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Running is not my nemesis. Ilove running. Ive been runningcompetitively one way or anothersince I was 13, which was, um,more than a few years ago. Theinjuries I get from running, how-

ever, ARE my nem-esis, and whenI really ramp uptraining, I seemto get one majorinjury per year.This has been the pattern since Iran college track way back when,and Im not a fan of it.

It is frustrating to be hob-bled by your own body. You workso hard to get really fit: training with a coach so as not to rampup too quickly, eating well to giveyour body the proper fuel so thatyou can train and race effectively,getting lots of sleep so that yourbody can recover properly.

Yeah, it wasnt hard toguess: I have an injury.

It happened the lastSaturday in June, my secondOlympic-distance triathlon this year. The swim and bike wentgreat after just two months oftraining I am closing in on thegoals I set for myself this season,and its gratifying to see the hard work expended on training andthe money expended on coachingpaying off in progressively fastertimes. Im nipping at the heelsof the fast girls, a place I neverexpected to be a couple of yearsago.

Im just two minutes offmy goal pace of 25 minutes for a1500-meter swim (in an Olympic-distance tri), and in my last threeraces Ive averaged 19.3 and 19.6mph on the bike, just off my goalof 20 mph. The fast girls are going21 mph I might need to reas-sess my bike goal.

Well, and then theres therun. The run is always the lastthing to come back when youvebeen out of shape. If you readmy previous multi-sport lifestylestories, you might remember thatI was sick for many months last winter with the virus from hell,

and so got in basically zero train-ing.

Knowing intellectually thatrunning is the last thing to comeback, and watching it happenoh-so-slowly, are two differentthings. But with steady progress

every week, Ive donea good job of looking atmy still-slow run timesand not beating myself upabout not being fast yet.

Ive also done a good job

of ignoring a nag-ging little painin my heel that would hurt dur-ing the first manyminutes of a run,

then subside as I warmed up.But last triathlon my body washaving none of that. About onemile into the 10k run, there wasa nasty pop in my left heel, anda sharp violent pain that mademe yelp and effectively hobbledme for the rest of the race. I stillfinished, which may have been adumb idea, and my run time waskind of embarrassingly slow, butI did what I had set out to do inthis race: qualify for Triathlon AgeGroup Nationals. Along with spe-cific time goals in the swim, bikeand run disciplines, qualifying forNationals was the other goal I hadset for myself this season.

What now? Nationals arein September, and I am injuredwith some wickedly painful plan-tar fasciitis.

Im not bemoaning thisturn of events too much (yet),and being mad or bummed is notgoing to do me any good; previousinjuries and illness have taughtme that gem of a lesson so Iverefocused my short-term plan.For now the order of the day isto get healed so I can competein my A-races in August andSeptember.

Coach Eddie has saidNO RACING in July. BummerI really love racing. Not that Icould with this foot anyway. Imstill hobbling because just walk-ing is painful. Certainly no runworkouts for the next few weeks.And while not being able to runis frustrating, Im looking at thisas an opportunity to work hardon the bike, my biggest struggle,because the bike is where the fastgirls really put time into everyone

else. Ill also be swimming manymany more meters. Anyway, whatelse am I going to do with all thatrun energy Im not expending?

Torturous foot massages,acupuncture, no running, andthe podiatrist are on my July

Injury forces a

refocus

schedule. Im definitely not happyabout it, but Im trying to face thisunwelcome setback with the graceand courage I previously spokeabout having learned from multi-sport. Huh.

Eliza is writing a series of arti-cles on the triathlon life. You can

contact her at [email protected]. Next month a look attwo-time Kona Ironman championand all-around super-nice guy,Craig Alexander, and Wheat RidgeCyclery, which recently embracednulti-sport.


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I hauled it upstairs, ploppedit on the floor by the shredder,and rolled up my metaphori-cal sleeves. It was, I knew, dryfinancial records. I thought it

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memories of several types hadnestled among the papers fromfar earlier than the 1990s there were checks in that boxcancelled the way they usedto do it, with a machine thatperforated the paper. And I was

forced to shred all sorts of innoc-uous bills and statements fromthe era when they scattered

your social security numberand birth date with abandon.I got to examine my motherslong distance phone habits mostly cousins in Indiana andremember those old pink andblue Public Service bills. Creditcard bills before all the disclo-sure laws looked quaint anduninformative. Things changeso quickly, and we forget just asquickly.

Id forgotten Mom had hadsome mutual funds. Seeing

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shed inherited them from him and of the difficulty Id hadliquidating them to pay for hernursing home care. Not goodghosts.

There were friendly ghosts,though. A leatherette folderheld all the information for thelast trip she took a cruisefrom London down the Frenchcoast, and around Spain to theMediterranean. Her air tickets

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My mother was a self-em-ployed beautician. Shed kept allher appointment books to docu-ment her income for taxes. So Ican tell you that on September13, 1985, at 4 in the after-noon, she was giving a color toCarolyn, a friend since the twocouples moved into the samerooming house in 1945.

