Last Thursday in cold conditions Tim got a third place at "The Tusker Twilight" in the shot put. He only threw 37'2", well off his best, but the conditions were not very conducive. Then yesterday at the CHSAA (Catholic HS Athletic Association) Relay Carnival, he tied for first in the javelin with a 148'1" throw. … Read more
The real great escape (76 men got out; three made it to England, 50 were executed by the Gestapo). Made famous by the 1963 movie The Great Escape, which is truly a great movie and which was based on the 1950 book The Great Escape. I read the book, either before or after I saw … Read more
Ahhh. Here's the statement on the NY Yankee website, along with a nice picture. An excerpt below the link. Carmen Berra, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra's wife of 65 years, died Thursday night from complications of a stroke suffered earlier this year. She was 85. "On behalf of the entire New York Yankees organization, we … Read more
I've posted a few times about interval training (just type 'interval training" in the search box above), which holds that if done at high intensity levels, the results – especially relating to cardio – are as good or better than longer moderate exercise, but take much less time. Here's more research on the subject, from … Read more