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This very interesting article explains how lactic acid buildup is actually a GOOD thing. I’ve heard mumblings about this for a while, but this is the first complete article I’ve read explaining how lactic acid is beneficial for you. Bring on the pain!

Ugh. Ultimate tournament this weekend was too wet, too muddy and too cold to justify actually being outside from 9:30 to 5:30 playing a sport. It must have rained 5 inches on Saturday. I can’t ever remember being so wet.
Anyway, some interesting reads in the NYT this weekend. Here’s an article about new technology where [...]

Apparently the NYTimes asked prominent writers & thinkers to pick the best American novel in the past 25 years. Interestingly enough, Toni Morrison’s Beloved won. Surprising to me, however, was the number of books on the list I haven’t read. Time to get crackin’ apparently. Here’s the list.
Here’s A.O. Scott’s commentary on the process of [...]

For anyone who has managed to get through Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, you may be shocked, horrified, displeased or befuddled about this little snippet of news. Faye Dunaway and Robert Redford one could see. But Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Let’s hope it’s all hype and no substance.
Speaking of Mr. Robert Redford, I’ve probably seen [...]

I “officially” started stair training yesterday for this event. Luckily running stairs is good for ultimate training too. Went for a run with some of the storm ladies on the Mtn and then ran three sets of stairs when I got to them (about 15 mins into run). I expected to be more sore today, [...]