Night and Day, Day and Night.

From my Wraparound Suite last weekend at The Cosmopolitan

Boston Marathon Tribute

I'll be running in the Rutgers Half Marathon this weekend, and as a little tribute I'll be sporting this new lid on my 13.1 mile journey.

Hamburger Recipes

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra offer some recipes on how to make hamburgers.  Hamburgers, the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.

 

The Tiny Transforming Apartment

From Gizmodo - The Tiny Transforming Apartment that packs 8 rooms into 420 square feet: Unless you have a trust fund, getting a decent sized apartment in Manhattan with any sort of style/features/design is next to impossible. I was skeptical at first, but this guy actually puts together a somewhat livable space. I just wouldn't want to have been living there during the 5 day blackout of Hurricane Sandy when I had 4 visitors in town...

“You politicians have stayed professionals only because the voters have remained amateurs.” —Mary Matthews, State Of The Union

Obama Math: Less Bad > More Bad

Thanks to Larry David for the day's skewering:

Assorted Triathlon Pics

I (thankfully) have done too many triathlons this summer to give each one their own race report.  Rather, I should say 20+ hours a week of Ironman training doesn't allow for elaborate blogging.  I've done 3 more races since my last write-up; Vincentown Sprint, HITS Half Ironman, and the New Jersey State Olympic Triathlon.

Fortuitously, we've had really dry (read: rain free) this spring/summer - which is not great for crops, but is ideal for triathlon races and all-day training rides.

Here's a smattering of pictures from the last 2 months.

HITS Half Ironman (Catskill Mountains, Upstate New York)

Clear, clean, and cold mountain lake.  1.2 mile swim.

Double watches?  Double watches.

Vincentown Sprint Triathlon

 New Jersey State Triathlon - Olympic Distance

Actual finishing time: 2:37:33.  26:00 minutes faster than 2011

Featuring: New buzzed head for Ironman Tough-Guy Image