Rain on Roof
Falling Down onto the Ground
Soaking the Earth, Now
Written by JFCooper 2001
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
The Wind Tunnel
I'm thinking to myself as I'm trying to get the last 2 miles in before breakfast. WHY, old man Clinton did you have to push for this damned station up here on this God forsaken planet? My new Saucony SRM/Grid Ti training shoes would melt with the first step upon this planet's surface.
The Tunnel is a definite savior for the dedicated few of us that are compelled to train while stationed here. Though it's not Earth, but with the Virtual Reality interface and Simulation Pads it sure makes the experience the same if not better than actually being there. Like my weekly run up Pikes Peak, and making it to the "Sixteen Golden Stairs" and turning around to see the view that inspired Katherine Lee Bates. Then the ability to cross train and jump on the Sim-U-Bike (which has a small edge over my fully suspended Ventanna Beryllium Oxide Mountain Bike at home) and cue in my favorite ride. The World Famous Flume Trail ride, the adrenaline rush still feels as intense!
Hey, only a mile to go and I'm through! Well at least I can still burn a 6 minute last mile on the flats of the Boulder Bike Path and not have to dodge roller bladders or pedestrians walking their dogs on those retractable leashes that they seem to never retract till the very last moment.
WOW, what a great workout, but I've got to get back to work evaluating more ore samples, sure hope these Ti Helium samples weigh in at our projected weights. If they do we can break all weight thresholds for any metals found on Earth. Boy just think, a full suspension bike just under 9 lbs. And running shoes in the 100 gram range and still super rigid for total lateral support.
Well maybe I'll run Mt. Washington tomorrow or maybe Mountain bike the Kamikaze downhill or ..................
Written by Jim Fluharty-Cooper in 1994 while travelling the world for my real job as a Senior Applications Engineer for a Semi-Conductor test equipment manufacturer. Revised August 2008.
The Tunnel is a definite savior for the dedicated few of us that are compelled to train while stationed here. Though it's not Earth, but with the Virtual Reality interface and Simulation Pads it sure makes the experience the same if not better than actually being there. Like my weekly run up Pikes Peak, and making it to the "Sixteen Golden Stairs" and turning around to see the view that inspired Katherine Lee Bates. Then the ability to cross train and jump on the Sim-U-Bike (which has a small edge over my fully suspended Ventanna Beryllium Oxide Mountain Bike at home) and cue in my favorite ride. The World Famous Flume Trail ride, the adrenaline rush still feels as intense!
Hey, only a mile to go and I'm through! Well at least I can still burn a 6 minute last mile on the flats of the Boulder Bike Path and not have to dodge roller bladders or pedestrians walking their dogs on those retractable leashes that they seem to never retract till the very last moment.
WOW, what a great workout, but I've got to get back to work evaluating more ore samples, sure hope these Ti Helium samples weigh in at our projected weights. If they do we can break all weight thresholds for any metals found on Earth. Boy just think, a full suspension bike just under 9 lbs. And running shoes in the 100 gram range and still super rigid for total lateral support.
Well maybe I'll run Mt. Washington tomorrow or maybe Mountain bike the Kamikaze downhill or ..................
Written by Jim Fluharty-Cooper in 1994 while travelling the world for my real job as a Senior Applications Engineer for a Semi-Conductor test equipment manufacturer. Revised August 2008.
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