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Comment on Walden Principle #2: Racing is the best Training (Sleeping in a Haystack) by How to Live (almost) Forever « Really-Living

How to Live (almost) Forever « Really-Living — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:25 +0000

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Comment on Walden Principle #2: Racing is the best Training (Sleeping in a Haystack) by How to Live (almost) Forever « JohnKCoyle’s Weblog

How to Live (almost) Forever « JohnKCoyle’s Weblog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:01:37 +0000

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Comment on About the Author by John Albrecht

John Albrecht — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:27 +0000

Hi Grasshopper,

It has been awhile. I came across your blog and had to send my greetings. I was telling our kids about some of the adventures we had during the skating years. I haven’t told them the grasshopper story yet. Anyway, send me an email sometime. I would love to hear how you are. Stop by if ever in the twin cities.

John A.

Comment on Tour of Albania: #2 the pendulum starts… by klenti

klenti — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:25:25 +0000

Great writing. I am Albanian and I think you went to the wrong place to eat. Pace is really a great food but it is not served as breakfast. Chef must have been really a bad one. If you ever go back to Albania try Pace of Head meats made by someone who really knows how to do it. Pace has to be served with grape vinegar so you can add to your preference. Intestines are used for pace too, but they have to be marineted for hours before cooking.
Surprising, Albanians are very hospitalible people specially to foreigners. I hope you checked out Butrinti the old Byzantin ruins, since you were in Saranda

thanks for the pics.

Comment on How to Live (almost) Forever by larry walsh

larry walsh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:57:14 +0000

Hi John,

Todd Stabley posted your blog site on Facebook and I followed to see what you are up to. (you should get on Facebook. Lots of SCS people on there)
Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this about ‘time’. You are a very accomplished writer.

I read/heard somewhere that when you get old, you regret what you didn’t do, not what you did. I think there is something to that. Usually what you didn’t do had an element of risk and the risk is what makes it memorable.

I hope your parents are doing well. Say hi to them for me.

Comment on How to Live (almost) Forever by Rediscovering John Coyle « Todd Stabley's Blog

Rediscovering John Coyle « Todd Stabley's Blog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:41:22 +0000

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Comment on 2008 Race Report #13: Portrait of a sprinter by Rediscovering John Coyle « Todd Stabley's Blog

Rediscovering John Coyle « Todd Stabley's Blog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:16:56 +0000

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Comment on How to Live (almost) Forever by johnkcoyle

johnkcoyle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:48:07 +0000

Craig, thanks for your post. I remember that year (1995) very clearly. It was weird just the 3 of us training on our own at the Petit, though it became “normal” at the time. Thank you for your post and feedback. What are you doing now?

Comment on How to Live (almost) Forever by Craig

Craig — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:36:08 +0000

Here is a long lasting memory that took very little time to create……….
It’s early ’90’s and I’ve just taken up short track, now in my twenty’s. I happen to find out that Andy Gabel is training in West Allis. His is the only name I “know” of in the sport. So I drive the five hours for the express purpose of hoping to watch and maybe learn something from this great skater. I get to the Petit and find three people on the ice. I ask Andy if it is okay that I sit and watch. No problem. But as the time goes on I start to take note of the personalities before me. Amy is quiet and indifferent. Andy is aloof and distant. And then there is John, who despite Andy’s increasing agitation, is spending every second of his rest between sets coming over to chat with me. It honestly began to feel as though I was more important than that day’s training.
And not to take anything away from either Amy or Andy, who were both cordial, but it was John who I learned the most from that day. And not so much about the minutiae of short track but of the importance of enjoying the process.

I havent seen you again since that day and it’s a long time coming but ……Thank You, John!

If you dont mind, I think this particular entry is important enough to link to.

Comment on Vancouver Journal #1: Acceptance by Jay Reutter

Jay Reutter — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:12:05 +0000

If you think it would help you for the 2010 Olympics, I am Katherine’s Dad so let me know if you need any background that would be helpful. I enjoy your cycling videos and stories. World Cup #4 is in Marquette, Michigan if you have never been.