Various projects I’m working on and what I’ve learned from them
Another year has passed and we’re getting into triathlon training season. This year I will be starting two months earlier. Traditionally I have not gone full blast until April, but now I’m looking at February. Several reasons why. First off, for the first time in two months my feet feel great. A combination of stretching, …
I built a gravel play box in the backyard over the three day weekend for the boys. I wanted them to play outside more, but quickly realized that there wasn’t much to do. I added a swingset for them last summer but it became clear that they needed another option. Since we’re constantly asking them …
I successfully completed the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon! It was a very warm day which presented some challenges, but I was still able to meet my goal of trimming twenty minutes off my total time. What a day! Here’s how it went. Drop Off Since this triathlon has two transition areas, arriving early is key. …
Here’s an update since a few weeks back on my progress for the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon. I’ve made some huge progress with a few minor setbacks. First off, moving my workouts to the morning was a great idea. I’m currently switching off between running at home/spinning in the basement and swimming/cardio machines at our …
I shot this video with my iPhone and uploaded it to YouTube. It’s simply a nice evening walk through the fields of Dutchman’s Rod and Gun Club. For a while I’ve wanted to shoot video snapshots of my favorite places to share them and keep them for posterity. I have two nicer cameras capable of …
It’s been roughly thirty days since my last post on the subject of my preparation for the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon. Things are going OK. I have a webpage on my iPhone that I refresh that counts down the days to the event so I’m staying on top of the urgency of it all. I …
Last year I completed my first ever triathlon. It was the shortest of events known as a “sprint”. Since most people ask, it starts with an open water 500m swim, a 20 km bike ride, and ends with a 5k run. I barely finished in the allotted window, but I finished. It took a lot …
We live out in the suburbs where a trip to Costco, our favorite grocery store, can be up to a thirty minute drive. Kroger’s, our local grocer, is about fifteen minutes. If you take the drive there, the time to get in an out of the store, the checkout process, and the unloading/putting away of …
I am on a project binge at the house right now trying to make it a more interesting place for my two sons to live in. Right now we’re more than half way through the transition period from DINK (dual incomes, no kids) to straight on family zone. Before our sons blessed our home, our …
