There’s definitely a magic number of warm male bodies that, when present, completely obliterates any possibility of playing a measurable number of points during games of winter league ultimate. This isn’t really anybody’s fault, just the kind of natural dynamic that results when a marginal player like myself faces the self-organizing forces of other people’s [...]
In honor of the Longhorn Run this Saturday (wish me luck!) I’ve been coming up with novel foot race ideas. Weight-corrected race: divide the race time by each finisher’s BMI. To the flag and back: instead of charting a course simply select a destination that contestants must run to and back. Peak efficiency: instead of time, use [...]
I’ve been training seriously for awhile now, and have recently been stuck at something of a plateau. I don’t seem to be improving, though I tend to cross-train (mixing running, swimming, lifting, and biking) and don’t do regular baseline tests for fitness level, so who knows what’s happening. I really should keep better track of [...]
I went running yesterday, something I’ve been trying to get out and do a couple of times a week. In combination with ultimate on Mondays, I should start feeling more in shape soon. I had been running in the sort of patched together running gear that marks amateurs, tinkerers of fitness whose workouts have the [...]