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j baker

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

The details of my life are quite inconsequential. ohh Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it.i took this quiz the other day .. . i'd say its pretty spot on minus the green tights. here were my results:
You are Green Lantern Green Lantern 85% Superman 80% The Flash 80% Hulk 70% Robin 60% Iron Man 60% Supergirl 55% Spider-Man 50% Catwoman 50% Wonder Woman 45% Batman 40% Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test
Some PR's - 5K - 17:21 (4/06) 10K - 39:22 (5/05) 1/2 marathon - 1:33 (3/06) Marathon - 3:15 (10/07) Olympic triathlon - 2:10 (9/05) 1/2 Ironman - 4:44 (70.3 wolrd champs 11/07) Ironman - 12:12 (lake placid 7/05)

My Interests

Running, biking, swimming, Hiking, camping . . .climbing mountains. Every 10-12 months i get a little cabin fever and i need to go out and travel somewhere new just to get a fresh perspective on things. Been all over Europe, US (alaska and hawaii), New Zealand, Canada, Thailand, Chile, mexico, Tanzania (kilimanjaro summit and safari!)

I'd like to meet:

i think jack kerouc sums it up best in this quote -"The ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.". . . get on your bike, ride anywhere from 70-120 miles straight, crash against the pavement at 30MPH, have other bikes hit you then get back in the saddle, finish the race and get up and do it the next day. If you ask me football players are a bunch of whiny sissies!

Music:

Listen to everything and anything. Some of my faves are on my page, check 'em out! The Samples are definitely the best and I'm really diggin josh radin, schuyler fisk and greg tannen right now.

Movies:

Napoleopn dynamite, Anchorman, Crash, Garden State, Star Wars movies, Shawshank Redemption, Matrix, Memento, Usual Suspects, Lord of the Rings, Monty python Holy grail, tommy boy, Blazing Saddles, Citizen Kane

Television:

24, Lost, Smallville, The Shield, Scrubs, Battlestar Galactica, Man v wild (that guy is the man), planet earth

Books:

Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead, Count of Monte Cristo, One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Adrift, Into thin air, Wicked, How to Score with hot Babes!

Heroes:

Jimmy Carter, Dick and Rick Hoyt (see below), Lance Armstrong, Nelson Mandela, Jesse Owens

My Blog

Ironman 70.3 Championships and season wrap up

its been a loooong season. started training  in mid january. first big race in early June and finished up in clearwater in November.  four 1/2 ironmans, a marathon, a few short distance race...
Posted by j baker on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:48:00 PST

10/21 Columbus marathon . . .new PR and boston qualified!

This was my second "big" focus race of the season (the other being eagleman 1/2 ironman).  I had forgotten how hard stand alone marathons are (as oppsed to the much slower ironman marathon portio...
Posted by j baker on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:31:00 PST

buzzards bay triathlon 9/30/07

this is gonna be short one . . its 3:30 in the morning, I'm grumpy and i can't sleep (despite doin a 20 miler at close to race pace this morning). did a short sprint this past weekend. 1/3 mle swim, 2...
Posted by j baker on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:57:00 PST

Lost Sheep 1/2 Iron Distance Triathlon 9/1/07

This is by far my most favorite race - super challenging course, beautiful scenery and great people (in kenmare, Ireland).  My friend Pat the irishman got a couple of us yanks, one belgium and an...
Posted by j baker on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:39:00 PST

Cranberry Country Triathlon 8/26/07

Total time: 2:18:42  47th overall of 584 starting swim .8 mile: 20:59 (44th) Bike 24.8 mile: 1:08 (74th) Run 6.2 mile: 45:20 (52nd) 11th of 15 in the Elite-male catergory As usual a great race or...
Posted by j baker on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:14:00 PST

The sky is falling?

I can't believe this - Running Club Members Face Felony Charges ..> ..> ..>..> Email this StoryAug 25, 6:19 PM (ET)By CARA RUBINSKY p {margin:12px 0px 0px 0px;} NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - ...
Posted by j baker on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:16:00 PST

Ironman Newfoundland 70.3 AND . . . . qualify for Clearwater!

Total time: 5:13:54  49th out 0f 250ish  8th in age group 1.2 mile swim: 31:19  (31st) 56 mile bike: 2:51:39 (78th) 13.1 mile run:  1:47:04 (57th) Not my fastest day out there! Not...
Posted by j baker on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:59:00 PST

Dover Time Trial 7/11

Another run at the monthly dover time trial. 7.7 miles w/lots of rolling hills. headwind to start, tailwind on return. I think i went out a little to fast to start as i felt like i faded tow...
Posted by j baker on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:17:00 PST

Eagleman 1/2 ironman 6/8-6/10

FIRST  the ego  Total time = 4:49:17  (new ½ IM PR) 1.2 mile swim time = 28:14 (1:20/100yds pace) (1/2 IM PR split) 56 mile bike time = 2:35:36 (21.7 mph avg.) (1/2 IM PR split) 13.1 mile run ...
Posted by j baker on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:10:00 PST

Mooseman Triathlon 6/2/07

All great men die young  . . . . and i don't feel so good! First race of the season DONE! Man i feel like hell today. Legs are stiff. Like something out of a petrified forest. Neck is sore and my...
Posted by j baker on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:15:00 PST