If there’s a golden triangle of qualities of an athlete–speed, strength, and endurance–I’m certainly lacking in the first. I’m a horribly slow runner. My times in the Great Aloha Run are about 13 minutes a mile–I’m the opposite of a sprinter there. While I don’t like running (okay, I hate running), I also know that […]
Motivation is among the most important things that anyone dealing with a health condition–let alone someone who is training for an athletic event or just for weight loss–has to deal with. What motivates me? My primary motivation is to outlive my mother, and also to see my nine year old niece grow up. After my […]
What’s realistic in terms of your goals? That’s a tough question. I think when I started this journey back in 2002, if I said my goal was to lose 80 pounds, I’d have thought of myself as crazy. Yet here we are, more than 80 pounds later. Of course, that 80 pounds took years to […]
As I confessed here some time ago, even though I’ve done the Great Aloha Run (twice), the Ford Island Bridge 10K, and hobbled badly through but finished the Honolulu Marathon, I hate running. But that said, there’s still some positives to this exercise I don’t like but participate in nonetheless: Low cost: Running doesn’t cost […]
This week, like so many April and May weeks over the past few years, is being spent on the beginnings of trying to work myself into “century shape”–the shape I need to be in to ride 100 miles. It’s early in the season, but it needs to happen. I’m skipping over to week seven of […]
I learned these from The Non-Runner’s Marathon Training Guide, but they really make sense for any kind of athletic endeavor, particularly like these runs and bike rides. Here are your two most important athletic goals with any event: 1) No injuries 2) Finish In particular, the Non-Runner’s Marathon Training Guide asks that you not have […]
Sorry to disappoint those of you who are tuning in for yet another episode in my story (like I’m all that interesting), but I thought I’d let you know that I did register yesterday for the Honolulu Bicycling League Century Ride, marking the fourth straight year I’ll participate in it. I’m training, although not as […]
If you want to run the Honolulu Marathon in 2009, your days are May 23rd and 24th. Those are the days for early registration at The Sports Authority in Waikele. If you register then, your cost is a meager $30, as opposed to the “late” registration of $225 after November 13 (ouch!). So, if you’re […]
I love cycling, but it’s also work, especially when training for an event. When I’m gearing up for the century ride, I’m riding four days a week. It’s fun but it’s a commitment. When you have a full time job (and a part time job, and a blog, and another blog, and other commitments), it’s […]
If you want the best price on registering for my favorite athletic event of the year, the Honolulu Century Ride, it closes at the end of the month. Please consider registering if you’re on O’ahu, or maybe even if you’re not (I see Team in Training chapters from all over when I do this ride). […]