http://andrewlove.org/blog Thoughts about Speedskating & Speed Skating, Coffee, and trying to relax while moving 35mph on a 1mm thick blade Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:00:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Inlining on the longest day of the year- This is Kim Kraan gliding through the sunset. Click on the image for a desktop friendly version. http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=590 Thoughts to contemplate in Chris’ T-shirt, early in the morning, as the muscles loosen up & the day begins with some fast laps on the frozen hamster wheel. For many years, when it comes to short track I used to agree with Ashley’s t-shirt though- Short track always seemed like ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=589 5:30am the alarm goes off... Sore from a Sunday of riding+lifting+yard work, I don't want to get out of bed.... but for some, weird, irrational, psycho-driven reason, I do. 45 minutes later, coffee in hand, my car murmuring down the highway, the sunrise over the Wasatch hits me like a hammer.... ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=587 I have occasionally used the term “allskater” to refer to someone who skates ice & inline. But I think there is a new word needed. And Ryan Bedford is the perfect example of it- Ryan has long been known as a short tracker, but last year at LT nationals, he ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=586 The word-for-word definition of metamorphosis from MSN's encarta. change of physical form: a complete or marked change of physical form, structure, or substance: the overnight metamorphosis of the pond water into ice change of appearance or character: a complete or marked change in appearance, character, or condition supposed supernatural transformation: a transformation ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=585 8:38am- The inside view. Ultrasound is beginning to show amazing detail. Jess can feel the kid kicking around. I don’t really want to know if it's going to be a boy or a girl. I want to be surprised as parents have been for eons. However I ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=584 But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain? -Lois McMaster Bujold I am not so sure about glory ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=583 So I arrive at the startling line of the Salt Lake Century with 5 minutes to the start, and the main mass of cyclists is already pouring like a sparkling, whirring waterfall onto the course. Crudzilla..… Even though this is just a non-competitive ride, I feel fantastic, and want ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=582 I always seem to have this brief blogging slump in April or May. It must be that after the intensity of winter, I need to relax, rebuild, rethink, & recharge with things other than skating... I’ve got so many posts & zen-10 interviews half-done, and a major series of posts on ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=581 I like this picture, the only thing truly in focus is the sky, and drops of high quality Puerto Rican coffee oils floating in the sky. no matter what the cup says, this is not really a big glass of chocolate, but that is an intriguing possibility. I've been quiet ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=580