Engine 2 Diet and Gold Medal Mel
Hey Everyone -- apologies for being off radar for so long. I have been incredibly busy at work, treading water in these difficult economic times. So just haven't had time to stay on top of the blog.
And that said, I only have a few minutes right now, but I wanted to share a couple quick thoughts.
First, I wanted to share this clip from the Today Show last week in which Rip Esselstyn shares some recipies from his new book The Engine 2 Diet. In short, Rip was a stud swimmer back in the day, tearing up the backstroke for the University of Texas Longhorns. Although I didn't know him, I knew his prowess well and followed his fantastic career. After his swimming career, he was a stud pro triathlete for years. These days he's a fireman in Austin and still tearing up the pool in masters swimming competitions. I had the honor of having a few interactions with him via Facebook and he gave me some props on Ultraman, which was very cool.
In any event, Rip became a vegan, then inspired his fellow firemen to follow in his footsteps. He helped some of his peers get healthy, particularly a few who were staring at looming heart attacks. Its a great story he captures in his book and speaks about in this clip. His person, his story and his book have inspired me and I hope it does the same for you.
Secondly, I shared the Today Show clip with Mel Stewart the other day. If you follow my blog or Mel, you know that he is a former Olympic Gold Medalist in the 200m butterfly, World Record holder and 14 time national champion that now covers all things swimming via his Gold Medal Mel blog and video interviews. Mel interviewed me a while back about Ultraman and I send him articles or things of interest from time to time. Glad to see he enjoyed the clip I sent him and he just blogged about it, so check it out! Great guy that Mel -- he is doing a huge service to swimming and I encourage all of you to follow his blog, as well as his Facebook and Twitters. He is a social networking machine.
I promise to be more active on the blog, so look forward to more posts in the upcoming days and weeks. I'm looking for a great 2009 season in endurance sports!
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