I have a bone to pick with the National Weather Service. For several days leading up to Ironman Lake Placid, the forecast for the Lake Placid area was for highs in the low 70s and “scattered showers.” As the day drew nearer, the forecast changed a bit, but basically indicated scattered showers and periods of light rain. That’s not exactly what happened.

IM Lake Placid has been on my list for ...

Last weekend at Lake San Antonio was a great success. We had great weather and lots of fun with the Team conquering the Wildflower Long Course. I spent the whole day organizing and supporting. So this week, while the Team rested, I knew I had to get in some mileage. I'm not doing an Ironman, but Wildflower is only 6 weeks away.

Saturday morning I met up with "the girls" ...

It's been a while since I posted anything here... So much for keeping myself honest!

Anyway, this week's weather has been fantastic, so I've made extra-sure to get in as much training as I can.

I started the week with a spin class on Monday at lunch. This class is hard enough as it is, but add to the fact that I had just ridden Hwy 9 the day before. My ...

This morning I took the first step on one of my 2007 resolutions. I rode to work. Steve had been telling me about his ride to work, and my new job is on the way to his, so we decided to ride together. Unfortunately, Steve has to be at work at 8:00 AM, so it was going to be an early day.

On Friday I brought a towel and ...

A week ago, I figured out my new workout plan. With a new job, a new commute, and a new gym, my regular schedule was all out of whack. So I sat down and worked out how to fit it all in. In my grand plan, Tuesday mornings are run days. And, since I'm headed down that way anyways, I plan to do my running at Rancho.

Of course, ...

It being new years and all, it's time for bloggers everywhere to create their obligatory "resolution" post. I'm not sure if you can call me a blogger... considering I haven't posted much over the last few months... and considering I don't think anybody reads this, except maybe my parents.... Hi Mom & Dad!... Well, actually, that probably makes me like about 98% of the bloggers in the world. So... anyway...

Things ...

When I signed up to run the Honolulu Marathon, I knew I could do it. I had finished five Ironman races, so by extension, I had finished five marathons. So, while this was my "first" marathon, it really wasn't. So, barring injury, finishing wasn't the issue. The issue was how fast would I do it?

Throughout the season, I had been working on increasing my run speed. Five years ...

This morning at just before 6AM, my alarm went off. I had been to bed at a reasonable hour, and had even slept well all week. But for whatever reason, I felt bad. I was a little dizzy, and light-headed, and my stomach was a little "off."

But. Today was the 18 miler at Capitola. I could go back to bed, but then I'd just have to do the run ...

Halloween is fun!


Finally, after a tough couple weeks, my IT band is getting better. My method? Roll, Ice, Advil, Massage, Repeat.

Chainsaw Dave was off for a couple weeks putting together his annual haunted house, so in the meantime, the massage part was played by Chris, the massage therapist who comes to our track workouts. He does ...

It's been a while since I wrote here. Two weeks ago, I had just run a "short" 14 miles and kicked off IronTeam 2007!

Following kickoff, I immediately came down with a cold. This seems to be the same cold that everybody got that week. Needless to say, my training suffered.

Some highlights from the last 2 weeks:
20% off night at Sports Basement brought 25+ athletes to the ...