It had been over a year since my most recent tumble (which came merely 5 days after another, during the summer of my bi-continental clumsiness). My streak ended yesterday. I had set the alarm for 5:25 yesterday morning. Since I put my alarm on the other side of the room I don’t consider myself inContinue reading >>
Notes on the tri
Training for a triathlon ranks with learning to play the bass clarinet and moving to New Bedford on the list of most impulsive decisions I have made. I knew this past summer I would be laying low in Boston, and I also knew that I had a nice bike I didn’t use enough and aContinue reading >>
The Downside of Discretion
The downside of discretion is that it’s hard to get credit for the things you don’t say. Readers who know me are probably shocked to hear that occasionally a thought comes into my head that I don’t announce to the world. I think discretion is an under-practiced art, and those who make comments like “IContinue reading >>
Day One of Training
You now can add something else to the list of crazy things I have decided to do: training for a triathalon. Saturday was Day One of training, which really only means that I took my bike in for a tune-up. Mid-morning Saturday I walked my old bike over to the local bike shop, which shallContinue reading >>
New Bedford Half Marathon
I am please to report that I have completed my fifth half-marathon, running through the mean streets of New Bedford during yesterday’s beautiful sunny weather. I had a great day, riding down with a good friend who ran with me and her boyfriend who drove us, and seeing a bunch of the current teachers atContinue reading >>