Before you leave for Vacation

This doesn't have anything to do with my usual posts, but here are some practical suggestions that might minimize some stress and decrease the likelihood of problems at your house when you are away at a race or vacation. Exciting, no. Practical, yes:

• Ask the post office to hold your mail - easy to set up a mail hold on the USPS web site.
• Stop newspaper delivery.
• Adjust your thermostat. In the summer no higher than 85, in the winter no lower than 55. Most programmable thermostats have a "hold" function you can use to set a constant temp rather than using your regular program.
  
• Set automatic timers for your lights to mimic your usual patterns.
  
• Unplug electronics such as computers, TVs, microwave.
• Turn off water supply to toilets and your washing machine.
• Let your security service and/or the local police know your house will be empty.
  

posted by Seth at Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | 1 Comments

trade bike for cowbell

Things have been quiet for a while with the clavicle...just doing my rehab and counting down the days until I have surgery to remove the hardware. My 2-month follow up with the ortho was this past Wednesday. We took some films and discussed things and it looks like the plate can come out in late September. After that, no racing for 1 month until the screw holes fill in and things are strong again. So, that takes me to November. There are some good classes that I am taking in November, so that would take up some of the weekends. Which means that I won't be racing cross this year. Bummer. I'll be out there at the races with a cowbell instead of a bike starting with Pain on the Peak. In the meantime I'm out riding most days, just short rides during the week and a long one on the weekends. Once things settle down a bit I should be able to get back to regular training, the goal date is after my surgery. Looking forward to the 2010 season.

posted by Seth at Saturday, August 22, 2009 | 0 Comments

Selecting a Sports Chiropractor

One of my friends sent me this article and I thought it was a nice explanation of key things to look for when selecting a sports chiropractor. I like the article because it sets out some of the things that you should look for, and also happens to highlight the way I practice as well. Here is the article:

Selecting a Sports Chiropractor

posted by Seth at Friday, August 07, 2009 | 0 Comments