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Half-Marathon Playlist... help me make it!

Okay, so I'm just a few weeks from running/jogging/walking the Seattle Half-Marathon, and I am loading up some MP3's on the player for the run.

What would you put on that playlist? What would keep you going as you meander pitifully through Seattle?

What a Weekend!

Some weekends are just full of it.

YMCA swim with the kids. Eagan's Big Tom. The Library. Mr. Bean's Holiday. Fountain Church Gathering. Dan's Birthday (you rock, Dan!). Rubber Band Fight.

It has been a great weekend!

Krauss & Plant... One Day Away!

Allison Krauss and Robert Plant are playing live in Seattle tomorrow... on my wife's birthday. Couldn't be a better present to give her.

Oh yeah, I guess 2nd row seats would be a bit better...

Well, and I guess free tickets would be even better. And they are free (radio call in contest), and they are 2nd row. Thanks 103.7 the Mountain, you guys rock.

I will be zoned in, watching the Zep Vox, while my wife will be enjoying one of her favorite gal singers. You would think this would inspire joy in my friendship village, but it has also seemed to spawn some envy. So for all my friends with Krauss/Plant envy, I don't know what to say. I guess you could always catch some concert clips on YouTube or something...

Laced Up.

Yes, I ran the four miles yesterday. And it felt great.

Thanks.

I Don't Want To Run

I've slowly been running a bit more each week, getting ready to walk/run the half marathon in Seattle this fall. I love going out and taking the loop, especially with my wife's hot pink MP3 player jangling around my neck.

But not today.

I don't want to run. Once I'm out there, I love it, but honestly... right now I don't feel like it. At all. I feel like eating the heated up leftovers from Saturday's date with Kristy (curry and rice), and just reading a book or something.

But if I made all of my choices based upon how I felt, it could get scary, quick. And I probably wouldn't run that much. I already don't run that much.

So I've got to go for that deeper motivation - I will lace up today. And I will run the 4.

Celtic Jam

It's Wednesday night - checking out the Celtic jam at Tugboat Annie's with Kristy and some friends... should be real good. Nothing like a night out with good friends, food, and a pennywhistle piping in your ear!

So Here's What I Learned...

Now that I am about a week away from my first bike commute, I can be a bit more objective about what I learned...

1. I learned that cycling is pleasurable only to people with iron butts, or who might Tour France, or who might marry Sheryl Crow, or who simply enjoy painful experiences (viva mordeo!).

2. I found out that on my bicycle, I can outrun a German Shepherd barking and chasing me in parallel fashion along a fenceline. This is really good to know, although minus the fence, would he be sauntering along like that?

3. I learned about an ant hill on my normal commute road that I've never seen before - about 4.5 feet tall. No joke. How did I miss this?

4. I learned that I need a gel seat cover, and that my current bike seat feels somewhat like straddling a 2x4 for an hour.

So there you go. Deep lessons from the road.

Bicycle Commute - Lessons Learned

Wow. I rode my bike to the office today - I am out of shape. It took an hour (10 miles), so I think I was semi-puttering. Not so out of breath, but my thighs are on fire!

Still, it felt great. I learned all kinds of things on my trip - I will be posting my lessons soon.

What A Rowdy Pirate

Sunday was Dress Like A Pirate Day at the Fountain. My son is quite a brute:

In case you're wondering, it's not a sword in his hand; it's a sharpie - for signing his leg cast.

So yes... he is a peg-leg pirate.