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CrossFit, nutrition, the Paleo-Zone diet, weight loss, my workouts, and reflections and reviews of various related topics that interest me.

I train with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

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August 29, 2010

9.3 mile run (1/2 marathon training)

No time for additional details, whether about empty dark streets, bunnies darting across the road, or almost puking on Edgewood, the little lost dog on College, the horrible auto accident on Hilliard, or mind-numbing pain and struggle… not even time to describe the incredible beauty of a gas-station parking lot playing Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get [...]

August 10, 2010

the last waves of summer

Before reality set in and I was forced to pack up gear and family and head back to North Carolina, I got in two final sessions, one at Shorties and one at Indian Beach. Conditions were less than ideal, but still, I got in some of the best riding of the summer. Monday, Aug. 9th: [...]

August 7, 2010

how we surf or fail to

Here are some notes on my last two “sessions,” one a near miss and the other a full miss, both demonstrating that my summer surfing adventure is in danger of going out with a whimper, though my addiction to the water remains firmly in place. Surfing 31: Friday at Indian Beach With Dad Friday afternoon [...]

August 5, 2010

a little more Oswald

Surfing 30: with Johnny C and Dad at Short Sand Beach Thursday morning we set out early, driving out at just about exactly six am and getting into the water by about six thirty. We were the only ones there for the first hour or so, and then we were joined by one or two [...]

August 3, 2010

phase two part B and Oswald again

5/3/1 Cycle II Phase ii B: Deadlifts and Shoulder Presses Warm-Up (Brief) 10 burpees / a few minutes of jumping rope and double-unders / shoulder dislocates / hip mobility / 10 squats / deadlifts 8 x 45 lbs / hang power cleans 8 x 45 lbs / shoulder press 8 x 45 lbs Shoulder Press [...]

August 2, 2010

rays of sun

Surfing 28: Sunny Monday Afternoon at Indian Beach When I left Arch Cape at 3:00 on Monday afternoon, it was gray, cloudy, even drizzling. But as I arrived at Indian Beach it was sunny. The winds were light to non-existent, and I set out into blue water on a surprisingly glassy surface. Waves were two [...]

August 1, 2010

phase two

Been too busy to write down sessions and such but I lifted today and it seemed like I should make a record. Since I last lifted (last Sunday) I have been on five good surfing sessions (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat) and on Thursday I did an approximately 5 mile run / 500 foot climb [...]

July 31, 2010

Back in the Swing

This post is more of a placeholder than anything else. The week of July 26-31st was an active one for me. The surf was mellow, and the winds even more so, especially in the mornings. We were being visited by Kelley Droege and Sophie Beckham with their kids, so we were pretty busy with friends [...]

July 26, 2010

Antepenultimations

Feeling almost whole again, just in time for summer’s end, went surfing on Saturday, warmed up and lifted on Sunday, surfed on Monday and have plans for the week. The surf is up, the winds are down, and I’ll be taking advantage every day. It’s the next to last week, and these are the next [...]

July 22, 2010

Junky Junk

Surfing 21: Thursday Lunchtime at Indian Beach In a gray drizzle, on a day with middling winds and ugly, junky surf, I returned to Indian Beach for yet another mediocre surfing session. The tide was very gradually falling towards a mid-day low that would come in the late afternoon. But there was plenty of water. [...]

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