billhamp 
April 25, 2013I love to play golf. Truth is I’m not very good. I’m not a hack by any means and I have my moments but I consistently fail to live up to my expectations. It all starts with my driver. If I could keep the driver in play I would enjoy the game much more and Continue reading →
billhamp February 27, 2013So the other day I was scrolling through my IPhoto and came across this picture… Sweet picture of my daughter having a Fresh Georgia Peach from The Peach Truck. I’ve told you about them (us) right? I thought so. Anyway, After admiring my daughter for a few minutes I saw something else in this picture. Continue reading →
billhamp October 29, 2012Great night last night with friends. It was yesterday afternoon when I looked at Amanda and said, “Why don’t you text Heather and see if she and Brian want to come over tonight?” She did, they said yes, and 3 hours later we were sitting around the island in the kitchen eating chili and pumpkin Continue reading →
billhamp October 22, 2012Amanda and I are getting away for a few days. Spending some time together just relaxing. I may write a new post or two while gone. I may not. Have no fear though, I am pulling out some oldies but goodies from my previous blogging life. Due to his death last year, you may have Continue reading →
billhamp October 5, 2012I was talking to Amanda tonight and she told me that she thought people would be interested in what I think about for 5 hours when doing a 70.3 (half ironman) I actually think it’s a good question. Before I started doing endurance sport I would often say, “I could / would never run a Continue reading →
billhamp October 2, 2012I’m a Mike Leach fan. For years I was just a casual observer and was fascinated by his offenses at Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech. However, when I read his book last summer I became a big fan. I found the following excerpt from his book Swing Your Sword pretty profound and wanted to share Continue reading →
billhamp September 28, 2012I’m headed out this morning for the Augusta 70.3. I’ll stop in Atlanta to spend Friday with my buddy Ken Coleman and his family. Hopefully get a good nights rest and then make the 2.5 hour drive over to Augusta to get checked in and ready for the race on Sunday. I have trained hard Continue reading →
billhamp September 27, 2012Did you watch the Olympics this year? Swimming? Track and Field? What do you think the margin of victory, in seconds or tenths of seconds, was between first and second place? Between winning Gold and winning Silver? As we all saw, whether it was the 100 meter free or the 100 yard dash, these races Continue reading →
billhamp September 19, 2012So as I mentioned before I have been training for the Augusta 70.3 triathlon. As part of my training I had a 2 hour run scheduled for Saturday morning. Based on the pace I would run this would be around 14 miles. At the end of the day, for most people, 2 hours is a Continue reading →
billhamp September 13, 2012As many of you know I am an aspiring triathlete. In fact, 2-5 hours of my day 5-6 days a week are dedicated to training. I also love to read autobiographies. I love to hear people’s accounts of what made them successful. So when arguably the most successful triathlete of all time writes her story. Continue reading →
