Aaron, Boots, and I signed up for the Lurray International Distance Triathlon on August 16, 2014.  This will be my first triathlon.  Which apparently means that between now and August I need to learn to ride a bike.

I was exceedingly pleased with the bike I rented from Rebel Sports in Frisco, Colorado.  The sales dude referred to […]

Road running is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  There’s nothing particularly thrilling or unexpected.  But it’s a comfort food, and sometimes it just hits the spot.

Lately I’ve been stretching myself athletically in ways I haven’t since way back when I was a kid.  It’s been exciting, learning new sports like swimming and […]

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School track team filed off the cheese bus into an overcast Saturday morning at Middleburg High School. The heat wave that had singed DC for much of early May had finally lifted, and the 70-degree temperatures felt chilly enough to keep our vinyl blue-and-gold track suits on.

‘Damn!’ David exclaimed as […]

Question:  Should I be freaked out about Lyme disease?

Answer: (a) It depends on where you live.  In the 1990s there wasn’t much Lyme reported in Virginia.  But in the last decade Lyme has been spreading throughout the Northeastern US, and increasingly into Virginia and parts of West Virginia (a trend that is only likely […]