It’s hot, but I’m satisfied. After a crazy week with an odd schedule (an off day on Wednesday where I couldn’t work out because I was running around like crazy trying to get a wireless Internet link for an outdoor wedding set up plus a working weekend), I finally had a day off Monday where […]

This post is cross posted with my other blog, Uncommon Cents: One of the things I really like is something that lasts a long, long time without needing replacement–or that can be reused over and over again with a little bit of work. Profile Designs Bar Wrap–bicycle handlebar tape for the uninitiated–is one of those […]

I overdid it. I was off this past week (and while my life was somewhat disrupted by an unexpected death in the family) and very ambitious about my workout schedule. The weather was also great. Too great. I was stopped in my tracks by a case of heat exhaustion on Tuesday’s two hour ride. Heat […]

I’m tired, stiff, and hot–which means that I had a decent workout yesterday. The issue is that it’s not as long as I want. Remember that it was just April when I did a 62 mile ride without much trouble, but I’m not convinced I could do the same now. But I’ll get there. Fitness […]

I’m still not a fan of running. I don’t think I ever will be, even if I’m doing it better than I ever have before. But I will say this: running is likely helping to save my life. There’s no more time efficient and cost efficient aerobic exercise for me than running. Putting in half […]

I’ve had a couple of uneven weeks with events (the Hale’iwa Metric Century and the Jamba Juice Bananaman Run), which have combined with the weather and the rest of my life to make my training schedule erratic, to say the least–and let’s not forget my flat old laziness. So, right now, I’m writing down this […]

I’ve finished my first of three ambitious group rides this year: the Hale’iwa Metric Century, sixty two miles, which is the easiest of the three. Next up is the Livestrong Challenge in Philadelphia, followed by the Honolulu Century Ride. Yet, while I’ve come to terms with the Bianchi which replaced the stolen Cannondale last year, […]

I’m still amazed how well I did at the Hale’iwa Metric Century and Ford Island Bridge 10K, mostly because my feeling is that my training was sub optimal. To test how I’ll do with continued less than optimal training and diet, I have a 5K this weekend. How well I’ll do I don’t know. The […]

I’m slowed by weather and my schedule. Last week I was out every night either working or work meetings or social obligations. Saturday I spent just recovering, and Sunday–today–the rain is horrible. Not the best training, no. And in addition, because I’ve been on the go so much my diet has been lacking too. This […]

While I’ve been doing a lot more organized runs than organized rides, I will say this: I am much more of a cyclist than anything else athletically. Certainly more than a runner or a swimmer or a basketball player. And I’m going to have to make sure that’s true to tackle the Livestrong Challenge successfully. […]