Disaster Strikes Again At My Second Bike Race
Written on 10/07 at 10:29 PM by Andy Posner
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After my first bike race in August, which went rather poorly, to say the least, I decided I would spend the next two months training for the last road race of the season in Jamestown, Rhode Island. During those two months I rode at least 5 days a week, did intervals, recovery rides, group rides, and I even played some tennis for cross-training. All that training paid off: I lost 8 pounds, rediscovered my once-sculpted legs, and generally felt much fitter, faster and stronger on the bike. In other words, I was all ready for my second bike race.All week I have been tapering off my mileage while still throwing in a few hard efforts, just as all the training manuals recommend.
My Return To Tennis Results in Glory
Written on 09/16 at 10:38 PM by Andy Posner 0 comments
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Last Sunday Brent and I went down to Roger Williams Park, for a little Sunday morning tennis-league that they have on the clay-courts there. I was actually rather excited about the prospect of playing a competitive tennis match, seeing as I haven't done so in about 3 or 4 years. I was also curious to know how I would play now that I am no longer encumbered by the desire to be a professional tennis player. The guy I played was either a 5.0 or 5.5 level player. In other words, he was pretty good. We started warming up and I felt good–it was fun to be back in the feel of playing a match, the nerves, the excitement, etc. I was also a little concerned about my poor ankle, which necessitates that I wear a very firm ankle brace whenever I play. In fact, two sundays ago I was playing with Brent when I tripped, and if it hadn't been for the brace, I would have most certainly sprained the ankle again.
My Class Schedule For Fall
Written on 09/09 at 10:40 PM by Andy Posner 0 comments
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I finally have my schedule of classes set for this semestre. I will be taking Sustainable Design in the Built Environment (ENVS 1400); Carbon Neutrality: Fact or Fiction (ENVS 2010); and Environmental Geochemistry (GEOL 1370) My class schedule will be as follows:
Tuesdays & Thursdays:
9:00 am- 10:20 am Environmental Geochemistry
10:30 am-11:50 am Sustainable Design in the Built Environment
Fridays
1:00 pm-3:50 pm Graduate Seminar (Carbon Neutrality: Fact or Fiction)
Orientation At Brown
Written on 08/31 at 10:41 PM by Andy Posner 0 comments
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During the last two days, Thursday and Friday, August 30th and 31st, I had a general orientation for the entire graduate school at Brown, as well as a specific orientation for the Center for Environmental Studies (CES). Both have gotten me extremely excited about the start of classes on Wednesday, the other students and professors in my program, my own course of study as well as my future after completing the program. At the CES orientation I finally got to meet the other students. In total there are 8 of us, from varied backgrounds, social as well as educational. The most important thing, however, is that in addition to being extremely engaging, smart and passionate, I can already tell that it will be easy to make friends with all of the students. So from that perspective alone I feel happy because I now have eight new friends, colleagues and collaborators.
My Love of Bicycling Just Keeps on Growing
Written on 08/26 at 10:42 PM by Andy Posner 0 comments
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For the last month, ever since my debacle at the mid New Hampshire road race, I have been training hard and properly, with the goal of having a good showing at the Jamestown, RI road race on October 8th. So far the training has been going far better than I could have ever hoped. Last Saturday I once again did the Tim Horton's ride, a 40 mile loop that the Brown Cycling team usually does on Saturday mornings. On this particular day there were about 8 riders there that are either current or former racers, so it was a great opportunity to get a sense of the state of my fitness. There are 6 sprint areas throughout the 40 mile loop where people race to a designated line–usually a sign post indicating a new town. I've never really sprinted before, so the first couple of sprints were hard for me.
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