Birthday Self Assesment

As I sit in grand rounds between patients, I think of the road I am on. Barring an extreme act of self-sabotage, in six months I will be treating patients in our acupuncture clinic. Over the next nine months I will upgrade myself from Half-Ironman to Ironman status. It looks like the making of another fantastic year. Thank you friends and family for this system of good. My patients, clients, the Young Runners, and I thank you for the good vibes.

Only a year until...

A year from today I am scheduled to race the Ironman U.S. Championship. I wanted a challenge so I gave myself one. What better a way to balance neurotransmitters and hormones than by training the girth away? I hope to reach race weight by November, but right now it looks like it will be a challenge. Besides, I should be getting ready for my finals on Tuesday. Instead, I'm posting to my blog.

On Death and Triathlons

On Monday, Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer said in a press release, "New Yorkers signed up for a triathlon -- not a game of Russian roulette." Since the probability of getting shot in a solo game of Russian roulette  is approximately 1:6, and the probability of getting shot in a game game played with others is even higher, I'll take the odds of death by NYC Tri over Russian Roulette on any Sunday. These people died doing what they wanted to be doing. How are you planning to go out, Mr. Stringer?

On needling

"...We are taking an inanimate object -a needle- and making it a living
extension of ourselves, so we must put our whole body behind it."
"...The skillful hand comes firm the complete integration of one's
will, physical energy, and posture. This is why we have to center
ourselves in our lower abdomen, breathe deeply and evenly, and empty
our minds. Our mind has to be serene and our body must be rooted and
immovable like a great tree."
Sorei Yanagiya
Founder of Meridian Therapy

Our practical is in a month. As the anxiety builds, I wonder if I will suffer a stroke or a heart attack first. I dream of feel confident enough about my skills to saunter into my exam, perform the skill set, and leave without a care in the world. I am counting on a pre-exam swim to take the edge off. I hope Dr. Ratey is right in his book Spark.

Why does NYC's Police Plaza have to sit on some of the most expensive real estate in America? Even if they command cops in all five boroughs, can't that be done from the cheapest land in the city. I'm sure the surrounding community can certainly use the incidental income. Just saying…

It begins again...

The temperature has fallen below 20° Over one year has gone by I posted. Back to school. Start running again, but not today. The NYC Half Marathon is fast approaching, and I haven't trained since the New York Marathon last fall. Perhaps signing up for the PPTC's Cherry Tree 10 Miler on 2/20 will help me snap out of it. A month to get back up to 10 miles is reasonable, isn't it?