train.
on my drive into work this morning i heard a song by the band train and it got me thinking. how do you classify bands like train and counting crows? they have almost become superbands...although soft ones. i've seen the counting crows live and train performing live on television and they both have the same type of performances...overly produced, highly scripted shows...but they play their music tight. i guess i really don't have a point to this...it's just that i remember when i first heard the counting crows in high school, they sounded so fresh and different. it's funny how people, bands, teams evolve with time.
i read an interview with one of the usa's top distance runners yesterday and he said something about doping that i find very intriguing. he said that he thought it was totally reasonable for non-doping athletes to sue proven dopers for losses in prize money and potential sponsorship deals lost because of the cheating athlete. can you imagine the implications of that if some one was successful? i think that could be the ultimate deterant...take money away. you take the money, then what is the point of cheating? that would be one huge law suit a year in cycling for the past few years....and that is only thinking about grand tours.
i felt like i was getting sick yesterday so i opted out of any training activities. instead i mowed our hayfield and cleaned up the yard a little bit. it looks really good...better than i thought it would one year out from the crappy yard we had last fall. and i think my sick sensations are allergies...it's that time of the year for sure.
ron told me i should try for a prefferred start for fat tire. i'm not going to do it. i've been on my bike twice since the 12 hour race (number plate still on the bike) and for that reason alone i'm not going for the preffered start. plus, i'll be staying in hayward this year...pretty easy to get to the start line to set up my bike and head back to the hotel and get a few more winks...
i read an interview with one of the usa's top distance runners yesterday and he said something about doping that i find very intriguing. he said that he thought it was totally reasonable for non-doping athletes to sue proven dopers for losses in prize money and potential sponsorship deals lost because of the cheating athlete. can you imagine the implications of that if some one was successful? i think that could be the ultimate deterant...take money away. you take the money, then what is the point of cheating? that would be one huge law suit a year in cycling for the past few years....and that is only thinking about grand tours.
i felt like i was getting sick yesterday so i opted out of any training activities. instead i mowed our hayfield and cleaned up the yard a little bit. it looks really good...better than i thought it would one year out from the crappy yard we had last fall. and i think my sick sensations are allergies...it's that time of the year for sure.
ron told me i should try for a prefferred start for fat tire. i'm not going to do it. i've been on my bike twice since the 12 hour race (number plate still on the bike) and for that reason alone i'm not going for the preffered start. plus, i'll be staying in hayward this year...pretty easy to get to the start line to set up my bike and head back to the hotel and get a few more winks...
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