The dream becomes reality.
After several years in the cube farm, and a few years of really busting my hump, I'm making the switch to full-time triathlon coach. My last day in a cubicle is tomorrow, December 1.
To complete the change and celebrate life, my wife is also leaving her cube, and on January 4th we will set off on an around the world tour, hereby dubbed Trippin06. We will see the sights, train and race, and generally have a great deal of fun. Everything will be documented on our homepage at martygaal.com. I'll dig this post out for colossally awesome events.
Our initial itinerary includes:
January
- Hong Kong
- The Philippines
January-May
- Australia - NSW, Tasmania, and the Great Barrier Reef
- New Zealand - South Island
June-August
- United States - FL, CO, ID, MI, NC, KS, NY, NJ, VA, MT, TX, in no particular order
September-November
- Switzerland - Worlds short course
- Ireland and/or the Netherlands - Bike tour
- England
- Germany - Oktoberfest!
- Belgium
- Hungary
Slowtwitchers around the world are invited to invite us out for a run, a ride, or a beer!
Now, what better way to spend a few of my remaining hours in the cube, but writing a long and only slightly coherent post to Slowtwitch?
Thus, I give you the Marty Manifesto.
WE, who have broken free of the bonds of cubicle slavery, will adhere to the following, until such time as we feel the rules should change again, with no restriction to said amendments, up to and including unilateral and arbitrary additions and subtractions, notwithstanding previous modification, nor with any respect to what polite society deems proper.
WE SHALL:
Train lots
Race lots
Eat lots
Sleep lots
Live large and in charge
Drink good beer from all over the world
Surf every continent we visit
Take silly pictures
Talk to strangers
Climb mountains in the big gear
Write stories only loosely based on reality
Write stunningly bad poetry
Take martial arts
Mountain bike unmarked trails
Learn foreign languages
Sing off key
Dance, baby, dance
Learn what we don't know
Teach what we do know
Love life
Make every day a memory worth keeping.
WE HEREBY SO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
Marty Gaal, CSCS
One Step Beyond Coaching
Triangle Open Water Swim Series | Old School Aquathon Series
Powerstroke® Freestyle Technique DVD
After several years in the cube farm, and a few years of really busting my hump, I'm making the switch to full-time triathlon coach. My last day in a cubicle is tomorrow, December 1.
To complete the change and celebrate life, my wife is also leaving her cube, and on January 4th we will set off on an around the world tour, hereby dubbed Trippin06. We will see the sights, train and race, and generally have a great deal of fun. Everything will be documented on our homepage at martygaal.com. I'll dig this post out for colossally awesome events.
Our initial itinerary includes:
January
- Hong Kong
- The Philippines
January-May
- Australia - NSW, Tasmania, and the Great Barrier Reef
- New Zealand - South Island
June-August
- United States - FL, CO, ID, MI, NC, KS, NY, NJ, VA, MT, TX, in no particular order
September-November
- Switzerland - Worlds short course
- Ireland and/or the Netherlands - Bike tour
- England
- Germany - Oktoberfest!
- Belgium
- Hungary
Slowtwitchers around the world are invited to invite us out for a run, a ride, or a beer!
Now, what better way to spend a few of my remaining hours in the cube, but writing a long and only slightly coherent post to Slowtwitch?
Thus, I give you the Marty Manifesto.
WE, who have broken free of the bonds of cubicle slavery, will adhere to the following, until such time as we feel the rules should change again, with no restriction to said amendments, up to and including unilateral and arbitrary additions and subtractions, notwithstanding previous modification, nor with any respect to what polite society deems proper.
WE SHALL:
Train lots
Race lots
Eat lots
Sleep lots
Live large and in charge
Drink good beer from all over the world
Surf every continent we visit
Take silly pictures
Talk to strangers
Climb mountains in the big gear
Write stories only loosely based on reality
Write stunningly bad poetry
Take martial arts
Mountain bike unmarked trails
Learn foreign languages
Sing off key
Dance, baby, dance
Learn what we don't know
Teach what we do know
Love life
Make every day a memory worth keeping.
WE HEREBY SO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
Marty Gaal, CSCS
One Step Beyond Coaching
Triangle Open Water Swim Series | Old School Aquathon Series
Powerstroke® Freestyle Technique DVD