The other day my wife and I had takeout Chinese, which came with the requisite fortune cookies. Neither of us cares for them, so I put them in the compost. But one of the fortunes caught my eye. If you’re the one rowing the boat, you don’t have time to rock it. How lame, I …
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The Body vs. the Samurai
It’s been a month since the Sangre de Cristo 50, and while I feel fine, my body continues to throw me a curveball now and then. Last week, for example. Everything was fine the first half. Just a little sluggish starting my Wednesday morning six-miler, but finished strong. Good run! Then on Thursday, it was …
Frustrated
IT HAPPENED AGAIN last week. I was at Body Specs for my usual Thursday torture session strength workout, working on the half foam. This is basically a foam roller cut in half lengthwise, and you stand on the flat part while the round part is under you. I use it both for ankle strengthening (through …
The Workout of a Lifetime: Would Picasso Have Been Proud?
THE STORY GOES that Pablo Picasso was approached in a café one day by a woman who asked if he would do a drawing on her napkin. He agreed, made a quick sketch on it and said, “The cost will be 20,000 francs,” or some such enormous amount (some versions say $1 million). “That much!” …
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