Measuring Quality in Open-Water

In rock climbing, when trying to climb a route ‘clean’ (no falls, no hanging on the rope) the artist has no room for mistakes. A mis-step, a mis-catch causes a fall and the climber is obligated to start over. The whole climb has to be executed without a mistake to earn the mark. Dedicated climbers [...]

Muscles For Water And Rock

I was reminded this weekend that swimming muscles do not translate directly into climbing muscles. Oh, my shoulders and torso can crank for hours, but above grade 7 climbing is all in the fore-arms (at least on the overhanging limestone we have here in Tky). Hours of aerobic ‘catches’ in the sea don’t make for [...]

Running In A TI Way

This last year I’ve become curious as to how I might improve my running with the same kind of mindset and tools I use in TI swimming. I picked up a copy of Chi Running some time last year and have been studying the concepts. From what I read from others it was a great [...]

Riding Monster Waves in Oregon

Oregon Big Wave Surfing on my home turf! There was an article in the NY Times about the monstrous wave surfing contest there. Check out these pics on the contest’s site! Until you sit on your foam board and feel the power of a mere 2m wave pick you up from below, you cannot imagine [...]