I’ve come to the conclusion that balance is tough to come by. Between working my two jobs, cycling, running, blogging, podcasting, photography, and writing code, it’s tough to find time for everything. Certain things get neglected. Certain things get dropped, at least for awhile. I’m not going to give anything up, but it’s clear I […]
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, […]
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 […]
Even though I’ve switched my emphasis from running to cycling at this point in the year, the reality is my next organized event isn’t a ride, it’s a run: the Ford Island Bridge 10K. I did this run for the first time a year ago. Ford Island is in the middle of Pearl Harbor and […]
I’m on the downside of the cycle. One of the best things about working out is that it helps manage stress; one of the worst things about working out is when you don’t do it, you can really feel your stress acutely. Like right now, when any touch to my neck brings a crack and […]
I’m not out of my funk yet. Despite my joy over my recent bike maintenance spree, not all is well. I’ve actually fallen twice in the last week–both at practical standstills without injury–after going a few months without one (and that one was when I was struck by a car). I’ve also missed one run […]
This is a cross post from my other blog, Uncommon Cents, which is about personal finance: I’m a runner. I’m not great at it by any means, but I do it. In fact, I just finished my third race of the year, the Great Aloha Run, even though I didn’t do as well in it […]
While I love my running training schedule–alternating hard/short and easy/long days–and I’ve expanded it to be a similar schedule for my cycling, there’s no question that I don’t get faster unless I do intervals and hard efforts. And hard efforts mean pain. It’s not fun, but it does help. My endurance has always been my […]