While I still have to change out my bottom bracket, I spent some time replacing the pedals on my bike and the cleats on my shoes. I’m ready. The weather isn’t, but I am. I’m off on Friday, so that’s going to be the next day I ride. I wish I could do it sooner, […]

I’m not quite recovered but things are going well. Had a fast run tonight (four miles, although I did a little bit more since I forgot to turn on my Garmin Forerunner 305 for the first little bit) at a pace of just under 12 minutes a mile–close to race pace for me. My knees […]

It’s the day after. I’m not as sore as I usually am, although I am tired and a little sore. I didn’t have the cramping that has plagued me throughout the years but I was certainly not fast–my first half was faster than my second half, and I suspect I was on the verge of […]

I’m sick but true to my word, it’s not stopping me–although it is slowing me down. It’s not slowing me down in the sense of making me slower running or riding, but it’s slowing me down from getting up in the morning and feeling more and more tired earlier in the day and evening. There’s […]

I did my first ride of substance since Livestrong Philly today, a 25 mile ride along some very familiar streets. I was a little sick, fighting the start of a cold. Still, it was harder than I imagined it would be, and I was definitely feeling hungry and a little weak. Interestingly, I had just […]

On my bike, that is. I finally put my bike back together since I had a few days off after a nine out of ten day work stretch. My left pedal bearings are starting to seize, so it’s likely time to replace those pedals (I love my ancient Times but finding cleats for them is […]

I’m running. I’m not much of a fan of running, but I’ve been doing it more and more recently since the Honolulu Marathon is coming. This is not to say that the Honolulu Century Ride isn’t coming sooner–it is–but I’m more concerned with my running than my riding. I’m finding that the Garmin Forerunner 305 […]

Cramping is my usual downfall in long rides, but they typically start closer to mile 70. I wasn’t all that close to mile 70. I needed to get off the bike and walk; Philly Jen stayed with me. I ended up needing to get off and walk a tremendous amount of hills; previous to this, […]

The Honolulu Century Ride is just a few weeks away and I haven’t been back on the bike since my aborted Livestrong Challenge ride. That changes this week. I’ve been concentrating mostly on running recently because the Honolulu Marathon is also approaching, but I can’t skimp on the riding. I’m off a couple of days […]

Part two of my Livestrong Challenge journey (well, the athletic part two) was the bike ride. The ride is a century although folks can do either 20, 45, 70, or the full 100 (probably more like 95). The terrain was a bit intimidating from driving around but I didn’t do a bike ride at all […]