A brand new FARTLETTE!

Today is November 18, and what we’ve suspected for a few weeks was confirmed today…
As of next Jube, we’re going to have a new Fartlette! Yes, Lisa and Dave are going to be “Adventure Parents!”
Baby is doing well, though at this point, she/he looks like a plum-sized alien, with all 4 limbs, a heart beating [...]

A couple of great workouts!

It’s been an up and down couple of weeks as far as workouts, with some great treks, and a couple of “slacker” days when I let stuff get in the way of working out the way I want.
Two weeks ago, Lisa and I started some exploring for the “Crux” Adventure Race route for Adventure Week [...]

Trying to get back at it, and various inspirations

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

An “Epic” last ride!

Sometimes you just have to take advantage of your blessings, and so today, I put aside the job hunt, fired up the Garmin, and headed out to conquer a season-long goal, and revel in some fabulous Indian summer weather.
It couldn’t have been a better day. On what could be the last perfect day of summer, [...]

Update on the trail run…

Just a quick update on the results of the Emerald Bay Trail run…
Sheena was 3rd in her age division, and 33rd overall.
Morgen was 1st in his division (25 – 29) and 20th overall.
Dave was 1st in his division (45 – 49) and 18th overall.
Not too bad for having run the big race the day before!

Big Blue! (With pictures!)

Finally! After a year in the making, we were ready for our event of the year as we traveled to Lake Tahoe for the Big Blue Series championship, September 20.
Training went well leading up to the event, and I think we were feeling pretty prepared as we loaded up for Tahoe. “Loading up” is right! For [...]