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years of weekly appointments,she never referred to them asanything but Mrs.

Sitting on my back porch,turning the last vestiges of mymothers life into white confetti,I felt her come alive as she hadnot lived for almost two decades,since dementia began to claimher brain.

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The contractors business cardshould have a verifiable streetaddress and office phone number.

Be cautious of those with only POBoxes and answering machines.Obtain at least three written

bids for work you want done. Dontautomatically choose the lowestbidder.

Require that the contractor usea written contract that lists materi-als to be used, charges, costs andthe start and completion dates.

Beware of contractors who want50% down to purchase materials.Find out who the supplier is andwrite the check directly to them. Itis never required by law that moneyfor materials be paid up front.

Dont make final payment until you receive a lien wavier. The lien waiver should indicate that thecontractor has paid his subcontrac-tors and suppliers, and that youare satisfied with the contractorswork.

Please contact your local lawenforcement agency if you suspectthere may be a Traveler-type scamin your neighborhood.***

DAs warn of contractor fraud

the "Travelers" may be in area


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September 5, 2003 Page 23North DeNver News

July 2, 2010

As part of its ongoing DenverClimate Challenge program,Groundwork Denver is launching anew project that aims to get peopleout of their cars to walk, bike orride. While the Strive to Not Driveproject will host events and pro-

vide education and information, itsmajor endeavor will be personal tripplanning.

Personal trip planning is work-ing with an individual to determinethe best routes to a particular des-tination using the alternative trans-portation mode ofhis or her choice.By providing per-sonalized infor-mation and sup-port, the goal is tobreak down exist-ing barriers thatprevent residentsfrom trying vari-ous transporta-tion options. Theproject is initiallybeing implement-ed in the BerkeleyNeighborhood,and then expand-ing to other northwest neighbor-hoods in the upcoming months.

Were excited to bring this pro-gram to northwest Denver where wethink residents will really embracethe idea of improving the environ-ment, their health and the com-munity all at the same time, saysWendy Hawthorne, GroundworkDenvers executive director.

Benefits from this project

will not only affect residents who

participate in the program, but alsothe city of Denver. Reducing thenumber of cars on the road contrib-utes to improved air quality, betterhealth for participants, decreasedCO2 emissions, and increasedfinancial benefits to the local neigh-

borhood. By walking, biking andriding closer to home, residentsspend money nearby rather thanacross town.

Groundwork Denverswork is sneakers on the sidewalk, which both engages the commu-

nities where we work and getsstuff done, says Julie Connor,program directorat GroundworkDenver. TheStrive to NotDrive project isface-to-face actionempowering peo-ple to somethingother than driv-ing alone. Sincegasoline and die-sel fuel is the sin-gle biggest source

of greenhouse gas emissions inDenver, reducing the number ofcars on the road protects Denverfrom climate change.

The personal trip plan is a freeservice for Berkeley residents. Formore information about the project,contact Groundwork Denver at 303-455-5600 or at StrivetoNotDrive@G r o u n d w o r k D e n v e r .org" StrivetoNotDrive@

GroundworkDenver.org.

Previous studies have foundthat the personality trait impul-sivity, or a lack of planning andforethought regarding behaviors,is associated with alcohol use andalcohol-use disorders. For mostindividuals, impulsivity decreas-es during emerging and youngadulthood. Some, however, do not"mature out" of impulsivity. Now,

University of Missouri researchershave found that individuals whoexhibited the largest declines inimpulsivity from ages 18-25 alsoexhibited the sharpest decreas-es in alcohol consumption duringthis time frame. Understandingwhy some individuals "mature out"of impulsivity and others do notcould lead to improved treatmentfor alcohol-use disorders.

"In the past, psychologists haveviewed impulsivity as a consis-tent trait over a person's lifetime,"said Andrew Littlefield, a doctor-al student in clinical psychologyand lead author on the paper.

"Now, there is growing evidencethat there are pronounced changesduring emerging and young adult-hood, roughly from the ages 18 to35. Our study found that there aresubstantial individual differencesin personality change. These dif-ferences appear to relate to therange of alcohol use measures andalcohol-related problems."

Researchers used data from alongitudinal study of individualsat risk for alcohol dependence. Theindividuals were assessed at ages18, 25, 29 and 35 using self-re-ported measures of personality and

alcohol involvement starting theirfreshman year of college. From thisinformation, researchers were ableto measure the differences in level,stability and change in impulsivityand how it related to alcohol con-sumption. The researchers usedthe measures to cluster individu-als who exhibited similar patternsof personality stability and change

during the 17-year timeline."These findings provide clear

evidence that at least some individ-uals undergo significant changes inimpulsivity across time," Littlefieldsaid.

