Tales From The Eye

The good thing about accidents: You don't plan on having them. When they happen, you either freak out and fight against the reality of...

Increased the volume even more this week: 4 runs, 3 days of  weights, 2 swims, and 2 bikes. Still dialing in the HR zone training but my s...

Increasing my volume of training again this week: 3 runs, 2 swims, 1 bike, two gym sessions. Sleeping a bit better and dialing in the nutrit...

One of my long races this year will be the RyanMan 70.3 triathlon, Oct 8th, in Jackson, MS. Working on a new plan this time, including ele...

My plans usually involve things that scare me. If only a little. And the training this year is scary. So much. So intense. Trying to raise...

Duncan from Tri Hard Sports  came by the training camp today. Walked everyone through changing their first time. Went over lubing the chai...

Mike Tyson infamously said, "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth," We were half a mile into an eight mile hik...

Slightly cold. Slightly overcast. 45 degrees and cloud. But my Clydesdales Crew rocked the Frost Fanny for 2016. Two mile run + 10 mile bi...

A funny reaction to the rapidly degrading atmosphere on Facebook today. One of my fitness friends decided to post a picture of bikes, inst...

Wake @ 0500. Coach CrossFit @ 0600 Take Meg to school @ 0745 Work starts @ 0800 Work continues until 1930 Go home, eat, sit back ...

There are never enough hours in my day. Never. Pressures from the day job. Pressures from personal projects. And personal plans. Training ...

The storms from last night continued through most of today. Sometimes the rain appeared to be going sideways as great gusts of wind caught...

Took Cindy to The Peter Anderson Art Festival , in Ocean Springs, this morning. From nearly zero steps on Tuesday to three miles of art fe...

First weekend of increased mobility in the wake of The Procedure. Have been increasing my volume of steps each day since ditching The Blue...

The second stage of abandoning  Wells Fargo . This time we're opening accounts for The Kids. Somewhat easier because they're young...

Progress continues at a steady pace. Still fairly pain free. (Aside from the occasional pinch of stitches pulled too tight too quickly . ....

My journey to recovery continues, at full speed, and today brought several "Firsts:" First day back to The Office since havin...

The irony is not lost on me. The first 35+ years of my life were idly spent without any sincere form of fitness. While there was a definit...

Wounded or not, IronNerd's work is never done. Today's adventures included: hoisting a DHCP service to replacing those lost by a ...

Liam visited the Crossroads today. Rosedale, Mississippi. Where Robert Johnson sold his soul to The Devil. Exchanged it briefly for musical ...

Yes, yes. The Procedure Du Jour. But you must suffer through my telling of it!  0530 - Up with with two women (My Bride & The Girl) ...

Stupid procedure tomorrow. 0630. Broad excision around Ye Ol Aberration on the left ankle. Should be a lot of fun. Including the anesthesi...

Whatever you do, DO NOT experiment with your Training Mask before you go to bed!!! There won't be much sleep involved! And stray thou...

A poor training week by anyone's standards. Missed several workouts, flats during a ride, an unexpected request, missed mobility often...

Nothing like a little 47 mile bike ride to start your morning. Luke, Jack & Onnie, Jen & Chris, and IronNerd. The usual route arou...

August 20th marks Parents' Day at The MS School of Math & Science.  Wake up early, more meetings, more reassurances that our stude...

Four hours to Columbus. Side quest: install a new firewall and smart power at a certain local donut maker. (Double dark donuts, mmmmmm!) M...

This triathlon season hasn't gone as expected. An unexpected change of jobs, the closure of my primary training facility,  supporting ...

Second visit to a big client today. Lots of new notes. Reports and admonitions. All the Sales and Partners and the CIO and IronNerd, toget...

My disappearances are never planned. They grow from a seed of discontent and blossom into mighty growths of Sloth & Lethargy. One day...

Eldest Brother Kimmer ventured through the heat to get some PT for his new FrankenKnee. (Four weeks old, today!) Almost an hour on the rec...

Aside from the new-normal late start, the ad hoc band was in rare form, tonight. (As opposed to last Monday, which was canceled!) The firs...

Kim & Nenna came down for their annual pilgrimage to South Hell. Much more difficult this year, though. Complications include: three k...

The storms began around 1am. The sky cracked in half and debris crashed outside my too-thin window until seconds before my alarm rang at 4...

Long day of work. Pack pack pack. Long drive to the Eastern Shore Motel. Traffic in the tunnel. Hot and humid the whole way. Pick up the r...

My first OFFICIAL class, today. Mondays and Wednesdays will be on my schedule. 0600. (Ouch!) Four athletes this morning. Bergener Warmup. ...

June 1st leaves a sour stomach taste in my mouth. From now until November, a constant background noise behind our thoughts: tick tick tick...