I have a certain amount of post ride letdown. The metric century was great in many ways. Hard and challenging but fun and saw some of my favorite Twitter folks then. But it was definitely the best ride I’ve had for awhile. The issue is I can’t really peak yet. Lots more to go, a […]
The Metric Century was a real challenge, but I made it through–and I didn’t die. In fact, I was doing well enough to be back in town on the beach in the afternoon at the third annual Hawai’i Geek Meet. So the verdict is, even if I was a bit sore and if even if […]
I’m hurting a little but I’m far from defeated. The Haleiwa Metric Century was a great, hard ride on a Sunday morning in great weather. It let me know where I was in terms of my training and how far I have to go. That can either be one hundred miles on the bike or […]
No, it wasn’t hell. It was quite short of it, but it was still pretty tough. That makes it more like sixty two miles of heck. The Hale’iwa Metric Century started on Sunday morning at 7:30 am in, of course, Hale’iwa, which is on the north shore of O’ahu and far from me. I got […]
I’m going, ready or not. Sunday is the Hale’iwa Metric Century, and whether I’m going to do great or not will be determined by the training I’ve already done. There’s nothing to do but get a little bit of rest and drive across the island early on Sunday for a 62 mile bike ride. I’m […]
The Metric Century run by the Honolulu Bicycling League is one of the more scenic organized rides in the United States. The first time I did the metric, however, it started in Waikiki, went through Waimanalo, then into Kailua, and came back the other way. The route changed a few weeks back in honor of […]
I’m thinking strategy. It’s always tough to figure out the best way to ride or run an event, and even then, my strategies don’t always work–and sometimes I fail to follow them. For instance, going by heart rate, my plan in the Great Aloha Run and the Ford Island 10K was identical: start off at […]
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 winded, but I’m not giving in. It’s been ridiculously windy during my recent rides, sometimes sending me on very modest hills down under 10 mph on my rides. The speedometer is sometimes discouraging. The truth is, I focus on speed too much, in part because I’m not fast–even when I enter races, I’m not […]