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Cliff

Cry Out For Everything You Ever Might Have Wanted

About Me

attorney, music junkie, guitarist, runner, aspiring Ironman triathlete (Ironman Arizona 2008!), soccer hooligan, hiker, traveler

My Interests

Music, guitar, running, triathlon, hiking, soccer (DC United, US mens national team), Norway, Scandinavia, international travel

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Music:

a-ha, Air, Apparat Organ Quartet, Bel Canto, Big Country, Bjork, the Cure, Depeche Mode, Elektrofant, Emiliana Torrini, Erlend Oye, Explosions in the Sky, Flunk, Gus Gus, Jah Wobble, Jose Gonzalez, Kings of Convenience, Ladytron, mum, Natacha Atlas, Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, Nuspirit Helsinki, Plej, Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, Royksopp, Serena Maneesh, Sigur Rós, Simple Minds, Slowpho, the Sugarcubes, Thievery Corporation, Tosca, U2, Xploding Plastix, 80s music, and all the hard rock and metal bands that inspired me to pick up the guitar 16 years ago...

Movies:

101 Reykjavik, About a Boy, American History X, Bend it Like Beckham, Billy Elliot, Breaking Away, Contact, Gattaca, Glory, Life is Beautiful, Love Actually, Shall We Dance? (the original Japanese version), Shawshank Redemption, Vampyros Lesbos

Television:

24, Amazing Race, Heroes, Lost, Ugly Betty

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Stand, inspirational non-fiction

Heroes:

Rick and Dick Hoyt (Team Hoyt), Sarah Reinertsen, Jon "Blazeman" Blais (R.I.P.), Marc Herremans, Pat Tillman (R.I.P).

My Blog

Columbia Triathlon Race Report - May 20, 2007

1,500 meter swim, 41k bike, 10k run.  My wave (males 30 - 34 - the silver swim caps) started at 7:39.  Weather conditions:  light rain at the start of the swim & bike, temperatures ...
Posted by Cliff on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST

Frederick Half Marathon Race Report - May 6, 2007

7:30 am start time.  Weather conditions:  sunny, 50 degrees, with 10mph winds that made it feel colder.  Almost perfect running weather, minus the wind (gusts had to have been around 20...
Posted by Cliff on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:45:00 PST

Kinetic Sprint Triathlon Race Report - April 22, 2007

750 meter swim, 18 mile bike, 5k run.  10:00 start time.  Waves went at 4 minute intervals - my wave (males 30 - 34) started at 10:08.  Weather conditions: low to mid 70s at start, arou...
Posted by Cliff on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:47:00 PST

Cherry Blossom Ten Miler Race Report - April 1, 2007

7:55 start time.  Weather conditions:  cloudy, no sun, high 40s to low 50s, light breeze.  In other words...perfect running weather. My first race since the Marine Corps Marathon five m...
Posted by Cliff on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:56:00 PST

2007 Race Schedule

April 1st - Cherry Blossom Ten Miler - Washington, DC April 22nd - Kinetic Sprint Triathlon (750 meter swim, 18 mile bike, 5k run) - Lake Anna, VA May 6th - Frederick Half Marathon - Frederick, MD May...
Posted by Cliff on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:58:00 PST

Marine Corps Marathon Race Report - October 29, 2006

Start time:  8:35.  Weather conditions - mid 40s at start, mid 50s by end.  Windy - gusting to 20 mph +. I'd been looking forward to and training for my first marathon for a LONG time.&...
Posted by Cliff on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:52:00 PST

Army Ten Miler Race Report - October 8, 2006

8am start time.  Weather conditions - mid 50s.  Sunny, no wind. In the weeks leading up to this race, I wasn't sure if I was going to "race" it, or just use it as a training run for Marine C...
Posted by Cliff on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:33:00 PST

2007 Eagleman Triathlon

Finally took the plunge - signed up for my first triathlon today.  Come June 10, 2007, I'll be participating in the Eagleman Triathlon, a half-Ironman distance triathlon (1.2 mile swim, ...
Posted by Cliff on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:18:00 PST

Rock & Roll Half Marathon Race Report - September 3, 2006

7am start time.  Weather conditions - 73 degrees at start, warming up to over 80 degrees by the finish.  Hot, humid, no breeze. I went into this one hoping to improve upon my Shamrock time i...
Posted by Cliff on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:38:00 PST

Lawyers Have Heart 10k Race Report - June 10, 2006

8am start time.  Weather conditions - mid 60s.  Sunny, light breeze. Went into this one with the goal of breaking 50 minutes (my 10k split at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler was 51:15).  To...
Posted by Cliff on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:45:00 PST