One week til Eagleman
Posted by Admin on June 4, 2010 in Training
I don’t want to fully believe that the new shoes deserve sole credit (pardon the pun), but it looks like I’m climbing out of the valley. I bought two new pairs of sneakers, one by Asics who has been my brand of choice for a few years now, and another by K-Swiss. The K-Swiss pair […]
In the valley…
Posted by Admin on May 25, 2010 in Training
There are peaks and valleys in most training programs. One trains to “peak” at the right time; that is, the goal is to be physically primed and ready to go with strength, endurance, and speed on race day. Typically, athletes pick an “A” race or two within the season and customize training leading up to […]
Humidity in Houston
Posted by Admin on May 19, 2010 in Training
I was in Houston last weekend (a four day stay actually) to meet Roya’s family and though tempted to compete in the Silverlake Sprint Triathlon, I decided against it for a few reasons. It would have cost me $100 per flight to ship my bike plus the $75 entry fee, all for a race that […]
Escape From Alcatraz and Spring Couples Relay
Posted by Admin on May 11, 2010 in Training
As usual, I’m taking forever to get posts up on this site, the potential result of which is another entry with pages of content. I don’t want to do that to my adoring public (cough), so I’ll bullet point the highlights of the last two weeks: Escape From Alcatraz: I didn’t do any pre-race training […]
Alcatraz is three days away!
Posted by Admin on April 29, 2010 in Training
I’ve been terribly remiss in maintaining this blog. Lots of reasons out there: a new (and fabulous) girlfriend, a heavy dose of training, an expansion of territory under my direction at work, and issues with my building (I’m president of the condo association). None are worth going into here; who really wants to hear about […]