Monthly Archives: July 2013

A Beautiful Day – Wednesday 5:30AM

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Jeff Mather

I was (atypically) mostly awake before the 5:00AM alarm this morning, but I still didn’t really want to get up. The force of sleep is strong in this one, but I got up anyway. It’s hard to say exactly why … Continue reading →

Posted in Reluctant Triathlete, Swimming | 4 Comments

Mount Washington Loop

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Jeff Mather

Yesterday I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I rode my bike around Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It was a really great ride (except for one small mishap), and I’m really … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling | 6 Comments

Runner’s Block

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jeff Mather

When I was cooling off in the shade after the Mass State Triathlon on Sunday, sitting on a folding chair and finishing up my second bottle of water in a matter of minutes, I summed up how I was feeling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Lessons, Reluctant Triathlete, Running | 4 Comments

Mass State Tri

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jeff Mather

How do I write about yesterday’s Mass State Triathlon? On the one hand, I had my best open-water swim and 40km bike splits ever. It was hot, but I still managed to do better than most of my expectations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Diabetes, Life Lessons, Reluctant Triathlete, Running, Swimming | 5 Comments

Couch to 5K

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jeff Mather

I love Couch to 5K. I think the idea behind it is fantastic. “You want to be healthier? You want to get moving? You want to do it in a sustainable way? Great! Here’s a gentle plan that will get … Continue reading →

Posted in Running, This is who we are | 2 Comments

Catching Up, Part 2: Active Insulin

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jeff Mather

This is the second half of the “What has Jeff been up to?” post. In the first part I had a couple of difficult bike rides. III. “You really should stop doing all of that cycling and running.” Jen, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Diabetes, Life Lessons, Running, Swimming | 2 Comments

Catching Up, Part 1: WWSJD?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jeff Mather

On more than a dozen occasions recently, I have thought, “I should write about that!” and then never gotten the words out. I’ve been spending a lot of prime blog-writing time doing other things—binge-watching the first season of American “Masterchef,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Diabetes, Life Lessons | 3 Comments

Uploading OneTouch Meters to CareLink in MacOS 10.8

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Jeff Mather

You know what sucks? Not being able to connect to CareLink from your nifty, modern Mac because Lifescan and/or Minimed decided it wasn’t worth creating a new driver for the cable that connects a OneTouch blood glucose meter to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing, Data-betes, Diabetes, Fodder for Techno-weenies | 1 Comment