Catalina Eco Marathon – 2010?
As much as I hate to do it (or admit it), I’m about to pull the plug on Saturday’s Catalina Eco Marathon. I’m still struggling with the decision, but I find it hard to imagine that I’ll make the decision to go. I was excited about this one. But there’s always next year, right? The…
Read MoreAchilles Update
It’s now been 10 days since my last real run and I’m still not sure what is going on. By “going on” I mean whether or how much I’m going to be able to run this fall. As you can probably imagine, it’s just about killing me and I’m having a hell of a time…
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Monthly Summary – October 2009
Here’s October: Swim: 16,513 yardsCycling (outdoors): 31.3 milesCycling (indoors): 3:20 (hours)Run: 161.05 milesStrength Training: 5 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 38 hours Weight: 165.5 So… it was a really good 24 days. I’m withholding judgment on the last seven days of the month for a few more days, until I figure out what’s going…
Read MoreBeing cautious
I had a good week going. I was on course to my longest running week in a couple years. My 11 miles in Griffith Park on Tuesday went great and I felt good on my easy Wednesday run. Thursday night at the track I had a little twinge in my right achilles but by Friday…
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Fad or For Real?
Oh yes I did! Either I’ve fallen prey to the newest running fad or I’m dipping my toes in the barefoot running revolution. It remains to be seen which of those is the correct response to my recent purchase of a pair of Vibram Five Fingers KSO. (Then again, maybe it’s all about the fashion…
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Born to Run
Usually I leave book reviews in the far more capable hands of Valet Reader, but every so often I’ll step in his territory and take a stab at a book review myself. I recently finished Chris MacDougall’s Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. It’s a…
Read MoreAmazing Kona
Like many endurance athletes around the world, I spent most of the day yesterday staring at my computer, watching the Universal Sports live coverage of the Ironman World Championship in Kona. Although the men’s race was a good one, and watching Craig Alexander chase down Chris Lieto on the run to win his second consecutive…
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PB&J
Who eats more peanut butter? Me your average 2nd grade kid? Me. Hands down. I think I have a problem. I can’t remember the last day that I didn’t have at least one peanut butter (and jelly or honey or banana or some combination) sandwich. And then there are the plain spoonfuls and the other…
Read MoreMonthly Summary – September 2009
Here’s September 2009: Swim: 17,090 yardsCycling (outdoors): 63.0 milesCycling (indoors): 3:06 (hours)Run: 92.9 milesStrength Training/Yoga: 2 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 48.75 hours Weight: 166. A little heavier than recent months, but whatever. September was another good month. Coming off Ironman Canada, I gave myself a couple really easy weeks and the recovery time…
Read More“Running” Store
Question for the night: Is there a really good running store in LA? I need one that carries shoes made for “runners”. Now I’ll explain. In New York, I was totally spoiled. As long-time readers know, when I used to live in NYC, I was a loyal customer of a great running/triathlon store called Jackrabbit…
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