var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-7740986-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Swim, bike, run: expressed through haiku and senryu. Triathletes (and other swimmers, runners, and cyclists) are accustomed to spending a long time with their thoughts. Sometimes they listen to music, make grocery lists, repeat mantras, or even pray. We all observe the world around us. I decided to catalog some of my experiences. Maybe you can relate and maybe you’ll enjoy and even share some of your own. “Where’s the 5-7-5?”, you ask. If you’re like me you learned that Haiku is a form of poetry with three lines and 17 syllables. It’s a little more complicated (and simple) than that. Traditional haiku poems, whose subject matter is typically nature, contain fewer than 17 syllables. And “senryu” is very similar to haiku but the subject is typically more human-centric. You can learn more at the Haiku Society of America (www.hsa-haiku.org) which puts together a very nice annual collection of some of the best examples of this genre.Tumblr (3.0; @tri-ku)http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/<p>Carbon frame and wheels<br/> Are not a license <br/> To be an asshole</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/21110678081http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/21110678081Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:03:46 -0500<p>Crackling like fire</p> <p>The leaves steel themselves for the big fall.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/12544644320http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/12544644320Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:03:20 -0600haikuFall<a href="http://theprimalchallenge.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/play/">Play | The Primal Challenge</a>: <p>Some friends of mine around DC committed to healthy living. Is it goofy? Absolutely. Might they live longer than you? Same answer.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/11524485578http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/11524485578Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:49:04 -0500<p>Pass me on the bike?</p> <p>Check yourself because once caught</p> <p>I have no mercy.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/10317433918http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/10317433918Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500bikesenryutraining<p>Ran just long enough</p> <p>To warrant a big breakfast</p> <p>Not a step further</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/9249754688http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/9249754688Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:07:02 -0500runhaikusenryubreakfast<p>Plenty of air in the tires</p> <p>         but felt flat nonetheless.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8689854341http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8689854341Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:34:02 -0500senryucyclingbike<p>There must be two selves.</p> <p>One, faster with aero bars,</p> <p>The other still slow</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8599665726http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8599665726Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:57:53 -0500senryubikecycling<p>Crashing waves make a great playlist.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8323549281http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8323549281Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:42:52 -0500haikurun<p>5 on the coast + 2 bucks treasure = </p> <p>Great start.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8095699606http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/8095699606Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:33 -0500haikurunvacation<p>Black ice is nerve-wracking;</p> <p>Nervous drivers more so.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324741574http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324741574Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:35:44 -0500carshaikurunsenryuice<p>A lovely day spoiled by blisters.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323817102http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323817102Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:34:23 -0500runhaikusenryu<p>Fat. Muscle. Strength. Will.</p> <p>At 105 degrees everything wilts.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7884958730http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7884958730Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:14:00 -0500haikuheatweatherrun<p><img alt="Waving flag" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1_BPmk-i73k4tq4BoYLOIGzpEKNppyYlgTEyd5krVtpYWXxUK" height="183" width="276"/></p> <p>&#8220;Another hardcore American&#8221; he says, as we pass in the driving rain.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324835966http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324835966Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600runhaikusenryuweatherrain<p><img alt="Desert walker" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRa7g6zu_ODOxp99zF3e-Sjxhv5qdmbWL94wnLiOe6ywCvDiuCJ" height="225" width="400"/></p> <p>The river&#8217;s water level is normal but mine is</p> <p>                                                                                 low.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323775488http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323775488Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600haikusenryurunwater<p>New shoes and gear increase speed but decrease wealth.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323676511http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323676511Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600senryurunbike<p><img alt="Caution - too fast!" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_3DSyjz0Eg96ATksT4Jh0uXbXO3P3x04e10S_hS3j8v0ssCdZyA" height="258" width="195"/></p> <p>Speed limit is posted but</p> <p>Mine&#8217;s already reached.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323605981http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323605981Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600runsenryu<p><img alt="Cricket" src="http://arturovasquez.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/cricket.jpg" height="225" width="400"/></p> <p>Impossible to dodge</p> <p>Every sunbathing cricket.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323529005http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7323529005Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600haikurun<p><img alt="Christmas in July or July at Christmas" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWGuMtpOX5LjmHNOLWVTG0k0hsJS_1ucHRrSl6hbUbZDUxXvSQ" height="300" width="450"/></p> <p>65 degrees in December,</p> <p>A belated Christmas gift.</p>http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324786484http://tri-ku.tumblr.com/post/7324786484Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:34:00 -0600bikehaikuweather