A little bit of guilt

Posted by on April 22, 2008 in Training

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an entry and I feel guilty about it. It’s not due to a lack of training; quite the contrary, but the guilt factor is part of the problem. I feel really good these days; my distance workouts are solid. I feel strong, my nutritional plans are coming together […]

Gonna be a long weekend

Posted by on April 3, 2008 in Training

It’s been a decent week of training but not great. I swam a mile straight for the first time this season and felt totally relaxed and able to easily swim quite a bit more. I usually put together swim workouts that comprise of a warmup, a couple of main sets, and if there’s time, drills […]

The March Madness Biathlon

Posted by on April 3, 2008 in Training

I raced in the March Madness Biathlon in Central Park this past Sunday, March 31st, in Central Park.  It was advertised as a 2 mile run, a 12 mile bike, and another 2 mile run.  Of course, I need to know exact measurements so I determined that it was a 2.25 mile run course and […]

Training in Las Vegas

Posted by on April 3, 2008 in Training

I had a very difficult time in my 16 mile run in the desert.  In the early part of the preceding night, I had been so disciplined and avoided drinking beer or eating bad food.  All bets were off as the night progressed, but I was careful to not do anything to excess… except for […]

It’s Mr. President to you

Posted by on March 20, 2008 in Random pontification

As most of you know, I bought a condo in Harlem in June 2007. The unit is an apartment in a brownstone, but in fact, the developer bought two brownstone buildings and combined them together to make it a double-wide brownstone with a single address and shared access. There are 10 units in total and […]