partners in pain.

Sept 29th. monday


Its getting closer to October and you know what that means!







"Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious results.
-Thomas Merton,



WO du jour:


18 mile bike ride in morning. light rain, warm but lots of debris on the roads for storm.



stretched after ride. 5 sets of the following: 5 pullups, 10 dips, 15 situps and 20 overhead stick squats for cool down after ride.

Second session: 12 set of 10 seated Kettlebell press. 2 set of 5 32kg

I could use some training partners now! It hard to find people that want to train the way I do or have the time to devote to exercise almost 24-7. At one time I when I was running ultra races and teaching Martial arts, I did have a compatible training partner. He was a retired navy SEAL and a real fruit cake when it came to fitness. Unfortunately he moved to another state, but it was great suffering when he was around.



Sept: 28th. Sunday

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant."
-Max De Pree,



WO du jour:
25 mile bike ride on back roads. Light rain and used the MT bike as the roads were wet and leaves are now adding to road hazards. Great ride. Stretched after.

Sept. 27 Sat.

"We must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose."
-Indira Gandhi



WO du jour:
5000 meters on rowing machine first thing in the morning. Have not done that in some time but as winter comes to town I spend more time on the rower.