Annual Summary – 2012
2012 was a good year for me with regards to both training and racing. After an inconsistent 2011, I got back into the swing of things in 2012. I only did four races, and they were all different distances, but I got a PR in three of them. Other than a few weeks in November,…
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Monthly Summary – December 2012
Here’s December: Swim: 24,500 meters Cycling (outdoors): 46.0 miles Cycling (indoors): 0:30 (hours) Run: 141.2 miles Strength Training/Yoga: 2 sessions Approximate monthly total training time: 37.75 hours Weight: 168 – I finally got a scale a couple times this month and I was pretty surprised. I’ve been assuming all along that my “normal” weight is…
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Sunrise Trail Run
I love watching the sun rise during a run. This morning, I ran Westridge with the Coyotes and Nils (his photo above) and the views were spectacular. Watching the sun peak over the clouds off in the distance almost always makes the 4:30 wake-up call worthwhile.
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Tidbits
Last week was the first week in a long long time that I biked more miles than I ran. Granted it’s not like I’ve been doing a ton of cycling or running recently, and I only got on the bike once, but that one ride was 46 miles compared to 27 miles of running. Elizabeth…
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Monthly Summary – November 2012 (and knee update)
November definitely wasn’t the training month that I planned, but on reflection, it was probably the month that I needed. Here’s November: Swim: 23,838 meters Cycling (outdoors): 0 miles Cycling (indoors): 1:00 (hours) Run: 73.9 miles Strength Training/Yoga: 2 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 25:20 hours In retrospect, my October training wasn’t very smart. I made the silly…
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Knee Update + Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all! I definitely have a lot to be thankful for. Family, friends, our little guys Gus and Charlie, good health, running, cycling, swimming (lots of swimming recently), and much more. I’ve missed running over the last 10 days, but when I think about everything else I have, I can’t get down about…
Read MoreAnd now, the lame news
And “lame” is appropriate any way you define it. After last Thursday’s crappy run, I slept in a little on Friday and took the day off. I was feeling much better and had a good run on the Backbone with Lukas on Saturday morning. Saturday evening, my right knee started bothering me and I had…
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Well that sucked…
This morning I had pretty much the worst run I’ve had in years. I was tight and sore and couldn’t get my legs to move. My stomach felt like crap. Running uphills, downhills, flats, it didn’t matter; I couldn’t move. Haven’t felt like that in ages. I’m gonna try to forget it and chalk it…
Read MoreMonthly Summary – October 2012
After a flurry of posts immediately after the Bear 100, I was quiet for most of October. Fitting, because October was generally a “quiet” month. I spent the first couple weeks of the month recovering I am definitely still recovering from the Bear. I really didn’t know what to expect after running 100 miles. The only…
Read MoreBear vs. AC
If there’s anyone who actually still reads my blog, that person must be very bored of reading about the Bear 100. But there’s one more post I want to write: How does the Bear 100 compare to AC100? And, is one race harder than the other? I thought about this topic a lot during the weeks…
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