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My Eugene Marathon Experience

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:44 AM by plitwin
Race Day Sunday, May 4th came for me at 5:30 AM. I awoke before the two alarms I had set went off, which was good because I managed to get up, dress, eat, and leave without waking the kids. And with only waking Suzanne briefly before she dozed back off Read More...
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From Earth Day to Eugene

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:02 PM by plitwin
My marathon career started when I was 14 while a freshman at Archbishop Molloy High School in NYC. I had run cross-country and indoor track and there was a bit of gap before outdoor track was to start. My brother Bill and some of his friends decided they Read More...
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15 Seconds Off

Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 9:58 AM by plitwin
I finished my sixth marathon yesterday, the Eugene Marathon , and missed qualifying for the next Boston marathon by a mere 15 seconds. My time: 3:36:14. The qualifying cutoff time for my age/gender group: 3:35:59. Bummer. Overall, a great race. Perfect Read More...
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How a Bike Helmet Saved Me Big Time

Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:08 PM by plitwin
Yesterday I was biking home in the dark. (Boy, it gets dark before 5 PM these days.) I was on the Burke-Gilman trail, a popular trail that cuts through the heart of Seattle. Anyway, I'm cruising along in the dark in a section of the trail that is Read More...
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Triathlon Season Over For Me

Posted Sunday, September 10, 2006 11:57 AM by plitwin
Okay, I finally decided I can't do the Sept 17th Kirkland Tri for a number of reasons: a. I'm busy finishing up my SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services course. b. My hamstring pull is no better. c. The kids school seems to have an event we have Read More...
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Getting Back in the Water

Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:18 PM by plitwin
I just checked the calendar, it's been 4 weeks since my last Tri--the Midsummer Triathlon in Blue Lake, OR --and I've only biked 3 times since that time prior to yesterday. No running. No swimming. (I had thought it was only 3 weeks, but the calendar Read More...
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Writing Courseware Sucks

Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:28 PM by plitwin
I just got back from visiting the Vermont .NET Users Group today. The flight out this morning was early and I mean early! 6:00 AM which meant I had a wake up call at 4:15 AM, giving me about 3.5 hours of sleep. I rolled into the office about 1:30 PM-ish Read More...
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On Being Normal

Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:36 PM by plitwin
Hey, after about five months of dieting and exercise I have achieved normalcy (so to speak). According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta I have achieved a BMI of 24.9 (at least as of a week ago) which puts me in the normal category for my Read More...
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On Not Cutting Corners

Posted Thursday, November 24, 2005 8:56 AM by plitwin
So I am bicycling this past Sunday on the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle. Trying to get my exercise in on a cool crisp day. In Fremont (a Seattle neighborhood) the trail is detoured because of work on the Fremont bridge (the trail normally goes under the Read More...
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Maybe I'm Amazed

Posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:36 PM by plitwin
It's hard to believe but my diet/exercise regime is continuing to work as I inch closer to my goal weight. I lost six--count 'em--six pounds last week while I was in Vegas. (I was up 2 pounds the prior week so I perhaps it is more accurate to say I lost Read More...
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Call for Fellow Runners in Vegas

Posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:16 PM by plitwin
Are you a runner at DevConnections Vegas? I'd love to have running partners. Robert Green and I will be running at lunch time today ( Wednesday ). If you are interested in coming along, we will be meeting about approximately 12:45-1:00 PM at the entrance Read More...
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On Getting Old and Losing Weight

Posted Monday, October 17, 2005 9:59 PM by plitwin
It's official. At this morning's weigh in I was down 11 pounds from my pre-diet weight that I started 5 weeks ago. Not bad for an old timer like me. Prior to June of 2004 I was running marathons, and while I was not nearly as slim as my running club partners Read More...
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Biking and Impotence

Posted Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:37 PM by plitwin
I have been doing a lot of biking lately, commuting to work, doing long bike rides, etc. Ran across this serious article in the New York Times on bike seats and impotence . If you bike, you should read it. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg Read More...
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