Be Afraid

Be Very Afraid

Energy in a Box

Now this is interesting...

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I suspect that there will need to be a lot more research to be done before we can get really excited, but it seems hopeful to me.

Playing Hooky

What can I say.

We have enough snow that I can be out skiing at every opportunity,


The Winter Olympics are going on


And I have several projects in the works.


So the blog has suffered a bit. I'll be back soon though (but today I'm out on the trails)

Quote of the day

and words to live by from my friend Scott Sonnon

Scott said:
"HE won't do that." - CST Head Coach Mike Locke screaming at me today after two solid hours of anguish in the midst of my 3rd round of BW+50lbs dips, referring to my opponent.

"Do daily what your opponent is unwilling to do ever."

Got to be some of the best advice I've heard in a long time.

Advances in running

By going back to the days of yore

Here we have Bernard Lagat (USA) winning a one mile race (at the Melrose games).

Interestingly, everyone running is using a forefoot strike and everyone is using racing flats that are a throwback to the thin leather slippers runners used back before Nike came along.

When the Olympic class athletes start going back to the "barefoot" style of running we can be assured that there is something useful going on.
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