July 2, 2010
Eliza Graham
North Denver Notions
Running is not my nemesis. I
love running. I’ve been running
competitively one way or another
since I was 13, which was, um,
more than a few years ago. The
injuries I get from running, how-
ever, ARE my nem-
esis, and when
I really ramp up
Injury forces a
training, I seem refocus
to get one major
injury per year.
This has been the pattern since I
ran college track way back when,
and I’m not a fan of it.
It is frustrating to be hob-
bled by your own body. You work
so hard to get really fit: training
with a coach so as not to ramp
up too quickly, eating well to give
your body the proper fuel so that
you can train and race effectively,
getting lots of sleep so that your
body can recover properly.
Yeah, it wasn’t hard to
guess: I have an injury.
It happened the last
Saturday in June, my second
Olympic-distance triathlon this
year. The swim and bike went
great… after just two months of
training I am closing in on the
goals I set for myself this season,
and it’s gratifying to see the hard
work expended on training and
the money expended on coaching
paying off in progressively faster
times. I’m nipping at the heels
of the fast girls, a place I never
expected to be a couple of years
ago.
I’m just two minutes off
my goal pace of 25 minutes for a
1500-meter swim (in an Olympic-
distance tri), and in my last three
races I’ve averaged 19.3 and 19.6
mph on the bike, just off my goal
of 20 mph. The fast girls are going
21 mph… I might need to reas-
sess my bike goal.
Well, and then there’s the
run. The run is always the last
thing to come back when you’ve
been out of shape. If you read
my previous multi-sport lifestyle
stories, you might remember that
I was sick for many months last
winter with the virus from hell,
and so got in basically zero train-
ing.
Knowing intellectually that
running is the last thing to come
back, and watching it happen
oh-so-slowly, are two different
things. But with steady progress
North Denver News Page 13
schedule. I’m definitely not happy contact her at elizawrites@com-
about it, but I’m trying to face this cast.net. Next month a look at
unwelcome setback with the grace two-time Kona Ironman champion
and courage I previously spoke and all-around super-nice guy,
every week, I’ve done
about having learned from multi- Craig Alexander, and Wheat Ridge
a good job of looking at
sport. Huh. Cyclery, which recently embraced
my still-slow run times
Eliza is writing a series of arti- nulti-sport.
and not beating myself up
cles on the triathlon life. You can
about not being fast yet.
I’ve also done a good job
of ignoring a nag-
ging little pain
in my heel that
would hurt dur-
ing the first many
minutes of a run,
then subside as I warmed up.
But last triathlon my body was
having none of that. About one
mile into the 10k run, there was
a nasty pop in my left heel, and
a sharp violent pain that made
me yelp and effectively hobbled
me for the rest of the race. I still
finished, which may have been a
dumb idea, and my run time was
kind of embarrassingly slow, but
I did what I had set out to do in
this race: qualify for Triathlon Age
Group Nationals. Along with spe-
cific time goals in the swim, bike
and run disciplines, qualifying for
Nationals was the other goal I had
set for myself this season.
What now? Nationals are Have You Seen Me?
in September, and I am injured sponsored by TOCABE
with some wickedly painful plan-
tar fasciitis.
I’m not bemoaning this ON SUMMER HIATUS....
turn of events too much (yet),
and being mad or bummed is not
going to do me any good; previous
injuries and illness have taught
CHECK BACK NEXT MONTH TO ENTER AND
me that gem of a lesson… so I’ve WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE AT TOCABE!
refocused my short-term plan.
For now the order of the day is
to get healed so I can compete
in my A-races in August and
September.
Coach Eddie has said
NO RACING in July. Bummer…
I really love racing. Not that I
could with this foot anyway. I’m
still hobbling because just walk-
ing is painful. Certainly no run
workouts for the next few weeks.
And while not being able to run
is frustrating, I’m looking at this
as an opportunity to work hard
on the bike, my biggest struggle,
because the bike is where the fast
girls really put time into everyone
else. I’ll also be swimming many
many more meters. Anyway, what
else am I going to do with all that
run energy I’m not expending?
