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That's where my back hurts. I ran a couple of times since returning from Cologne (another picture of the Dome/Cathedral above) and then I did a mistake. I went to play soccer on Thursday evening. Actually the pickup game never happened, so I ended...

Two airplanes, two traines and one taxi later, I have arrived to Cologne (Koln), Germany. And two things I can tell you: i) Delta still does not have in seat entertainment on most international flights; ii) Train stations in Germany smell like urine...

While my relatives are out in Palinuro enjoying the awesome views, the great food and the beaches, I'm still here in the "greater Los Angeles area" trying to get fit. As they take their expressos at the Bar Santa Caterina (view from the bar patio is...

Finally back on track, somewhat. Smoking is still steady... but I'm on back on week 5 of my 100 pushup program and can now manage 75 pushups in a row. Also running - today I ran 7 miles in the noon LA sun and almost broiled, took a break half way thr...

I finally managed to get back at my pushups after 2 weeks of stop due to tweaking my neck. I redid the "max test" and got to 70 on my Perfect Pushups. Good enough... but now I need to start the regimen again and get to 100. Surprised I still managed...

Finally got to run again. Ran twice in the last 3 days, 3 miles on Monday (31 minutes) and 4 miles today (42 minutes). The new book I'm listening to is Linked. If you want to understand the internet, you need to read this. The above picture was take...

I ran 3 miles on Sunday... after that, on Monday, neck froze up. Let me be clear, there is no way of getting rid of a neck tweak unless you simply do nothing... Above is an old picture of Seattle I took some time ago. I recorrected it based on the a...

I'm finally back and running again. Today I did 3 miles in 29:30, which is not bad since I just spent some time in Italy, time made of too many cigarettes, a lot of good wine and some fantastic food (Grazie mamma e nonna :)). The picture above was t...

No Running... just complaining... --- Dear Delta, This flight has been my worse in a very long time. I got my ticket with Alitalia and had 2 delta operated flights. One from LAX to JFK, one from JFK to FCO. Wel...Your low class ticketing systems do...

So I have not been blogging cause... I have been running cross the united states. I won the lottery. I fended off a horde of mutant aliens that nobody knows about. None of the above. If you guessed 4, you were right. The answer is: "I've not been run...

So I have a week long convention going on and the amount of prep is astounding. I have however managed a last run on friday... 3 miles in 29 minutes. This is better than my recent 30 minutes but still not close to the best I ever did. I also slightly...

Today I ran 4 miles... I hit my first three I was at 30 minues (10' per mile) and I managed to keep it at 40 minutes per forty miles. On the 3 miles part I have done better, but on the 4 miles I'm quite happy. My Asics GT 2150s are treating me well....

Today the following things happened: 1) I tried out my new shoes: Asics GT 2150 - picture above. The great thing about these shoes, is that they come in a "wide foot" size too, which is something I very much needed. They are also quite cheap ($99) a...

My vacation in Japan is over :( Above a picture from my visit to Tokyo's Imperial Palace. Now I need to go back into establishing a routine for running - as the only thing moving decently forward for now is my 100 Push-Ups program. Currently on we...

Yesterday was day 3 for me in Tokyo, and my feet almost fell off... currently I'm exhausted and writing this post as I recover and get ready to start walking again (in the rain). After waking up at 4:30 am (in time for the early Tokyo sunrise) I set...

Well I arrived on Day 1 and pretty much passed out... But the day after I was up at 4 and at Kamakura by 6:45 (the picture above is from the main Kamakura temple). By the way, the only way to have a decent picture when facing directly the sun is if y...