Following the pseudonami we experienced (and, fortunately, survived without any kind of damage whatsoever) here in the islands, the weather has seriously gone downhill. It’s been windy, rainy, or both just about every day since Saturday–the tsunami day–which, ironically, was absolutely beautiful. Rain makes both cycling and running very, very difficult. In some cases, it […]

I’ve been remiss in entering blog carnivals as of late, but this past week I broke that trend and we were featured in the Carnival of Aloha hosted at Homespun Honolulu. If you are visiting us from there, aloha and please consider subscribing! [ad#Google Adsense]

I’m missing my bedtimes. I haven’t submitted to the forces that throw me from my workout schedules but I’m not totally free of those failures either. The weather has been exceptional–until Sunday–but work has been more of an issue than I thought it would be and keeping up my blogging (including here) and writing code […]

I’m a clydesdale, not a thoroughbred racer. My strength on the bike is riding long distances, not riding fast, and certainly not riding up hills. But the reality is, there’s nowhere around here that’s just flats. So I must deal with hills. My main enemy on the hills riding is weight, so shedding every ounce […]

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 went out with a bunch of my Twitter friends for dinner on Friday night and got home past my bedtime, when I found out that Hawai’i was under a tsunami warning. So much for sleeping early and getting the weekend off to a great training start. Instead, while I worried I would have to […]

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 […]

I’m improving, even though I feel like I’ve stepped backwards in some ways. Consistency, as I often say, is the most difficult thing, and recently I’ve not been as consistent in my workouts or diet as I’d like to be. It’s not totally back to the drawing board, but I have to find ways to […]