Big milestone today

By rickColosimo / April 24, 2011 / Comments Off on Big milestone today

Easter morning turned out to be great weather in NJ. I grabbed the bike and went out on literally my fourth ride. Ever. What milestone? Over 50 miles on the bike! That’s right: the Go The Distance ride on 5/15 just became a training day. Don’t get me wrong: 50 miles wasn’t easy; it was…

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Tough Mudder — muddy and fun

By rickColosimo / April 9, 2011 / Comments Off on Tough Mudder — muddy and fun

Summary Tough Mudder race today was a lot of fun, plenty of mud and COLD water. Obstacles were a lot of fun, and the “event vs. race” mindset had everyone in a good mood (considering!).

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First fundraiser finishes tomorrow!

By rickColosimo / April 8, 2011 /

ToughMudder PA is tomorrow: please donate now to help me support REED Academy. There are pictures of the course up on TM’s page at Facebook: here’s the album. Doesn’t it look like fun? Who’s up for a challenge bet that I won’t make it? That I’ll quit like the apparently 30% who do? Your donation…

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Swimming is becoming more natural

By rickColosimo / January 24, 2011 / Comments Off on Swimming is becoming more natural

Swam last night, 1/23, for about 55 min also. Conveniently, my shuffle was charged up and I even figured out a useful way of routing my earbud cords so they wouldn’t fall out every length. I’m still at about 20-21 strokes per length. Trading tonight’s swim for tomorrow morning doesn’t make me very comfortable, but…

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