Seating Arrangements

MY BUTT FEELS BETTER ALREADY.  My first "tour ride" of May, visiting Britton, Dundee, and Milan on Wednesday afternoon, was about 50 miles round trip from my office in Saline. The good news: the weather was perfect, and I found some excellent pizza in downtown Dundee. The bad news: after about 30 miles I felt …

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Fitness at 50 now on AnnArbor.com!

EXCITING NEWS - I have become a Community Contributor for AnnArbor.com (the successor to the Ann Arbor News). My first article, "Calling All Boomers" was published on May 10. Read it here, or go to the AnnArbor.com website and select "News-->Health".

Talk of Relationships, and the May Goal

MEN CAN SAFELY READ THIS POST - it's not about that kind of relationship talk. My month of intense Aikido training is complete with a grand total of 55 classes, 110% of my goal of 50. I feel surprisingly good, considering at the end of the first week I wondered how I could survive three …

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The Hard Work Pays Off, or A Bridesmaid No More

"You are a machine this year!"                                             - Coach Marie, after hearing my Road Ends race result  I'VE BEEN COMPARED TO A MACHINE BEFORE (*), but this time I accept it as a compliment. …

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