Monthly Archives: October 2007

Ouch! The pain train has arrived!

Ok, it’s not fair.  I haven’t even begun my 16 day hard push prior to the Philly Half – and I’m already sore.  Well actually, still sore.  Still feeling Sunday’s 26.2 miles of fun.  Although it’s not bad at all … Read More Here →

The 2008 Marine Corps Marathon Race Report

7:56AM – Sitting in the port-a-potty losing a pound or so.  The race starts in 4 minutes, about a quarter of a mile away.  Uhh…yeah. But, we manage to make it to our spot near the 3:30ish marker just as … Read More Here →

Ready to rumble..or tumble and bumble…

Boy has this been a fun 12 hours.  Took the redeye from Seattle last night and landed around 7:15AM into Dulles this morning.  That picture is on arrival.  it looks like crap outside, and I felt like crap after landing.  … Read More Here →

Pushing through a 95MPH Headwind

I’m sitting here at 36,000 feet and cruising across over endless farmland with a solid 100+MPH headwind, working our way towards Seattle for a quick 48 hour set of meetings. I’ve traded a very wet (and warm) Washington DC, for … Read More Here →

Drafting – My 2008 Race Schedule

It is with great fanfare (ok, so perhaps no fanfare) that I present my 2008 schedule.  Well a draft of it anyway’s.  I started with a list of some 32 ‘potential events’.  Many of them collected from various sources over … Read More Here →

Half-Mary here I come

In my random driving around today I decided on which half I’m going to do.  After looking at my options (all two of them: Philly and Outer Banks), I’m going with Philly’s Half.  It will be a shorter drive, and … Read More Here →

Things I don’t understand

I should be sleeping.  But I can’t sleep.  I should be sleeping because I have to wake up in less than 6 hours to meet up with some tri folks for a swim.  Swimming of course not being my strong … Read More Here →

Cycling in the middle of nowhere

I had to make a quick trip down to North Carolina, to a town just about 20 miles south of the Virginia border for some meetings yesterday.  Given I had my usual bike workout planned for Tuesday I figured it … Read More Here →

Wanted: Half Marathon Race in next 60 days

I’ve been contemplating for a while now to try and qualify for the New York Marathon next year based on a half-marathon time (the whole lottery thing this year didn’t work out too well for me).  For my age group, … Read More Here →

Spinning around in circles

It seems as though whenever I end my swim and leave the rec center there is a spinning class going on.  One of these days I’ve got to actually try it out.  The crowd at this particular place appears a … Read More Here →

“You’ve lost too much weight, we can’t help you”

This whole triathlon sport is costing me quite a bit of cashola.  $1,300 for the bike (yes, cheap, I know), $500 for Ironman registration fee, and countless other hundreds of dollars for various other ancillary costs (ok, it’s actually probably … Read More Here →

Single-speeds are for wimps!

Don’t deny it – you want this bike as much as you want the guy in spandex riding it (which to be absolutely clear, is.not.me). The best part is if you go to the main site and click on the … Read More Here →

My poor mountain bike

When I bought the ‘Black Diamond’ some 12-15 years ago to deliver the local hometown newspaper on a short 2.2 mile route – it had no idea what was in store for it.  It must thought life was grand splashing … Read More Here →

Concrete: 1, Me: 0

It happens about once a year it seems.  Usually about this time of year in fact.  The leaves change color, the temperature starts to decline(ok, not here but somewhere else apparently), and I face plant it into the ground during … Read More Here →

Warren Miller Fall 2007 Film Tour Schedule

Woohoo! I just noticed that the Warren Miller fall tour schedule is up and available.  For those that don’t know; I’m a bit of a ski nut.  Probably comes from growing up in Seattle and skiing from about 3 years … Read More Here →

Totally awesome tri sticker!

I stumbled onto this sticker a few days ago at the Army 10 Miler expo.  Yes folks – it does indeed rock and is going straight onto the bike case. After some searching, it turns out you can buy it … Read More Here →

Army 10 Miler Race Report

Dang it’s hot today.  To illustrate my point – here’s a screen shot of the the weather.com page for the area: Now mind you – it was actually far more humid earlier in the day (albeit slightly cooler).  I wasn’t … Read More Here →

Taste Testing: Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Brownie Fudge vs Low Fat Version

Yes folks – you know you wanted it!  A complete comparison between the two variants of the same Ben & Jerry’s flavor: Chocolate Brownie Fudge.  One is the ‘normal’ version, the other the ‘low fat’ version (speaking of which, did … Read More Here →

Ekk! Tri shorts going invisible!

Rur-roh Scooby!  My tri-shorts are going translucent…and in some scenic places too! I had picked up a pair of Pearl Izumi Tri shorts back earlier this summer.  They seemed to work fairly well, fairly basic – but good.  However, the … Read More Here →

Pool Frustration

Grr…I’ve never had this much trouble trying to get in my swim workout.  Normally I swim Wednesday/Friday/Sunday.  This week I’m out in Seattle for work related stuff so I’ve converted to running/biking around Redmond and on the Burke Gilman trail, … Read More Here →

My wetsuit makes brown water

After removing my wetsuit in T1 during the Nation’s Tri on Saturday, I left it in the transition area for the rest of the race (dragging it along on the bike or run didn’t seem like it would improve my … Read More Here →

The Nation’s Triathlon Race Report

Boo-yah, that’s about all I have to say. Here’s the short version: 7th in age group (out of 90), with PR’s in every category known to mankind. 7 561 RAINMAKER 25 Alexandria VA 15 26:17 3:20 16 1:05:30 1:05 11 … Read More Here →