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Travel

From Shogun to Powder

This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]

Save the knee! Drawing of the knee!
Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Save the Knee!

Easy Kneesy When us skiers hear the word joint, what do we think? No, not weed! The joints I most often hear about when it comes to skiing are the hip and knee joints. Both […]

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The Last Hurrah for Skiers?
Skiing

The Last Hurrah?

April 23, 2013. Did I have my Last Hurrah skiing for the 2012-2013 snow season? I think I did and what a day it was! The Last Hurrah? — Not Solo I started the day […]

The Sharp Edge -- Northstar Explains its side of the story
The Sharp Edge

Northstar Explains

Northstar explains the Shred Mom flap in a statement by general manager Beth Howard regarding Shred Mom’s viral post: On February 25th, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Northstar Ski Patrol was immediately alerted to an altercation […]

Ganther Race the Lake 2015 high level course and elevation maps!
Cycling

Race the Lake 2015 — By the Thirds

I improved on my 2013 finish time by 50 minutes! Still, that is tempered by the disappointment of not finishing with an hour improvement and I was goaling for 4 hours and not 4:45 and not 4:30. My overall speed is right there with my short rides officially, the speed was 18.5 mph and my Polar computer says 19 mph or just a smidge under. Can I really feel disappointment in that (errr, yes)? I was happy with the bike handling, satisfied with my preparedness, satisfied with my physical fitness, and disappointed in my tactics. This self-evaluation is given in a retrospective spirit, I have a long way to go in all of those areas. […]

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