Beautiful weather. Perfect for riding and running. Rode 40 miles and ran 8. Had planned on riding 101 miles and running 1. Then changed my mind about mile 25. Yesterday I made more bike adjustments. Didn’t plan on that, but… Read More »Great training day
Healthy Body
It’s been over a month since posting a note. Sad to say I needed an attitude adjustment, and it took this long for the negative thoughts to go away. From the beginning I was told this race is won by… Read More »Ironman training update
Ironman training update
Yesterday I spoke with someone associated with running the AZIM, and she’s confident that the Tempe Town Lake will be repaired by November 1, 2010. Just in time for the 11/21 Ironman. So, I started looking for articles supporting that… Read More »Update: Repair to Tempe Town Lake
Update: Repair to Tempe Town Lake
It’s been a few weeks since my last post; no I didn’t quit. Rather I’ve been traveling with workout clothes in tote. Did I workout? Not really. Was I affected by the break? Yes & no. I had a great… Read More »Century #1
Century #1
This evening I did my first open swim in nearly 10 years. Yep, it’s just a unnerving as I remember it to be. Considering all, today’s swim was easy; only four other swimmers in a beach with 150-yards of a… Read More »Murky water
Murky water
Had a great birthday ride yesterday. The plan was to go 81 miles, but only did 70. Nothing to sneeze at, especially since 90% of the ride was climbing hills. Okay, how’d we loose 10 miles? It’s a math problem.… Read More »10 miles lost
10 miles lost
For the first time in 6 weeks I swam one mile. It felt great. Shoulder is a bit tight but (thankfully) not in pain. Plus, the real good news is that it only took 45 minutes. Not bad. Tomorrow’s my… Read More »Back in the pool
Back in the pool
Yesterday’s ride felt good. It was 68.5 miles, and for the first time Jim Manton’s professional bike fit was really tested. With a new handlebar/saddle, plus new positions for the clips, saddle & bar, I started the ride praying it… Read More »Bike fit update
Bike fit update
Last weekend I wrote about being tired of training. In a sense I hit another brick wall after my last brick practice. Running after riding is more difficult than I imagined. Then last Wednesday I met Scout Basset, a physically… Read More »In the beginning there was Bob Babbitt
In the beginning there was Bob Babbitt
Recently I heard Scout speak about the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). Scout shared her amazing story of being born in China, loosing a leg as an infant, and living in an orphanage till age 7 (during which time she was… Read More »Scout Bassett & CAF