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
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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
Scout Bassett & CAF
Can’t say the week was eventful or overly taxing, but the truth is — I’m tired, and my body is sore all over. So to ease the pain I’m drinking wine (first time in over a month). On my second… Read More »Just tired
Just tired
Good news: The IMAZ wasn’t happening when the dam broke. Bad news: Tempe Town Lake, a mainstay in the Arizona triathlon community, is down to less than three feet in depth after the dam holding the lake exploded yesterday evening.… Read More »Arizona dam breaks @ Tempe Town Lake … damn
Arizona dam breaks @ Tempe Town Lake … damn
Getting a professional bike fit was something I’ve wanted to do since hearing Jim Manton speak at a triathlon meeting. His speech was fascinating. So technical — wattage & power & angles & stack & drop. When I bought the… Read More »A professional bike fit with Jim Manton
A professional bike fit with Jim Manton
After a fellow cyclist (Cliff) wouldn’t stop giving me hell for putting up with shoulder pain, I bit the bullet and paid for physical therapy. I was very reluctant because of past physical therapy (PT) experiences, and it’s expensive too;… Read More »Shoulder PT with Jack Chen
Shoulder PT with Jack Chen
A few weeks back I mentioned meeting a cyclist who finished the IMAZ three times, and he said the #1 way to finish the race is to successfully play the Mind Game. Since then the mind game has been on… Read More »Winning the mind game
Winning the mind game
It took 4 hours and 45 minutes to ride 68.5 miles. Here’s the route: Heritage Park – Santiago- Live Oak – Antonio – Crown Valley- PCH- Newport CoastFind more Bike Rides in Irvine, California Live Oak and Trabuco Canyon had… Read More »Riding 68.5 miles
Riding 68.5 miles
Today I ran for an hour, and at mile two I wanted to stop. Then I thought of Gail Devers, the fastest woman in the world, and how she almost had her feet amputated from Graves Disease. Then I thought… Read More »Break through with running
Break through with running
This was a good training week. It took me till Tuesday to recuperate from last Saturday’s brick training session. But by Wednesday I ran (till a coyote jumped on the road and wouldn’t move; time for me to turn around).… Read More »Ice is my friend