Torturous foot massages,
acupuncture, no running, and
the podiatrist are on my July
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Wine and Spirit:
Uncorking the runaway sales performer
Hi— by Don Bain achieved. To him driving is almost
come visit us Holy Much of the bad press Toyota
was getting over a virtually nonexis-
a video game.
On his own second generation
at our new tent acceleration problem has faded model, he has managed to squeeze
and none of that ballyhoo has really 67.5-mpg out of the hybrid with an
neighborhood Have you had it with the
taken the sales bloom off the Toyota eclectic style of driving that involves
spot. judgmental hypocrisy of so
line. The Prius is timing lights and
much of Christianity? no exception. speeds to almost
Join us for lunch The mid-size never stop
gas-electric hybrid between point A
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living faithfully in THIS LIFE
Sunday brunch. than worrying about the next
14,248 units for In David’s
the month, up day job he’s an
one? 41.2 percent over efficiency expert.
May 2009. Forty- P e r s o n a l l y,
one percent is we always drive
Holly Hartnett Have you had a run-in with a nice uptick in the way we think
Owner reality that made your dogmatic anyone’s book. others would,
faith seem pretty irrelevant? When we which is with
tested out the 2010 Prius recently, more regard for getting where you
we drove it all over town on city need to be rather than how much
Tell us about it. So have we. streets and freeways without it try- fuel you’re using. Still, without try-
Mon-Sat 11-10 pm And we want a new Christianity. ing to run away with us once. Mind ing, you’ll get mileage out this car
Sunday 10-8 pm Come join us for a glass of wine you, we were sorely tempted to run more like that of a motorcycle.
or a cup of coffee. We’d love to away with it, but all these high-tech It is rated 51-mpg in town and
brunch 10-3 cars have GPS locaters. 48-mpg at highway speeds. You
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serving Berkeley Community realized it probably helps lower the you make the payments.
UCC coefficient of drag. It was just the The model driven had a $4,500
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Cyndeth Allison
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The box in a corner of the she’d inherited them from him dered, the amount
basement was marked in my – and of the difficulty I’d had paid and the amount
brother’s hand: Mom’s, 1990s, liquidating them to pay for her tipped, totaled at the
destroy in 2010. I wasn’t sure nursing home care. Not good bottom of the day. She didn’t
where it had come from. What I ghosts. keep anything at home in such
was sure of was that it was now There were friendly ghosts, order. And nowhere did I find
2010. though. A leatherette folder the doodles that I thought of
I hauled it upstairs, plopped held all the information for the as her trademark – any stray
it on the floor by the shredder, last trip she took – a cruise paper got covered with them
and rolled up my metaphori- from London down the French while she talked on the phone,
cal sleeves. It was, I knew, dry coast, and around Spain to the paid bills, even watched TV.
financial records. I thought it Mediterranean. Her air tickets I was interested to see that
would harbor no ghosts. she referred to almost every-
I was wrong. Ghosts and one, even Carolyn, by their last
memories of several types had Mother's names, no matter how good
nestled among the papers from the friendship. But occasionally
far earlier than the 1990s –
Ghost she’d write “Susan” or “Janet”,
there were checks in that box leaving me, decades later, to
cancelled the way they used wonder why these women rated
to do it, with a machine that (paper, in case you’ve forgot- such familiarity. They weren’t
perforated the paper. And I was ten those days), menus, table names I recognized.
forced to shred all sorts of innoc- assignments, the schedule of Others were as familiar as
uous bills and statements from events and what to wear to if they’d been family friends,
the era when they scattered each, chatty advice on cruising. though I’d never met them. Mrs.
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mostly cousins in Indiana – and her appointment books to docu- she never referred to them as
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blue Public Service bills. Credit can tell you that on September Sitting on my back porch,
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Corolla has been sold every 40 COMMON entry-level vehicles.
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Positive Discipline versus
Punishment:
Which one am I currently using
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Discipline and pun-
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interchangeably but they
are not interchangeable Positive
terms, and are definitely Discipline to learn: adults are lov-
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distinctly different belief Punishment are people you should fear
systems and parent-
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Discipline involves a method of
training and teaching your child to
learn how to use their own judg-
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and learn self-control. When done
correctly positive discipline increases
self worth and promotes positive rela- even when angry. Children need eye
tionships with adults and authority
figures, and creates social confidence. your child from a distance shows lit-
Positive discipline provides structure tle respect and is likely not to garner
and guidance as a foundation from
which a child can learn and grow
to explore and experiment with the
world safely ensuring parents and
caretakers are their anchors.
