In the books we tout the idea of going on a demanding, athletic trip once in awhile. Keep you motivated…get you to crank it up…all that. They are called "kedges". And I just went on a hell of a...

Had to get up at dawn and drive to Boston this morning…no time to go to Berkshires gym or get on the bike. So hopped on the ellliptical machine I just bought (cheap as such things go…a discontined Schwin...

Got a wonderfully comforting and encouraging Comment from a terrific sounding woman who has gone to rowing camp at Craftsbuy and who assures me that it is major fun. Super hard work (large quantities of blueberry pancakes and still...

It is perhaps time to admit that, once again, I have over-motivated myself with a nut-case trip. Months and months ago, I signed up to go to Craftsbury Vermont to a week-long rowing clinic. This scheme, I believe, is...

I rarely get sick, for some reason, but I got nailed a week ago, on a trip to Ohio to speak at a health club. Just a little chilly on the plane, you know, but didn’t bother to get a...

Take a peek at this months OUTSIDE magazine, pp 87 et seq and you’ll see some interesting stuff about the guy who started my Old Lyme bike group, Michael Patterson and his pals, who are major backers of the...