Stark Market Bicycle Crash

Today was a bad day for many people, especially the ones who understand and or want to understand high finance. This brings me to today’s topic. Bicycle crashes. Like many of you, I have been involved in some pretty ugly bike crashes and believe me, they are no fun. That’s why I’m writing a letter to the idiots who came up with the whole riding a bike thing during a triathlon. I for one would like to be able to pick my own three events. Now don’t let this idea scare you, I’m sure I could find difficult activities to  satisfy even the most strengeant triathlon enthusiasts.

1. swimming…no, it’s just to risky

2. running. not really in to it…it’s boring

3. biking…no…see above

I’m kind of leaning towards things like darts, billiards, maybe a long game of poker,

So in conclusion, lets break down the word triathlon. 3 athlons. Athlons is not in the dictionary so I can define it however I want. I want darts, billiards, and poker….all in one day!! That’s truly amazing if you can get through that. Everyone is happy and no one gets hurt in a nasty bicycle crash.

For all of you who are keeping up, I did work out with that tae bo idiott this morning.

Yard sales are overrated

Let me preface by saying that you must be careful when you get the urge to pull your car off the road, walk into a total strangers front yard and rumage through old, dusty, attic leftover crap laying on dirty sheets. I didn’t think before hitting the high stakes negotiation table, and the next thing I know, I’m smilling ear to ear with an unopened Billy Blanks Boot Camp workout kit tucked neatly under my arm. What the f*#k?

Billy Blank is a mean person who may as well have come into my home and ripped the hamstring right off my leg. I completed the 50 minute Boot Camp Basic DVD and ate a sensible meal for dinner, but I didn’t get that same satisfying feeling one gets when you order the third beer.

Oh well, I’m on my way.

Hamstrings are overrated too.

patriotism

I want to take a moment and reflect on my duties as an American. I’m talking about setting aside 9 or 10 hours a day to watch our young countrymen and women put forth the effort of their lives to bring home the gold. As the day roles on and I look out my window and see other athletes out on the road running and cycling, I can only think of how unpatriotic these people are. Of course, I would like nothing more than to be out there sweating and coughing but I find it much more fullfilling to sit and watch with amazement while enjoying a pint and singing good old fashioned patriotic pub songs.

So lets all lift a glass to the hard working athletes of the USA.

Don’t worry, the training will begin once the respect has been properly given to the Olympic athletes. By the way, that includes parades.

I looked at bikes on ebay today….whew

the big picture

Todays training was put on hold for numerous reasons. #1, Batman..The Dark Night. I don’t know about you, but I for one think all big time movies like this should only be seen on the big screen. #2, the weather. I think you all know what that means.

I’m sure all of you are upset and can’t wait to get that strongly worded letter to Hollywood underway, but please show some restraint. I will return to training as soon as the movie machine releases me from the summer release onslaught. All of your support is appreciated, especially with the Holidays movies right around the corner.

Thank you for your support,

Lindsey

day 3

So today’s workout was all about equipment. Remember the moto; you don’t want to rush into anything. I spent a few hours looking for the perfect shoe. It’s too bad I was there so long because I shopped right through my scheduled workout time. My past experience has shown me that when schedule misshaps like this happen, you want to take advantage of the leftover time and relax with a cold beverage of your choice, I myself am fond of beer.

Shoes these days are different. They’re shiny and slick and expensive. They have springs, coils, holes, they’re made of NASA type materieals. My friend from High School designs the stuff that shoes are made of. He was always overthinking everything, even when we were kids.

I never made a decision on running shoes, but I do feel I learned a great deal about the shoes of today. Some may say I wasted valuable workout time but remember the moto….

I gotta get to the gym

Alright , so this little pool got the best of me today but like I always say.

Don’t over do it. Check back and I’ll keep you up to date on this swimming thing.

getting off to a good start

OK, here we go. This pool is a little fancy but what the hell, I don’t mind. Im feeling pretty good and besides, theres a bar about 30 yards away just in case I run into any problems.

Day 1 revised

well, day one started out OK, I did a few laps in the pool, But then I went to the bar and had 2 beers and a smoke. Maybe I can be the Billy Martin of the triathlon circuit. We’ll have to see about that. Well, there’s always tomorrow.

Day 1

Today is August 4th, 2008. I decided to run a triathlon today. I’m not sure why, but I did and now I’ve got to go through with it. I would usually think long and hard while sitting at a bar about such big decisions but for some reason, while eating lunch, I blurted out, “hey everybody, I’m gonna swim, ride my bike, which I don’t have, and then run for a long time”. People who know me laughed and someone even had pieces of chicken kabobs flying out of their mouth. I immediately realized the situation I had just put myself in. At that moment, I had that little inner talk to my self that usually sounds something like, “you are an idiot, what are you thinking, save room for a cookie” etc. I came back from my one man therapy session and decided to go through with it.

So here I am. From this day forward, I will try to do what it takes to swim, bike and run for a long time. I’ll keep you all up to speed on all my progress, trials and tribulations.

I swam about 12 laps today in an apartment complex pool.

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