Category Archives: Triathlon

It was an exceptionally difficult weekend of training.  We are just over a month away from IMNZ, and soon will begin our tapering so our weekend training has been quite challenging. On Saturday we faced the “Great Western Loop” twice! … Continue reading →

After the 85 mile hilly bike ride followed by an hour run, on schedule today was the long run for the week – 2.5 hours. I expected to be very sore and uncomfortable on the run, but surprisingly, I felt … Continue reading →

Thanks to the generosity and support of my mother, I purchased a new Cervelo P2 on Friday.  I don’t have much time left until IMNZ, so I decided to break it in on the hilly 85 mile ride from Solana … Continue reading →

I had the best swim session of the training season thus far.  3400 yards (136 laps, just under 2 miles) in 90 minutes.  The race distance is 4225 yards or 169 laps in the pool.  While I still have a … Continue reading →

During the 2011 Christmas holiday, I came down with a fairly nasty sinus infection.  It caused coughing that wouldn’t clear up and my last hard ride was on December 23.  As we were heading into a recovery week after Christmas, … Continue reading →

Ironman New Zealand 2012 is rapidly approaching and the team is still a long way from our goal of raising $500,000 to help cure blood-related cancers. Your donation can help us achieve our goal.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if 2012 … Continue reading →

As I am recovering from a fairly tough cold and severe cough, my training for the year is more or less wrapped up. Fortunately, this past week was a recovery week so getting sick didn’t put me too far into … Continue reading →

Today was a beautiful day for a ride.  Clear and crisp in the morning and warming up to the mid 60s by the afternoon. The workout was Cabrillo Repeats: meeting at Liberty Station, riding up to Cabrillo National Park and … Continue reading →

My life seems to have been on hold for the past few weeks as I attempted to balance work, training and personal and family commitments.  Fortunately, I made it through November and the Thanksgiving Holiday relatively unscathed! The daily schedule … Continue reading →

Today the team road the Great Western Loop.  It is a wonderfully hilly ride that through some very scenic and remote areas of eastern San Diego county and the Cleveland National Forest.  As per our training, this was a long, … Continue reading →