Punishment is more reflective of
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it. Punishment is a method a par-
ent uses without rational thought
or a plan of action. They punish to
control, change, or correct a child’s
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tion. Punishment is done to address
the parent's feelings and if does not
ultimately teach the child anything
beyond fear: fear of aggressive anger, vide choices and chances for children
fear of physical danger from an adult, to make more acceptable decisions
and/or fear of being emotionally mis-
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DAs warn of contractor fraud —
the "Travelers" may be in area
District Attorneys throughout
Colorado are warning homeown-
ers of the return of the Travelers.
“Every year around this time these
professional thieves show up offer-
ing home repair bargains to unsus-
pecting consumers. They trav-
el state to state and city to city
representing themselves as expe-
rienced home repair contractors,
but actually are often trained by
their fathers and grandfathers in
swindling techniques,” says Scott
Storey, Jeffco DA.
Travelers follow hail storms,
floodings, fires, etc., targeting resi-
dential neighborhoods and elderly
residents. The preferred victim is
a middle-class homeowner, over
60 years old, who is unable to see
or hear well. But, anyone can be
targeted.
Travelers are generally polite,
persuasive, and will offer any type
of guarantee to the homeowner in
order to make a sale. Their vehicles
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tain well-maintained equipment.
They are highly active between the
months of April – October. Some
18th STREET of the jobs they perform include
but are not limited to roof/coating
FOOD repair, asphalt paving, driveway
VENDORS sealing, house and barn painting,
tree pruning, landscaping, utilities
repair and auto body scams.
“If you need to have home repair
work done, do not enter into a con-
tract lightly. Once these contractors
have your money, if they don’t do
the job properly, or at all, you may
have little legal recourse. They leave
town as quickly as they came, and
often there is nothing we can do to
help you recoup your losses,” says
Storey.
The District Attorney’s Office
offers the following tips when enter-
ing into a contract for home repair:
Beware of door-to-door contrac-
tors. Don’t do business with some-
one who comes to your door offer-
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ing you a “bargain,” saying he has
material left over from another job.
In Colorado, anyone can be a
licensed contractor. Ask for refer-
ences from your friends or neigh-
bors, contact the Better Business
Bureau or use a service like
ColoradoCertified.com to check up
on a contractor. ColoradoCertified.
com service providers will have
already undergone a basic screen-
ing.
Call your local consumer
advocate before making a deci-
sion regarding a c o n t r a c t o r.
In Jefferson and Gilpin counties,
call the District Attorney’s Office at
720-913-9179.
Ask for proof that the contractor
is bonded, carries liability insur-
ance and covers his workers with
workers’ compensation insurance.
The contractor’s business card
should have a verifiable street
address and office phone number.
Be cautious of those with only PO
Boxes and answering machines.
Obtain at least three written
bids for work you want done. Don’t
automatically choose the lowest
bidder.
Require that the contractor use
a written contract that lists materi-
als to be used, charges, costs and
the start and completion dates.
Beware of contractors who want
50% down to “purchase materials.”
Find out who the supplier is and
write the check directly to them. It
is never required by law that money
for materials be paid up front.
Don’t make final payment until
you receive a lien wavier. The lien
waiver should indicate that the
contractor has paid his subcontrac-
tors and suppliers, and that you
are satisfied with the contractor’s
work.
Please contact your local law
enforcement agency if you suspect
there may be a Traveler-type scam
in your neighborhood.***
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July 2, 2010
5, 2003
Enjoy Your Summer Safely
by Mary Brown, Injury Prevention
Coordinator
As the days warm up and
more people spend their time in
the great outdoors, most emer-
gency rooms see a significant
rise in injured patients. Here
are some tips on how you and
your family can enjoy the warm
Mary Brown, Denver Health
weather safely.
