Category Archives: Ultimate

now reading!

Posted on November 14, 2006 by alio

see the cool sidebar widget which I can use to keep track of what I am reading, have read, and plan to read? Yeah, thanks to fiance-fish for hooking me up. In other news, some good friends are playing at … Continue reading →

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Step up, step down

Posted on September 11, 2006 by alio

Whew! Step up is over. I’m proud to report that team “that felt good” aka Ian & I successfully accomplished our goal of 360 sets of stairs in 24 hours. In fact, we far surpassed this goal (numbers to come … Continue reading →

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the bid

Posted on September 2, 2006 by alio

in one of the better plays i’ve ever seen, from one of the better players I’ve ever had the privilege to play with, here’s one from the archives. Caught on video by Keegan, I believe. johnshu.mov

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calves

Posted on September 2, 2006 by alio

I’m not convinced I’m ready this year for Step Up. I think because I know how much pain it brings…it is a little less “exciting” and a little more: “damn, this is going to hurt.” Anyway, my colleague at work … Continue reading →

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the nationals

Posted on August 11, 2006 by alio

Next week, Storm is off to Canadian Nationals in Halifax. We’ve had a good season this year, despite losing some players to a new team being formed in Vermont. Unlike last year when the women’s division was rather strong, this … Continue reading →

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one, two, three….write!

Posted on July 24, 2006 by alio

Well, once again it has been forever. Maybe I have no time (read: make no time) to post because I spend all day working with words; manipulating, re-writing, tweaking. Or, maybe I’m just lazy. Or maybe it is a mix … Continue reading →

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waterlogged

Posted on May 15, 2006 by alio

Ugh. Ultimate tournament this weekend was too wet, too muddy and too cold to justify actually being outside from 9:30 to 5:30 playing a sport. It must have rained 5 inches on Saturday. I can’t ever remember being so wet. … Continue reading →

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step up

Posted on May 1, 2006 by alio

I “officially” started stair training yesterday for this event. Luckily running stairs is good for ultimate training too. Went for a run with some of the storm ladies on the Mtn and then ran three sets of stairs when I … Continue reading →

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ultimate geekiness

Posted on April 18, 2006 by alio

This may (read definitely) will reveal the extent of my ultimate geekiness. In any event, I had a great time reading this blog about the origins of the short fat guys. If you don’t know the team (or rather don’t … Continue reading →