!http://www.active.com/Assets/Outdoors/Active+on+Mt.+Whitney.jpg!It a busy ACTIVE weekend!
Saturday was the IRON GIRL 5K and 10K women-only run in Solana Beach, California, which had over 1,200 entered. CAITLYN BARKER ran the 10K in 57:37 finishing 216th overall. Caitlyn's exact words to describe the event: “This one was kinda hard, it was humid out. I know I could have done better but that is life. The race crew was awesome because they were all male! I’m sure they enjoyed the event more than the runners." I personally was out there riding my bike watching and I know I enjoyed it! STACEY JOHNSON also ran the Iron Girl in a time of 52:32 and had a blast.
SARAH MOOSBRUGGER did something a little different this weekend. She swam the first annual “I like the Sharks at La Jolla Shores” half-mile. She completed it in a great time of 24 minutes and participating in an event with a name like that is brave!
The SOLANA BEACH TRIATHLON was on Sunday (busy weekend in SB). Our PR queen TINA WILMOTT had a great time of 1:07:11 and finished 10th in her age group. She doesn’t want me to mention which age group...must have 25-29.
And the winners of the mixed relay division were ACTIVE.COM baby! CARRIE SMITH swam in 6:59; AIREY BARINGER biked in 24:45; and our running nut TOBY GUILLETTE ran in 18:43 to take the honors with a team time of 50:27. That was also good for the 15th team overall.
Two weeks back, we had an ACTIVE weekend trek to the top of Mount Whitney (see the photo). The crew of VICKEY EDELBERG, BRIAN MURPHY, MARQUES CHARBONNET, CHRIS BOHNERT, KRISTIN CARROLL, STEVE MAZZA, DAVE ALBERGA AND CHRISTINE ALBERGA powered to the top in two short days. And the best part: MOST of them made it to work on Monday morning.
PATTI ROSENTHAL did the DURANGO 100 road-bike race on a tandem with her husband, Mark. It's an annual 100-mile ride that starts in Durango, Colorado (Santa Rita Park), goes to Farmington, New Mexico, and returns to Durango. It is always held on the last day of the Tour de France. The first half is slightly downhill (great for the tandem) and the second half is mostly uphill (not so good for the tandem). Patti and Mark finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes (for an average speed of 23mph). Great job Patti and good for you for pulling Mark along!
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Active Warriors : July 2007
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Fatherhood has pretty much been my active lifestyle the past six months. Now that I'm getting the hang of things, my workout schedule is getting back on track. I'm in the process of losing the extra 10 pounds I've put on. 
We need to get a parenting section up on Active, eh? Below is a list of lessons and tips I've learned (there are certainily more, but these stand out).
What I've learned:
- My child is priority #1 over all else
- The world does not revolve around me
- I do not have to rearrange my entire life... organizing makes all the difference
- I don't need 8 hours of sleep to function normally
- Moms are hot
- Diaper changing is easy... just be sure to use the right size diapers (don't learn the hard way)
- Being spat or soiled on is not a problem... let it go and bring an extra shirt if you're going out
- Not every cry or noise is a sign of distress
- Taking time for myself is OK... just make sure mom gets time too
- Hiring a baby sitter is not the end of the world
- There is no such thing as having too many baby clothes, blankets or burp cloths
- There is no such thing as too many pictures or video
- Baby toys are entertaining for both babies and adults (gotta love technology)
- Shopping for baby clothes is more fun than going to Fry's (almost, but not quite)
- Strapping in baby and lifting the car seat is second nature
- Baby inherently trusts mom and dad above all else (lead by example)
- Pretty much anything can be accomplished with one arm
- There is such a thing as a "schedule" for baby. It's up to mom and dad to make it happen. Much patience required, but it will set in. I'm a believer!
- I will never love anything more than my child (and any future children)
