Blog - Josh Spector

Headed home

After a really good long weekend on the east coast, we’re flying home in a few hours. And I’m ready. We spent Friday, Saturday and part of Sunday in Providence for a wedding. It’s always fun going back to Providence. It’s a great little city. I did one nice run around campus to check out…

Master’s Swimming

I swam with a Master’s Team for the first time today. I’ve been thinking about working out with a Master’s Team for a few years now and, in connection with the move, promised myself that I would try it in LA. I’ve avoided it because first, I like the flexibility of training when I want,…

How It’s Made – Custom Carbon Bikes (Guru Crono)

Tonight on “How It’s Made 6” (Discovery Science, 9:30pm) one of the segments will show how the Guru Crono is made. There’s a teaser for the episode here. The finished product has the same paint scheme as mine, but mine was first.

Monthly Summary – April 2009

Here’s April: Swim: 18,455 yardsCycling (outdoors): 79.95 milesCycling (indoors): 0:30 (hours)Run: 97.80 milesStrength Training/Yoga: 0 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 26.25 hours Weight: 162.5 April was a good month. It was a great month compared to March, but even on its own, life was pretty happy during April. We moved into our new place…

Oh Canada?

Remember way way back in August when I signed up for Ironman Canada? I spent most of the fall, winter and spring trying not to think about it too much. I signed up on the spur of the moment in the middle of my post-Lake Placid high. Then reality set in and I wasn’t running,…

Miscellany

Random mid-week stuff: The official Boston pictures are online and I was hoping to copy some here, but marathonfoto.com is just too smart. They have the pictures protected. Here’s the best I could do: The good thing is that it’s proof that I finished and I was conscious enough to remember to look up at…

Boston Marathon – April 20, 2009

Boston is in the books. It was quite a day! I was up at 5; ate oatmeal and an apple, got my stuff together and was out the door before 6. It wasn’t nearly as cold as I had feared and I was warm in the layers I’d put on. Catching the T into town…

3:21:17

It was HARD, but so much fun! The course is really tough, crazy rolling hills throughout. I’m proud of myself. Full report to follow once I’m back home. Thanks to everyone for your support!

Here goes nothing… wish me luck!

Everything’s done. I’m all checked in, have my clothing and gear for tomorrow laid out. I’ve done my shopping at the expo (I just had to buy the jacket!). I’ve eaten all I can eat and drank enough fluids to float the ark. I’ve done the training and worked out a race plan. Of course,…

Boston – Here I come

It’s been a long time coming, but I am finally about to run Boston. I qualified nearly two-and-a-half years ago and had been thinking about qualifying for some time before that. I have to admit that I’m a little bit surprised that I’m actually running Boston. It wasn’t until pretty late in my training for…