Welcome to Centripedal - A Website About Life and Multisports

Published on Monday 5th of June, 2006

Time to get the wheels rolling here on Centripedal, and so a post to explain just what the heck this website is all about!

Hi there, my name is Mike Papageorge, and this is my website about Life and Multisports. More specifically, it's about finding the balance in life to do the things you want to do and to try and do it all well (grand ambitions, I know, but it's the effort that counts, no?).

I give a shorter version of this post on the about page, but in order to get off to a good start, I figured that I would expand just a bit more about the site and why I feel like doing this.

Why Centripedal, the website?

Where to start?

First off, I used to be fit. I did an Ironman Triathlon back in 2001, but since then my wife Sonia and I have been busy: getting settled in a new country, building a business and getting married. It's been a long fun and exciting process to get where we are, and now I want to get fit again.

So, I have another website where I write, it's about web development, which is what I do to earn a bit of money in life. Through writing that website, I have met some great people and learned a whole lotta stuff.

When I was fit and training, I remember reading online the thoughts and early adventures of an - at the time - unknown triathlete named Gordo Byrn. It seems that he, too has learned a lot through sharing his experiences with the world.

So based on my experiences at Fiftyfoureleven and what I saw happen with Gordo, I figured that I would try and live out my experiences in the wild, so to speak.

Centripedal.com is that place.

So Mike, what can we expect on this site?

Well, for starters, I plan on discussing issues from training to nutrition to psychology, and also productivity and personal growth.

The idea, of course, is to try and be productive, to eliminate wasted time, and to have a more rewarding life together with Sonia, who is also right into this stuff (not the training part so much :).

I would like to point those very ideas at multisport racing and training. Back in 2001 at Ironman Canada, I recall a friend named Bob (hi Bob!) who came into the race with little training, but a lot of base. He kicked my ass, and did it smiling. I smiled to, but I was smiling thru the pain :-) Lots of it. I'm sure he was tired, but I don't think he was hurting the way I was hurting.

So I plan on putting myself into a similar space that my friend Bob was back in 2001 - building myself the best base I can to deal with what life throws at me. In tri-terms, this means a lot of base miles and core strength, a lot of rest and proper nutrition. In life terms, well, I have some ideas and a lot to learn.

And that, I think, is what Centripedal will be all about.

Ohh right, the name

The name Centripedal is a play on the term centripetal, which can be defined as tending to move toward a center. I thought that was fitting, as the balance that I am looking to find could be considered a 'center', and this website it about me trying to find that center.

That, and of course Centripedal has the words tri and pedal in it!

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