Hi, everyone!
Long time no blog, it seems!
Quite a bit has happened here in the past while, so I’ll try to catch you up.
In early October, I was doing pretty well fitness-wise. I was getting in quite a bit of bike time, some good runs, etc. I then went out of town for 11 days, and [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 30, 2008
Trying to get back at it, and various inspirations
October 27, 2008
the Sahara Race begins
DEAN KARNAZES is in 3rd place as I write. He’s attempting to finish all 4 Deserts in one year:
Gobi March
Atacama Crossing (which he won)
Sahara Race
Last Desert (Antarctica)
The best link is an interview with Dean before the start of the Sahara. If he survives this one, he’s only got Antarctica left on the calendar.
October 12, 2008
music is a legal drug
… Karageorghis says that listening to music while running may not only improve their outlook on exercise, but even improve endurance levels by more than 15 percent. He is about to publish his findings in the US Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, detailing how he found that when listening to tracks from Madonna to [...]
October 12, 2008
A great, chilly workout!
First of all, thanks to Rick for his work in developing the “new look” for our site! It looks very professional! Great job, Rick!
With winter definitely in the air, Jeni and Dave took advantage of a clear afternoon to go out and hammer up a few hills.
We left FARTquarters at about 1:30, with a long [...]
October 11, 2008
new look for the site
Recognize the photos of the team in the new header?
Here’s the OLD header photo for the historical record:
October 9, 2008
7-12 days of 18hrs paddling
The Adventure Blog linked to a new long distance river race.
I’ve always wanted to do the comparatively easy Whitehorse to Dawson “float”.
Do you really want to do this? Whitehorse to the Alaska Pipeline/Dalton Highway
1000 Miles / 1600 Km
7 to 12 days of 18 hours solid paddling
Yukon1000.com
At least one member from each team must [...]
October 7, 2008
Adventure Week 2009!
As many of you have seen, we are planning a major series of events for August next year, and are in the permit/getting permission/seeing who owns the dirt phase, but things are moving along, and we’ve had a good response so far.
I’ve been able to get a copy of the same “Topo” software Todd uses [...]
October 7, 2008
The Last Samurai
If you haven’t seen it in a while, or perhaps ever, I have to say the The Last Samurai is one of the best films I have seen in years.
It’s amazingly well crafted, the cinematography is extraordinary, and Tom Cruise’s performance is, in my opinion, the best of his illustrious career.
Best of all, the [...]
October 7, 2008
I’m a PC. No, I’m a MAC… no, wait…
What the heck am I talking about?
Well, let me tell ya…
Determined not to let all of the training from the past year go to waste if I can help it, I’ve been doing my best to keep it up as best I can as the “Exercising Hermit…”
The long and the short of it is, [...]
