Mentors (and friends)

It was great to see so many of my training buddies at the mentor meeting last night. It should make this upcoming tri season fun and I am looking forward to continue what were were doing last summer/fall.

Look at your calendars to see if you are available to gather for a post-holiday drink since it has been so long. I would like to talk about how as mentors we can work together and would like suggestions from those that plan on participate again how to make the mentoring experience work better for the TNTer's. So even if you are just participating, I hope that you can make it out too.

I will suggest January 3rd at a location to be determined . Post your RSVP or comments here. If I don't speak to you before, I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

2 minutes and 20 seconds on CBS3.com!

Hey gang - they aired the weight loss segment last night. It's actually pretty funny! You can check it out on CBS3.com/Health. Click on the video of an arm getting measured (that's mine!)...Or you can try the link:

http://cbs3.com/health/Stahl.Weight.Losing.2.608111.html

From Deirdre...

7th Annual
Bryn Mawr Running Club
Holiday Charity Prediction Run
Saturday, December 8, 2007
8:30 a.m.
(Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.)
The Bryn Mawr Running Company
828 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr
5, 8 or 10 mile loop
Post-race refreshments
PRIZES
** ENTRY **
A new unwrapped toy
(for ages 5-12 years of age)

Also collecting…………………
Used pair of running shoes*
*BMRC will also accept other types of new and used footwear (socks, dress shoes,children’s shoes, etc.) All footwear must be in fairly good condition.

All toys and footwear will be donated to Face to Face, a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of the poor by providing food, health services, legal advice, and development opportunities for adults and children at St. Vincent’s Hall in Philadelphia.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

Bryn Mawr Running Company

Back from Disney

Bruce the Shark did not eat us, so we made it back from Disney World in one piece. The girls had a great time seeing all the princesses. I think we only saw about 10% of everything Disney World had to offer. I think next time we will find someone (ie, grandparent) to come along too so that Chuck can ride some big boy rides too!

Now that the my trip to the land of make believe is over, the reality of training again has kicked in. These past 2 months have been tough (busy) at work and have had me on the road alot, which has made any training non-existent. I am, however, ready to get back on the "horse" and start again. I think pushing 80 pounds around for 8 hours a day this past week was a good start and will be something that I will be building off. I too am having knee/shoulder soreness that I am trying to work through. I am heading to the gym today to shake off the rust. I look forward to getting together with the team here in the next couple of weeks to talk stategery for the 2008 triathlon season.

Hello Everyone, Soccer season is finally over. The LCHS Girls JV Soccer Team picture is shown. My son Brian (assistant coach) is on the left side of the team. I am on the right if you forget what I look like. The girls where introduced to running on the first day of practice (2.2 miles). Half the team had to walk the last mile and two girls dropped so far off the rear I lost them for a few minutes. I don't think the school administration would have been happy with me if I didn't find them. By the end of the season the entire team was looking forward to our runs and our fitness was the best in the league. Many of our games were tied at half time and won in the second half. Well, as you can see on the picture we had a very successful season. My eighteen adopted daughters were sad to see the end of the season. I also assign referees to games and I and my sons refereed games on the weekends. Last week my sons and I refereed 20 soccer games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Deep Run Turkey Bowl Soccer Tournament, that was 20 hours of running, stopping, starting, cutting, turning and sprinting. I felt good enough to go swimming on Monday night.

Bernadette and I were biking when the weather was nice and recently spinning at the Health Club three times a week. I have started swimming again trying to improve my stoke for next years triathlons. I will be doing the Philadelphia Triathlon with TNT again (third year). I am also already signed up for the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon on April 27 (including pasta dinner on Saturday night) and the Timberman Half Ironman on August 17. I am looking for a Half Ironman in May or June. I am having some issues with my right knee but I hope it will just go away. Those things do that don't they? Hope to see you all soon. Dave

Pulling the Trigger... or Pressing Submit

Rumor has it that 3 people signed for the Philly tri to night... crazy, huh! Signing up for two triathlons in one day... I must be needing some quality t-shirts!

Who's next!!!???

Buddy Run

Hey All...

Buddy run with TNT folks tomorrow (Sunday, December 2nd @10am)... meeting at Lloyd's Hall... all are welcome!