Blog - Josh Spector

I’ve Got A Job To Do!

This weekend, I’m helping Rod: (At the 2011 Catalina Eco Marathon) Cross this finish line: (photo from John Fegyveresi’s 2011 race report) I got called in somewhat last minute when Colin and Kristin decided to have their baby a month early, which meant Colin couldn’t go pace Rod as originally planned. So, I’ll be pacing…

White River 50 Race Report

Better late than never, right? (Admittedly, though, this is ridiculous.) As promised, White River 50 is a damn tough race. Also as promised, the course is beautiful and the green, forest pine tree trails aren’t like anything we have down here in Southern California. The icing on the cake is that Race Director Scott McCoubrey puts on…

Plant Power Anniversary!

One year ago today, I started my “Vegan Challenge“. It started at a month-long test and 12 months later, I’m still going strong. It’s been a great learning process and not only do I feel physically good, learning about health and diet and implementing what I’m learning gives me a psychological boost. The biggest change…

Monthly Summary – July 2012

Crystal clear at Mile 18-ish on the White River 50 course. Mt. Rainier in the background.(official race photo by Glenn Tachiyama) Here’s July 2012: Swim: 5,540 meters Cycling (outdoors): 25.6 miles Cycling (indoors): 0:00 (hours) Run: 312.5 miles Strength Training/Yoga: 4 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 57.25 hours Weight: I should just stop including this section…

White River 50 – Race Result

White River 50 = done. It was a long, and at times grueling day, but I made it through and should be happy with my 8:32:53 time and 37th (out of 275 finishers) overall place. The course is beautiful and we had pretty much perfect weather. The crystal clear views of snow-capped Mt. Rainier were amazing. And the…

White River 50

And, after what feels like a very long hiatus from racing (it’s been four months since the LA Marathon and almost eight since the North Face 50), I’m psyched to be getting at it again tomorrow morning at the White River 50 in Crystal Mountain, Washington. The course promises to be challenging, with 8,700 feet of…

AquaGear.com and Aqua Sphere K-180 Goggles

These days I’d be hard-pressed to call myself a “triathlete”. Other than a nice ride with my Dad earlier this month, I haven’t been on my bike in ages. And for a while there, I wasn’t even making it to the pool. I have to admit that I don’t expect to spend very much time…

Shoe Review: Saucony Peregrine 2 and Saucony Kinvara 3

If you read my blog you know that I’m something of a running shoe geek. I enjoy reading and learning about and trying out different shoes and styles and technology and I have pretty strong opinions about what I actually like to train and race in. You also might remember that, despite finding shoes that…

Good news!

Since “graduating” from radiation therapy last January, I’ve had to go back to UCLA for an MRI and follow-up with the radiation oncologist every six months. I had my original MRI in June 2003, and since then I’ve had at least 20 MRIs (follow up from the original surgery, surrounding the second surgery and follow…

Monthly Summary – June 2012

Here’s June 2012: Swim: 4,300 meters Cycling (outdoors): 0.0 miles Cycling (indoors): 0 (hours) Run: 298.3 miles Strength Training/Yoga: 5 sessions Approximate monthly total training time: 56.5 hours Weight: No idea. One of these days I’ll get on a scale. I’m just curious. June was a really good month. It was a really good personal month and a…