Training Log Archive: iansmith

What would Marit Bjoergen do?

An interesting article: State Disparities in Teenage Birth Rates in the United States: pdf

The two obvious followups are abortion rates (which are probably not collected) and the distribution of sex education (abstinence only, contraceptives, etc).

On an unrelated note, even though I'm dying of the plague and not eating, my weight seems to have increased over the past few weeks. I guess this should set up the lose 10 kg challenge well, but it's mystifying.

C • Water 2

Some rehabilitation exercises and general strength. I am concerned that my lower left tibia has a stress fracture, so I'm taking it easy for a while. Whatever the nature of the pain I felt, the logical course is to strengthen my muscles. Biking may be a suitably low impact activity to train, though I am concerned that I might start to develop biking related muscle injuries.

C • bike muscle injuries? 4

Senate ratifies nuclear arms treaty with Russia

Excerpts:

The Senate voted 71-26 in favor of the treaty after a contentious debate with Republican leaders that threatened traditional bipartisanship on national security affairs.

Passage of the treaty on a bipartisan vote that included 13 Republicans was a big victory for Obama just weeks after he was crippled in November congressional elections.

I find this particularly troubling:

Senator Jeff Sessions said Obama's goal of a nuclear-free world was "cockamamie" and called for a rejection of the treaty.

"I think the whole world would see the Senate action (rejection of the treaty) as a resurgence of America's historical policy of peace through strength and a rejection of a leftist vision of a world without nuclear weapons," Sessions said.

C • "leftist" nuclear free world 4

Tired by the end. Also, my lower left leg seems to be hurting; I will RICE it and NSAID it.

C • Yes you WILL 1