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04 February 2009 ~ View Comments

25 Random Things About Me

Image via CrunchBase I got tagged in Facebook to do one of these lists.  I really enjoyed reading some of my colleagues and some of my old friends from high school so i thought i’d put one together. The rules are that once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 [...]

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01 October 2007 ~ View Comments

Putting myself through pain: part 2

I ran The Nation’s Triathlon this weekend.  A fun event for those watching and a painful, but rewarding event for those like me who are dumb We started on the waterfront in Georgetown at 7am on Saturday. The fire boats in the Potomac were spraying water all over at the beginning. I’ve never seem them [...]

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14 September 2007 ~ View Comments

This would explain why i sleep so much

Ever since i started my triathlon training, i’ve been going to bed earlier and earlier. I thought it was because i’m just getting old (turning 30 in 2 weeks), but today the NY Times has informed me that it is because i’m now an “endurance athlete” and these athletes require much more sleep than regular [...]

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09 July 2007 ~ View Comments

Triathlon: Mission Accomplished

As i wrote a month ago, i signed to do my first triathlon which happened this past weekend. Here’s how it went: The Beginning: “Damn that bouy is far” (Objective: 1 mile swim) The swim started with a bang and all the other swimmers left me in the dust. First off, we had to swim [...]

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07 June 2007 ~ View Comments

Triathlons: The Beginning

This morning i took out my new bike (named: Commodore Williams) for his debut ride and did 20 miles around Hains Point. It was pretty damn fun. So fun, in fact that i just registered for my first triathlon which will take place on July 7. The distance: 1 mile swim, 27 mile bike, 5 [...]

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