In the future, the researchershope to determine why individu-als exhibit individual differencesin impulsivity. By examining therelationships between the clus-ters and alcohol use, they hope togain a better understanding of theother factors that might promote orinhibit impulsivity development.

"Future studies could exam-ine why some individuals make

significant changes in impulsivityacross time whereas other individ-uals' level of impulsivity remainsrelatively stable," Littlefield said."Identifying factors that enhanceor inhibit seemingly beneficialchanges in personality may informtreatment approaches that couldfacilitate decreased impulsivity.Changes in personality have beenpreviously linked to several life and work experiences, including rela-tionship and work satisfaction."

by Mary Brown, Injury PreventionCoordinator

As the days warm up andmore people spend their time inthe great outdoors, most emer-gency rooms see a significantrise in injured patients. Hereare some tips on how you andyour family can enjoy the warm

weather safely.At home. Cracking open

the windows to let in somefresh air can quickly becomean unknown hazard if you havelittle ones around. Windowscreens are designed to keepbugs out, not children in. Achild, even a toddler, only needs

a few inches to get started onpushing themselves througha window. Supervising yourchild and installing a windowguard will prevent a child fromfalling out of a window. Awindow guard is a device thatonly allows the window to stayopen 3-4 inches and should beinstalled on windows that arenot emergency exits.

Falls are the leading causeof injury hospitalizations inColorado. There are manythings you can do both insideand outside your home to helpkeep you and your family safe.

Make sure hallways are well lit,remove area rugs that arentsecurely attached to the floor,clear the floor of computer andlamp cords, and install handlesand secure banisters whereneeded. When you are outside,keep your steps and sidewalksfree of newspapers, leaves andbranches. Also, watch forcracks and changes in eleva-tion on steps and sidewalks.

On the water. Getting out-side and into the water is notonly a fun activity for childrenand adults, but it provides agreat source of physical activity.

When swimming and splashingaround in the neighborhoodpool or community lake, takingsimple steps to ensure safetycan prevent a tragic accident.Precautions include wearing alife jacket (yes, even in thepool), swimming with a buddy,and making sure that childrenknow the limits of their waterskills. Most children dont knowwhat those limits are, making itextremely important for chil-dren of all ages to be super-vised by an adult at all times.

Enjoy Your Summer SafelyIt is best to swim in areas thatare approved for swimming andhave lifeguards.

Other water activities, includ-ing fishing, boating and kayak-ing should always involve a life jacket. Remember that drivinga boat while intoxicated is notonly dangerous and deadly toyourself, all of your passengersand everyone on the water,but you will be ticketed andarrested.

On the road. As you load thefamily up in the car, make sureeveryone is properly restrainedin a child safety seat, boosterseat or seat belt, every time.Try to limit driver distractionsof food, changing the musicand screaming kids, and putthe phone down. In Colorado,it is illegal for kids under theage of 18 to use a cell phone

while driving, and it is illegal forany driver to text while driving.Even though school may be outfor the summer, the graduateddrivers license (GDL) law isstill in effect for Colorado teens.

Graduated licensingpaces new drivers by

setting curfews and restrict-ing the number of passengersallowed in the vehicle. For 16and 17 year-old drivers, havingjust one passenger increases thecrash risk by 50 percent. Thegood news is, since Coloradointroduced GDL restrictionsin 1999, the number of teens

killed in car crashes in ourstate has dropped more than50 percent.

Also when out on bikes,skateboards or scooters, makesure you are wearing a properlyfitted helmet along with appro-priate pads and foot wear.

So get out there and enjoyyour summer, responsibly. Formore information, please visit

Mary Brown, Denver Health

Strive to Not Drive empowers

Berkeley residents to walk, bike

Decline in impulsivity in early adulthood

related to decrease in alcohol consumption

We are looking or the largesthomegrown zucchini!

Who Can Enter?Anyone can enter. The entry ee is $5.00

per zucchini. At the time o registration,we will ask participants which schoolthey would like to support. Proceeds o

the contest will be divided proportionallybetween all schools identifed by contestregistrants.

When is the weigh in?The weigh in will occur on SEPTEMBER2 between 4pm and 7pm in ront o theParks & Gardens ofce, located at 4309 W.44th Avenue, 4 doors east o the Oriental

Theater. All entries will be documented.Prizes will be awarded at 7pm that nightor can picked up the ollowing week

during working hours. The names oall participants and the weight o their

zucchini's will be posted in the ofcewindow or one week ater the weigh in.

How are the zucchinis weighed?Zucchinis will be weighed on a scaleprovided by Parks & Gardens

and recorded in pounds and ounces.

PrizesThere will be cash awards and ribbons orthe heaviest threezucchinis in each category or children

ages 0 - 4, 5 - 11, 12 - 17 and 18 years+.First Prize: $25; Second Prize: $10; ThirdPrize: $5. Merit Awards will be prolifc and

are up to the discretion o the judges.

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