Archive for September, 2008

Forest Park date night

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Kathy & I in the Zoo on the River's Edgetrail I started a new job at Mobile Armor. To celebrate the change, Kathy & I spent a nice night out in Forest Park. We walked around the Zoo and then took out a paddle boat from the Boathouse. These are two of our favorite places in St. Louis and they each are uniquely St. Louis. We capped off the evening with a great dinner at the Boathouse. One nice touch was that, while on the paddle boats, we stumbled across a live concert that was part of the Taste of St. Louis. The obligatory picture gallery is here.

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Prairie Dog Century

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Prairie dog Century morning route

Prairie Dog Century morning route

I have completed my first century, 100 miles on my bike! The route was split up around lunch, with the option of stopping after 100km. I was not sure if i could continue past lunch, but was very proud to say I did the whole thing. Moreover, I met a nice group of people and I was able to keep up with them for the whole event. I did not do a good job recording start/stop times, but I was told we averaged just under 18mph for the whole trip, not including stops. I am very proud of that, but I will say it is so much easier to ride in a peloton. I had a great time, saw some beautiful country, and met some wonderful people. It was a great experience. You can see the Prairie Dog Century morning route and the afternoon route.

Update 9/24/2008 - Results are posted here and I am recognized as completing my first century here. My official average speed was 13.09mph. I forgot to clock back in before lunch, so it would have been more like 13.85mph. I signed up for the ride the rivers century and I think I can do a lot better by not stopping as long, now that I have more confidence.

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Baby shower

Monday, September 15th, 2008

My mom has some great friends. They threw Carter a beautiful baby shower. Thank you seems somewhat inadequate, but I hope they know how much it is appreciated. Special thanks to Cindy, Phyllis, and Diane for organizing… Carter appreciates it! Pictures are up here

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Labor Day weekend

Monday, September 15th, 2008

My parents came up for a very nice visit on Labor Day weekend. They helped us with some projects around the house, took us to the dog park, took out a kayak, watched me sail, and supported me in my triathlon efforts. My dad’s pictures are up here

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Nursery nears completion

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Thanks to the hard work of Kathy & my mom, the nursery is almost complete. Thanks to all the grandparents for their generous gifts of a rocker and the crib. I think they look great together.

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I am a winning triathlete!

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Me with my plaque Okay, second triathlon, even better results. I won the Clydesdale (200lb+) class for the short course! Results are here, but you have to scroll down a bit to find my class. I was happy to see I would have still trophied in my age-group class with my time. Next year… the long course! I was so inspired that I signed up for another triathlon in October. I am getting addicted. Some pictures available here

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