hey... that guy went to my high school

was reading this and that as I drank the morning coffee...
saw an article on this new work out trend/fitness innovation
thought it interesting as it resembled some of the exercises that I did to recover from an injury some years back

then I caught this name, Kurt Dasbach
he was a few years ahead of me in high school
he was a super talented soccer player
I played soccer... I was a hack
(JV soccer one year in high school... four years of varsity in college Div III)

I recall hearing a story a few years ago about Kurt...
aparently when he was in graduate school he was kicking field goals for Columbia University
a school not known for its sports
the university was on a long time losing streak
kurt was having a great season of kicking all sorts of field goals
in the final seconds of a game he had a chance to win the game by kicking it through the uprights
he shanked it
bummer
although I never knew him
he always seemed like a nice guy
I almost feel bad about telling that story
especially since I have not done any fact checking on it

ny times... suspension training article
same article... different place

was going to delete this
then I realized
even if I sound like a jerk for telling that story
this is still attention and exposure to the invention