New Ink? Sure, why not?

Yep, yep - yours truly has got some new work out there. And hey look at that, I'm at the top of the mast again. "Northwest Multi-Sport Roundup". That's me. What is the article about? I'm gonna say "Multi-Sport racing". And apparently I'm rounding them right the heck up. And by the by, if you've never rounded a team together and done one of these, you really should. That's coming from a four-time veteran of the Ski to Sea in Bellingham: one of the greatest of all the Multi-Sport races. And the Ski to Sea Race Director has the last name Coy! It doesn't get any better than that.

Hmmm, what else have we got in the new RaceCenter? "Best Foods for Endurance Athletes". Without even reading the article, I'm going to go out on a limb and say "Kidd Valley." What else? "Is Group Training Good for You?" Again, haven't read it yet, but I'm guessing "yes". Better than sitting in front of the TV and eating Nutty Buddy's anyway. Also, an article about a guy that did the Boston Marathon, which I already know I won't like, but mainly because I'm just jealous. I wanna run Boston! Some day.

So get out there and support your local writer...me! And the best part is, it's free. So go buy something from the Rudy Project or some other advertiser so Brook will still send me checks.

Thanks.

The First Annual Ski to Sea Team Name Awards!

Yes, the 35th Annual Ski to Sea Race was held over the Memorial Day Weekend, and the usual teams took their usual first, second, and blah, blah, blah...what I'm interested in is the team names.

There's just something about the relay race that brings out the creativity in folks, and Ski to Sea always has some winners. Let's get right to the action:

Oddities:
-Almost Virgins and Better Lovers finished back to back...hmmmmm
-Not Fast Not Last was next-to-last (they actually didn't finish, but were listed next to last in the results)
-Team Doghair and Team Lintbrush did not finish back to back...but I wish they would have

I Don't Get It:
-49 and a Half Spots
-We're Not Your Mothers
-Last One With a Ring and a Kid Carries (carries what? the canoe, the diaper, the groceries? Help me out here)

Honorable mention:
-Well Hung Jury (they've been around awhile - a perennial favorite)
-Menaces to Sobriety
-I Am McLovin
-Yoda's Pants
-Lactic Acid Trip (they've been around a few years as well)
-Sub Prime

Third place:
-Kicked In The Nooksack (in case you've never been up North, the canoe leg of Ski to Sea goes down the Nooksack River)

Second place:
-A.A.R.P. of the Covenant

First place:
-Chuck Norris's Tears Cure Cancer

New Ink Squared...

Something new with the latest bit of writing: I've got an article in the latest (Summer) issue of Adventures Northwest Magazine, and Jen (the wife) also has some of her artwork in the same issue! My article is titled "Can a Poor Triathlete Compete?" and Jen has got the back splash page all to herself with a mash-up of a number of different paintings she did with the Ski to Sea race as inspiration - she did one painting for each leg of the race, seven in all.

Since I know that you all can afford a copy of Adventures NW, even you poor triathletes, as it's free, get out there and grab one and check out the new stuff...and the wife's new stuff.

See ya out on the roads.