..probably a bad thing
3- Hopeless flirt
4- I have a shoe fettish...on women that is
5- I like my alone time
6- I'm insecure
7- I love going out to dinner or lunch w/ friends . Its one of my favorite pastimes...more so than trips or vacations

8- I've been spending too much time on the computer lately
9- I don't do enough volunteering in my community
10- I'm lousy with finances

OK so there's my Letterman Top 10.

This weekend I'm riding with my buddy TriYoda then we're heading out to Mexican Radio for some Margaritas and lunch. He's had some health issues lately so this is just a cruising no drop ride. I'm looking forward to it as Matt's a cool dude and one fast runner. He went 10:40 at Placid so I can learn a thing or 2 from him in the speed dept.