Apr
29
Today was the Eugene Marathon. It was the “inaugural” Eugene marathon, because it had been 30 some years since there had been a marathon here. That statement seems really odd as this is supposed to be Track Town USA.
Anyways, I spent 5 hours this morning biking and driving around, supporting our team of runners. I’m […]
Apr
27
New Team
April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Starting last week, I started playing with women’s indoor team on Friday nights…and I absolutely love it! I have not played with all women since 8th grade, and I have been playing co-ed soccer for past two years. However, there is such a difference in playing with only girls. It is hard to describe, but […]
Apr
27
5k….
April 27, 2007 | 2 Comments
In my last post I established a goal. In order to reach that goal, I need to be able to plan a training series. The first step to making this plan of attack is setting the baseline. So today I took on to run a 5k. I coerced Dylan to join me. So at about […]
Apr
26
I’ve taken up recreation.
I am fed up with my lack of fitness, and have decided to make a conscious effort to change things.
As such, I purchased a membership at the UO “Student Recreation Center”. I did this during Spring Break, but I’ve begun using it on a regular basis.
Progress…
I’ve learned to play racquetball. Mike, Ben, […]
Apr
23
An old man’s stories.
April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Sunday, I sat down with history. Well. not technically.
On Saturday, I spent an entire day in the University Archives. The University is a fascinating place. I browsed all of the pictures of Lawrence Hall in the archive. There were two folders, Lawrence before 1960 and Lawrence after 1960. It was something. I am really excited […]