Ouch, my stupid neck

Posted by on July 17, 2009 in Training

I don’t really know how it happened, but I woke up last week with one of worst sore necks in recent memory.  Actually, it’s not clear to me if it happened because of sleeping with my head/neck at a near-right angle to the body or if I pulled something while doing pull-ups.  I bought this […]

Philadelphia and Montauk Lighthouse Triathlons

Posted by on July 13, 2009 in Training

Been a while since I’ve posted, mostly because of a busy summer, but I’ll cover some quick elements from the Philadelphia Olympic Distance Triathlon and the upcoming Montauk Lighthouse Sprint Triathlon. Philly: – I had expectations of doing better than in previous years, but I didn’t expect to do as well as I did.  This […]

Update on Dad’s Cycling Trip

Posted by on June 24, 2009 in Training

This is the latest e-mail from my father who, for those who don’t know, is on his second epic cycling trip.  His first one was two years ago when, at age 70, he decided to cycle from our family home in northern NJ to Los Angeles to raise money for several charities.  More than anything […]

Health Net Triathlon

Posted by on June 15, 2009 in Training

This past Saturday, I raced in the Health Net Triathlon.  I actually work for Health Net, so it was a special occasion for me to be able to represent my company at the race. I consider this event to be a “mom-and-pop” event given the contrasts to the bigger, elite events like the NYC, LA, Chicago, […]

Black Bear Triathlon

Posted by on June 3, 2009 in Training

This past weekend, Elizabeth and I competed in the Black Bear Triathlon in Beltzville, PA.  We essentially spent the weekend at her folks’ place in Allentown, but the decision to do so was hedged around this race.  In all, it was a spectacular weekend and so much happened.  In the interest of brevity, I’ll bullet-point […]