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The Freckle • • •: NYC Marathon 2012: Training Begins
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The Freckle • • •. Sunday, July 15, 2012. NYC Marathon 2012: Training Begins. The NYRR sends me one of these every week. Tomorrow morning, I begin my official training for the New York City marathon. Sixteen weeks lie between me and November 4th. I feel like it's the night before the first day of school. Who was out for her Saturday long run! And soon, Monday morning will be here! I decided on a training plan- I'm going with Peter Sagal's. Labels: Golden Gate Park. July 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM. Doug Glanvill...
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The Freckle • • •: Going for the Green
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The Freckle • • •. Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Going for the Green. Which would be perfect if it sold organic fruit and vegetables, but which at least sells delicious versions of those that are relatively safe to buy conventional), is currently stocking the best crop of avocados I've had since returning to California. It's literally been an avocado-a-day out here in the Richmond District, and now that I've re-discovered the joy of Cholula, I feel like I'm living in a gustatory paradise. Going for the Green.
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The Freckle • • •: Doug Glanville, I Salute You
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The Freckle • • •. Saturday, July 14, 2012. Doug Glanville, I Salute You. Because your lucid yet plainspoken essays concern everything from road trip roommates to tipping pitches to team loyalty to the inevitability of growing old. Because your essay about curve balls. Is really an essay about getting back up when life knocks you sideways, and because your essay about R.A. Dickey's knuckleball. Doug Glanville, I salute you. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Going for the Green.
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The Freckle • • •: August 2012
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The Freckle • • •. Thursday, August 30, 2012. Quotes of the Week. While looking at some flowers after hiking through the Jane Mansfield Pass. MC: "Look at that pretty aster over there! RM: "Actually, there are no real asters here. They were re-categorized into other genera a few years ago". RC: "First Pluto and now asters? What is the world coming to? While hiking towards Merced Lake. MC: "Do fish hibernate? RM: "They enter a state called torpor". RM: "Kind of. Except it's the exact opposite". CGC: "No t...
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The Freckle • • •: July 2011
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The Freckle • • •. Monday, July 25, 2011. Notes on le Tour: Part Trois. This picture says it all! Congratulations, Cadel, on a well-deserved victory- one that has been many years in the making! And a big merci. To the entire peloton. For another wonderful Tour. Until next year. Le Tour de France. Monday, July 18, 2011. Notes on le Tour: Part Deux. Is now riding towards the Alps, and it's hard to believe the Tour's more than half over. Some quick observations at this point in the race:. And a big fat.
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The Freckle • • •: A Perfect Game
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The Freckle • • •. Sunday, August 5, 2012. In other words, when we entered the Park by the water just before game time, we had no premonitions, no prescience, no foresight of what we were about to witness. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A sports-, outdoors-, and book-loving San Franciscan returns home after several years back east. View my complete profile. Quotes of the Week. A CUP OF JO. Algerian Cuisine Cuisine Algerienne by Farid ZADI. Blog Updates from Aksel Lund Svindal. I THINK I HATE MY 45s.
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The Freckle • • •: Strava: Greatest Cycling Commercials Ever?
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The Freckle • • •. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Strava: Greatest Cycling Commercials Ever? How a long ride feels, how your mind zones in and out, how you process one thing after another. I'm wandering off into ambiguous language land, so for your viewing pleasure, I present two of the greatest cycling commercials ever, courtesy of Strava:. Featuring Jesse Anthony. And PINK SNO-BALLS! Possibly the best post-ride recovery snack ever:. Le Tour de France. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Going for the Green.
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The Freckle • • •: July 2012
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The Freckle • • •. Sunday, July 22, 2012. Deuxième Semaine et Troisième Semaine: le Tour de France. The other two being David Millar and Mark Cavendis h, b ien. Other highlights included Valverde's stunning solo breakaway and stage win in the Pyrenees, Wiggins leading out his sprinters in several stages (I like seeing the maillot jeune. A soon-to-be victorious Valverde, Norwegian fan club in tow. Photo credit Sirotti, RoadCycling.com). Reserved for the team of the maillot jeune. Fifty-two weeks sounds li...
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The Freckle • • •: May 2012
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The Freckle • • •. Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Tour de Golden State. 2 Freddie Rodriguez, one of my favorite sprinters, is not only in the TOC- he's in fifth! It's been too long since I saw him ride in a televised pro race. Tom Boonen, Dave Zabriskie, and Tom Danielson are three other long-time favorites that I'm happy to see. 3 Bob Roll's interview with Peter Sagan in Italian? Further proof that Roll is one of the great sports journalists at work today. Also, the most inadvertent. 10 Ah, California. My...
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The Freckle • • •: Quotes of the Week: Alpine Style
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The Freckle • • •. Monday, August 17, 2009. Quotes of the Week: Alpine Style. I returned from the alpine heart of Europe late last night (NCT jetted off to his next adventure in Africa), and am just beginning to delve into emails, snail mail, laundry, grocery-shopping, and all the other post-trip chores that await the weary traveler. Before I embark on those less-than-fun tasks, however, I thought I'd post the trip's quotes for your reading pleasure. As a result,. Voici mon Quotes Of The Week, . NCT: "Go...