Long time, no post.

Those who know me well might tell you that I generally have plenty to say.  For some reason my tendency to ramble doesn't necessarily extend into the on-line world.  I haven't had much that I felt warranted a post for a long time so this blog, like my website, has been collecting the cyberspace equivalent of dust.

My hope is that this post is the start of slightly more regular posts.  I'll probably tend towards technology since that's something I know a bit about, but I may occasionally try to post something on running, biking or some other aspect of my life which probably isn't terribly interesting to anyone except me.

Tired legs

Yesterday I went for my first bike ride in a long time. Family, school, work, moving, training for a marathon and the ever shorter hours of daylight have made for a grab bag of excuses for not riding. With the marathon safely behind me and the rest of the family taking a Sunday afternoon nap, I decided to put off school work for a bit and go for a quick ride.

I set out for a short spin on the rolling hills near my house. Try as I might, I couldn't convince my body to go for a nice easy recovery ride. After all, my marathon guide book says "Post marathon Week 1: Do nothing". The problem is, my eyes see hills and my legs, lungs and heart say "What does Hal Higdon know anyway? Let's go!"

It was a short chilly ride. It was overcast and about 50 degrees out and I was a bit underdressed. I hadn't gone far before the cold started to get to me and I decided I should head home. It's a good thing too because I no sooner climbed out of the saddle then my legs decided to remind me they had carried me 26.2 miles just 7 days earlier.

After a bottle of sports drink and a 10 minute power nap things were pretty normal again. Okay, so maybe Hal was right...

It's a boy!

Baby Braucht was born this AM at 7:15. He weighed in at 7lbs 3oz and was 19in long.

Happy Birthday!