Despite the fact that my training has not been all I want it to be as of late, I feel like my plan for this year’s events and fitness has really been coming together. For example, even without optimal training, I had a better than expected result at the Ford Island 10K, and I just […]

I’m anxious. The Haleiwa Metric Century, my first really long event of the season, is next week. While cycling is lots easier on the body than running, most running events–save the marathon–don’t have you out on the road for hours on end. My own training–low “recovery” heart rate running–keeps me out there longer on ten […]

I haven’t focused on it too much recently but I need to: Livestrong Philadelphia is coming in August. I’m not ready. Between now and then I have to make travel arrangements, housing arrangements, bike shipping arrangements, and train. All of this to fly across the country and ride an unfamiliar course with people I’ve yet […]

I’m feeling okay but a little worried. The weather, my sore ITB, and my schedule have conspired to get me less training time than I’d like–although admittedly, that didn’t hurt me in the Ford Island 10K. The one event coming up at the end of the month is one I haven’t ridden since two years […]

I’m enthused for the first time in awhile. As I detailed yesterday, my Ford Island Bridge Run 10K result was not just substantially better than last year’s–which was a fiasco–it was substantially better than my disappointing result at the Great Aloha Run. Now, however, the emphasis is really more cycling than running, with the Haleiwa […]

After my disappointing performance in the Great Aloha Run, I was worried about how I’d do in the Ford Island Bridge 10K. This is the second time I’ve run this race and last year I struggled through it mightily. It appears I didn’t need to worry. The day started off with rain. A lot of […]

Today is the day before the day of the Ford Island Bridge 10K, which I am somewhat but not as well trained for as I’d like. I have to be doing better than last year, however, when I had a gouty arthritis attack a few days before. In preparation for this run, I will be, […]

I’m getting serious. Time is running out. Not for anything but my events next month (that sounded pretty ominous) but I don’t really have a lot of training time left. The Ford Island Bridge Run–10K out and back–is in early April, and the Haleiwa Metric Century is in late April. I’m feeling like I could […]

It’s raining. It’s windy. It’s cold. I’m tired. I have reports due. I’m not up to date on my blog. Enough. Excuses, valid or not, are not what’s going to get me into shape to do the Ford Island 10K, the Haleiwa Metric Century, the Livestrong Challenge, or the Honolulu Century. Only working out and […]

Training for athletic events–or just trying to get in or maintain shape, period–is full of opportunities to doubt yourself and quit. Every. Single. Day. What’s helpful–to a point–is the support of others. In fact, that’s not just what a training partner is for, that’s what Twitter is for. Since I often Tweet while running(!) and […]