At home. Cracking open
the windows to let in some
fresh air can quickly become
an unknown hazard if you have
little ones around. Window
screens are designed to keep
bugs out, not children in. A
child, even a toddler, only needs
a few inches to get started on
pushing themselves through
a window. Supervising your
child and installing a window
guard will prevent a child from
falling out of a window.
window guard is a device that
A sure you are wearing a properly
only allows the window to stay
open 3-4 inches and should be
installed on windows that are
not emergency exits.
Falls are the leading cause
of injury hospitalizations in
Colorado. There are many
things you can do both inside
and outside your home to help
keep you and your family safe.
Make sure hallways are well lit,
remove area rugs that aren’t
securely attached to the floor,
clear the floor of computer and
lamp cords, and install handles
and secure banisters where
needed. When you are outside,
keep your steps and sidewalks
free of newspapers, leaves and
branches. Also, watch for
cracks and changes in eleva-
tion on steps and sidewalks.
On the water. Getting out-
side and into the water is not
only a fun activity for children
and adults, but it provides a
great source of physical activity.
When swimming and splashing
around in the neighborhood
pool or community lake, taking
simple steps to ensure safety
can prevent a tragic accident.
Precautions include wearing a
life jacket (yes, even in the
pool), swimming with a buddy,
and making sure that children
know the limits of their water
skills. Most children don’t know
what those limits are, making it
extremely important for chil-
dren of all ages to be super-
vised by an adult at all times.
North Denver News
It is best to swim in areas that
are approved for swimming and
have lifeguards.
Other water activities, includ-
ing fishing, boating and kayak-
ing should always involve a life
jacket. Remember that driving
a boat while intoxicated is not
only dangerous and deadly to
yourself, all of your passengers
and everyone on the water,
but you will be ticketed and
arrested.
On the road. As you load the
family up in the car, make sure
everyone is properly restrained
in a child safety seat, booster
seat or seat belt, every time.
Try to limit driver distractions
of food, changing the music
and screaming kids, and put
the phone down. In Colorado,
it is illegal for kids under the
age of 18 to use a cell phone
while driving, and it is illegal for
any driver to text while driving.
Even though school may be out
for the summer, the graduated
driver’s license (GDL) law is
still in effect for Colorado teens.
Graduated licensing
paces new drivers by
setting curfews and restrict-
ing the number of passengers
allowed in the vehicle. For 16
and 17 year-old drivers, having
just one passenger increases the
crash risk by 50 percent. The
good news is, since Colorado
introduced GDL restrictions
in 1999, the number of teens
killed in car crashes in our
state has dropped more than
50 percent.
Also when out on bikes,
skateboards or scooters, make
fitted helmet along with appro-
priate pads and foot wear.
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“Strive to Not Drive” empowers
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As part of its ongoing Denver participate in the program, but also
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Groundwork Denver is launching a
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out of their cars to walk, bike or
ride. While the Strive to Not Drive
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vide education and information, its
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Personal trip planning is work-
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By providing per-
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Decline in impulsivity in early adulthood
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Previous studies have found
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number of cars on the road contrib-
utes to improved air quality, better
health for participants, decreased
CO2 emissions, and increased
financial benefits to the local neigh-
borhood. By walking, biking and
riding closer to home, residents
spend money nearby rather than
across town.
“Groundwork Denver’s
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alcohol involvement starting their
freshman year of college. From this
information, researchers were able
to measure the differences in level,
stability and change in impulsivity
and how it related to alcohol con-
sumption. The researchers used
the measures to cluster individu-
als who exhibited similar patterns
of personality stability and change
during the 17-year timeline.
"These findings provide clear
evidence that at least some individ-
uals undergo significant changes in
impulsivity across time," Littlefield
said.
In the future, the researchers
hope to determine why individu-
als exhibit individual differences
in impulsivity. By examining the
relationships between the clus-
ters and alcohol use, they hope to
gain a better understanding of the
other factors that might promote or
inhibit impulsivity development.
"Future studies could exam-
ine why some individuals make
significant changes in impulsivity
across time whereas other individ-
uals' level of impulsivity remains
relatively stable," Littlefield said.
"Identifying factors that enhance
or inhibit seemingly beneficial
changes in personality may inform
treatment approaches that could
facilitate decreased impulsivity.
Changes in personality have been
previously linked to several life and
work experiences, including rela-
tionship and work satisfaction."