OK – Let’s be honest. I drafted my 2012 goals during an annual training lull and scheduled the publication for one minute past the new year – 1/1/2012 00:01 – the first post of the year. That said, as I started training in earnest for the planned April marathon (my first), the running volume steadily [...]
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2012 Goals, like, for real.
Posted by keith on 2012/02/03
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2012 Goals
Complete a full marathon Finish the Hawk-I-Tri in less than 60 minutes (current PR: 1:07.34) Improve my time in the 5K (current PR: 25:14.8) Improve my time in the 10K (current PR: 52:48.5) Complete a Century ride Complete a 70.3 (half iron man) triathlon
Posted by keith on 2012/01/01
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Well finished is good begun
My weeks of slacking off are now, officially over. Counting backward from the date of my projected first marathon, I had a couple weeks to whip myself back into shape (physically and, it turns out, mentally) and in large part I have done that. I knocked the dust off my treadmill, built up some calluses [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/12/19
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/12/323–well-finished-is-good-begun/
And so it begins…
October 16th I ran the Detroit Free Press half marathon. The plan was to take a little break after that to clear my head. And so I did. This week I started training again in earnest. I know – 7 weeks does not a ‘little break’ make, right? Years ago a friend and I planned [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/12/06
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/12/311–and-so-it-begins/
November 19, Külturebühne Lihn, Filzbach, Switzerland
Rock and Roll Scripture: It’s the last night of our tour, we’re gonna rock you through the roof just wait and see The Stray Cats So there it is – the last gig. It sounded good from where I was standing. We finished ‘The Girl with Jesus in Her Eyes’ at the same time having [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/11/19
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/11/302–november-19-klturebhne-lihn-filzbach-switzerland/
November 18, Rössli, Stäffa, Switzerland
Rock and Roll Scripture: Soon we’ll be away from here, step on the gas and wipe that tear away The Beatles Penultimate gig and, honestly, I’m ready to be done. To be sustainable for any period of time I would have to structure a tour a little differently. Exhausting work, summoning up the commitment, night [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/11/19
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/11/281–november-18-rssli-stffa-switzerland/
November 17, Restaurant Landhaus, Jenaz, Switzerland
Madlene and Andy presided over the festivities last night, and Madlene cooked us a terrific meal, starting with a vegetable bisque that was, in a word, transcendent. Beautifully articulated, you could distinguish the vegetables and taste their freshness. Following that was a spicy beef stirfry served with fried rice and samosas – kind of an [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/11/18
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November 16, Overtime Bar, Arosa, Switzerland
Rock and Roll Scripture: I’ll be somewhere down the road turning into a memory Chris Mills I have never heard of Arosa, even though it is apparently a ski destination of some reputation. Maybe Donald Trump knows about Arosa, but I’ve never heard of it. What I can say is this – the road ends [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/11/16
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/11/260–november-16-overtime-bar-arosa-switzerland/
November 15, Alte Mühle, Scharnitz, Austria
The prevailing opinion was that this gig was ‘Awesome’, but the sampling size was, admittedly, very small. We had a couple return visitors at this gig – Veronika and Stephanie took us up on the invitation we extended to them while in Innsbruck. And, after all, we had a debt to repay… I like Alte [...]
Posted by keith on 2011/11/15
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Waiting to play…
… and I’m struck by how much I miss the wife at home
Posted by keith on 2011/11/14
http://keithmeisel.com/2011/11/251–waiting-to-play/