Congratulations on getting married too! I just did that last May, and then spent 3 weeks in England, Wales, and Scotland on our honeymoon running fell races. I got married in a kilt, which wasn't so strange because I had been running in one for years.
I even started a company to make and sell running kilts. Visit my web site at www.runningkilts.com for photos, info, etc. If you'd like one, I could send you one as a wedding present.Also, here is a retouched photo of you in Sacramento, and how you would look wearing a running kilt. You are the only one to see this photo (i.e. it's not making it's way around the world via e-mail to track and field lists, etc). Feel free to post it on your web site if you are so inclined.
The reason I asked what treadmill you got is because I just tried out quite a few and decided on the PaceMaster Pro Plus. My plan was to keep it in the garage, because it's cool in there. Then I get to thinking... on cold days it could get down to 10 degrees in the garage (no heat, not attached to house). So I call PaceMaster and they tell me that because of the electronics in the treadmill, it has to be kept between 50 and 100 degrees. Which of couse, makes sense. So, now I have to decide where in my small house to put the thing... meanwhile it's in the box in the garage on these very cold nights (well below the 50 degree limit). Back to the subject, since my basement floods, I can't keep it there. We do have an extra bedroom upstairs, but it gets real hot upstairs while it stays cold downstairs. I could put it in the dining room downstairs, but I'm pretty sure I'd get the wife veto. Understandably, the treadmill does not match the cherry dining room table or the china cupboard or the hardwood floors, or, well you get the picture. So I still have to decide whether I keep it in the garage and risk damaging it (I'm pretty sure stupidity is not covered under the warranty) or do I put it in the upstairs bedroom and buy a fan to keep me cool. Actuallly, I'm pretty sure you don't care where I put my treadmill, so I won't ramble on anymore about it. Then I'm thinking I'll only use it when the weather gets real severe, which rarely happens in NJ. So maybe the bedroom will be fine... for the handful of times I use it each year. But what if we have guests and we need the bedroom? It's too heavy to be dragging around the house... AARGH. Your training looks good. Hope you stay healthy. Did you see Ato Boldon's website? I think it looks cool. Don't get me wrong, yours still rocks. His is different... less intellectually stimulating, but I like what he did with the Macromedia Flash. It's like comparing apples and oranges. Geez, enough rambling. Take care.
The old sprinter/distance runner debate
Anyway, I have some advice for your readers. I ran in college and just went to one of my teammate's weddings. You see, he married a sprinter chick. Sure, in college she had a kick ass body, rock hard abs, and all that. Yes, she was pretty fast (55s for 400m.) But we all warned him to stay away from those sprinter girls. . . you see, 55 seconds around the oval does not translate into a future after college. There are no road races for sprinters. . . . in short, there is no motivation for sprinters to keep running after college. So anyway, we show up at the wedding and the bride-to-be is a cow. (No disrespect intended to your moo-loving readers.) The moral of the story is clear: Speed-goggling (much like beer-goggling) can be costly. Beware the sprinters and stick to your own (the distance babes.) At least they keep running after college. . . . .
Suzy Fan
Your right Joe, Suzy's website is better. I will have to drop your website off my surfing list.
Christopher Weiland, CWeiland@integra-ls.com
ED: I've gotten some, but not a lot of, hate mail from Suzy fans. All guys. I also get a lot of email from people who don't know the difference between "your" and "you're."