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Category: Health - Fitness

Let's Eat Home
Let's Eat Home
As Terri and I were enjoying another of her fine meals on the deck, we talked about how
Walk with Bebop
Walk with Bebop
I'm finally calling myself "retired", and we made a good decision. We acquired Bebop, the dog!
A Hole in One!
A Hole in One!
Glen Eagle Golf Course, Syracuse UT
Non-Athletic Exercise
Non-Athletic Exercise
I am not an athlete! Never have been. Never will be. Of course at age 66 the transformation is
Swimming Lessons, Then and Now
Swimming Lessons, Then and Now
Sometime around 1958, I was introduced to swimming lessons. I'm sure some kids complained about it. I wasn't one of them! That's a good thing, because swimming lessons were not optional.
Awkward Senior Moment Averted
Awkward Senior Moment Averted
My doctor encouraged me to join a gym. Our discussion about my fitness revealed that I bicycle many
Willapa Hills Trail
Willapa Hills Trail
Willapa Hills Trail is the former Northern Pacific spur line from Chehalis Washington to South Bend
Life at Steed Pond
Life at Steed Pond
My morning walk often passes by Steed Pond. It's a small bit of nature amidst my suburban
Drivemode - A lifesaving app!
Drivemode - A lifesaving app!
Hello. I'm Duane, and I am a smartphone user who drives a car. So far as I know, there is not a
To the good motorists of Roy, UT
I would like to thank the good motorists of Roy, for a pleasant morning. I rode the Denver and Rio
100@60 - Week 3
100@60 - Week 3
Week 2 passed without a ride -- the weekend was filled with Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. Week
100@60 week 1
100@60 week 1
I declared I'll ride 100 miles on my 60th birthday. I've got just 218 days to prepare!!! Yesterday
59.4
A number of years ago, I read a health article which suggested that the decade of the 50's was the last chance for people to "get in shape!"
Salt Lake Century Redux
Just kidding! The weather's been poor, and I'm out of shape. But today was the Salt Lake Century
A Hole in One!
I've been knocking those little white balls around for seven years. And this evening it finally
Antelope Island 2010
I'm coming out of hibernation, and my bicycling muscles are sore! This is the morning's ride:
Antelope Island Ride
Antelope Island Ride
It was a beautiful afternoon. Is it the last spurt of Summer? At 85 degrees, I think maybe so. I
So you think you’re gonna ride the SLC Century?
So you think you’re gonna ride the SLC Century?
Last week I rode my first 20 mile ride of the season. Foolishly, this week I asked my friend Troy
Spring is coming!
When I got up yesterday, I decided to encourage spring a bit by shaving off my beard. It worked!
Utah drivers: Give me a break!
I ride a bicycle. A lot. I commute to work by bicycle more than 50% of the time. Last year I rode
A Bicycle Trailer for the Golf Clubs
A Bicycle Trailer for the Golf Clubs
Choices. A man always has choices. Well rather than choose golf over bicycling, or bicycling over golf ... I combined the two.
Bicycling Milestones
Bicycling Milestones
During the last weekend of April, I performed a minor miracle for a body, who from time to time,
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