“It doesn’t have to be fun to be fun”-Mark Twight“We don’t make sacrifices. If we truly love this sport and we have these goals and dreams in the sport, the classroom, or in life, they’re not sacrifices. They’re choices that we make to fulfill these goals and dreams.”-Deena Kastor“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” -Steve PrefontaineTumblr (3.0; @theultrashea)http://theultrashea.com/<a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/172520-how-to-do-curls-in-a-squat-rack/">I keep wishing/hoping this article was a joke</a>http://theultrashea.com/post/17661097212http://theultrashea.com/post/17661097212Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:47:07 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzftvrF60M1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theultrashea.com/post/17656551449http://theultrashea.com/post/17656551449Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:07:03 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz409coiiM1qz5edwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Penny is full of healing magic</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/17305913745http://theultrashea.com/post/17305913745Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:36 -0500<p>Well, I’ve not wanted to talk about this, but I have to sooner or later. Last Thursday night, in the midst of my last hard workout before CRASH-Bs, I tore the meniscus in my left knee, most likely badly enough to require surgery. I’m hobbling around until I see my friendly neighborhood ortho specialist in March. No CRASH-Bs, no Illinois Marathon. No idea where the rest of the year is headed right now. Bummer.</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/17296225000http://theultrashea.com/post/17296225000Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3s1gEC801qz5edwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Steak au poivre, baked potatoes w/ roasted bone marrow, good Bordeaux in a cheap tumbler. A little bit of heaven.</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/17295961918http://theultrashea.com/post/17295961918Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:56:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqqgy0tFE1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Post-PR, Pre-Dinner Snack #YesI’mGoingToEatTheWholeThing (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16892683032http://theultrashea.com/post/16892683032Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:53:21 -0500yesi<p>PR Wednesday is followed by sleep late Thursday. I’m sleeping in tomorrow.</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16891287557http://theultrashea.com/post/16891287557Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:31:38 -0500<p>Drove to Indy on Saturday to race in the <a href="http://indyrowing.org/">Indianapolis Rowing Center</a>’s 2012 Indoor Rowing Championships.  Raced in the Men’s Masters Division 2k race.  Placed 6th, 8 seconds faster than my previous 2k PR.  Roughly 3 hours later, raced again in the Men’s Masters Novice Division 1k race.  Placed 3rd, almost 11 seconds faster than my previous 1k PR.  Not bad for only training in the sport for about 4 months.  Thanks much to <a href="http://www.marvmud.com">Tracy Thomas </a>for selling me her erg before she moved, to <a href="http://www.ucanrow2.com">UCanRow2</a> for fantastic lessons learned at their Indoor Rowing Foundations and Programming Intensive Courses, to all the coaches and fellow athletes at <a href="http://www.crossfitcu.com/">CrossFit CU</a>, and last but not least, to my lovely wife Kathleen Kern, for putting up with a spouse with a serious case of adult-onset athleticism.<br/><br/>I am truly standing on the shoulders of giants.  Thank you all.</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16804771815http://theultrashea.com/post/16804771815Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:42:16 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjghwUzVJ1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We are but jungle gyms for our dog (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16671877769http://theultrashea.com/post/16671877769Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:34:44 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiw6gvjXp1qz5edwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Um, wow. 3rd place finish in the Men’s Masters Novice Race, and cut just under 11 seconds off my 1k PR</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16648037740http://theultrashea.com/post/16648037740Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:15:52 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyinrtoY3j1qz5edwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New 2k rowing PR. BY 8 SECONDS. Trust me, that’s absurdly huge. “Are you taking steroids?” huge. (And for the record, no, I am not taking steroids, although it is a running joke in my home)</p> <p>Lessons learned:<br/> 1) There’s a stage after tunnel vision that doesn’t involve passing out. <br/> 2) How long does the “I think I’m gonna puke” feeling last after the race? Roughly 1 hour. <br/> 3) I need to find me a coxswain.<br/> 4) I’m declaring an immediate ban on playing Katy Perry at rowing events. <br/> 5) It’s true what they say, a lot of 2k racing is pain management</p> <p>A few hours of rest and recovery, then a 1k race.</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16638629469http://theultrashea.com/post/16638629469Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:14:17 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygorvhZAH1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Conan! What is best in life? Setting a new 500m row PR (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16578264191http://theultrashea.com/post/16578264191Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:40:43 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyethnMqYY1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More PRs + scrapple + maple syrup = WIN #YesIKnowItIsntPaleo #Destrominate (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16520953211http://theultrashea.com/post/16520953211Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:27:22 -0500yesiknowitisntpaleodestrominate<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydd4zY3AN1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Truth. Any guesses as to what I’m going to do at the gym today? (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16475262330http://theultrashea.com/post/16475262330Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:36:35 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly11x05dOe1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vacuum pickles! #KitchenTechFTW (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16100086351http://theultrashea.com/post/16100086351Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:02:59 -0500kitchentechftw<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyhzeTP1u1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chicken tagine, mustard greens, banana, ginger kombucha (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16015568372http://theultrashea.com/post/16015568372Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:57:13 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy424A8IQ1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Zucchini, broccoli, chicken sausage, habanero salsa, Emergen-C lite (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/16006092678http://theultrashea.com/post/16006092678Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:56:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwqiy5txQ1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nut Thins, homemade fromage fort, Boulevard Brewing Rye-on-Rye</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/15962368885http://theultrashea.com/post/15962368885Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:06:34 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwpuk6vph1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giant salad, raspberry kombucha w/ chia seeds (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/15961501817http://theultrashea.com/post/15961501817Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:51:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwb07mJIY1qz5edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Egg white omelette w/ chicken sausage, banana (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://theultrashea.com/post/15946092418http://theultrashea.com/post/15946092418Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:31:18 -0500