Not the time of year, but what happened to me on my Wednesday evening run. Just a few tenths of a mile into a three mile run I fell for the first time I can remember. My right knee and phone took the brunt of the impact, both with more scratches than I’d like to […]
I’m slipping. It’s been an eventful week for me and I’m behind in my workouts–and I’m feeling more and more tired, maybe because I’ve been trying to cut back on my caffeine intake. I’m running on Wednesday for sure, and again on Thursday. I have a 10K on Saturday that I feel undertrained for. And […]
I’ve been desperately trying to get some training in, particularly for the Haleiwa Metric Century. It’s not been going as well as I want, although I have high hopes. The metric is in less than two weeks and I have yet to do any ride over half its length this year. That ends this weekend […]
I’m running out of time. It’s essentially April and I have several events this month, starting with Saturday’s Ford Island Bridge Run. This’ll be my third year in a row of running this particular 10K. It’s a lollipop course that starts downhill–and ends uphill. In the meantime I’ve not been training like I want to, […]
I’m grieving and lost. There are still many unanswered questions about the death of my cousin Mike at a very young age that may or may not be answered in time. Moreover, I’m lost in training. I have no events this month to train for either; in fact, while I have two runs (a 5K […]
I’m recovered, mostly. It was tough to get through the Great Aloha Run the way I did–even walking part of the way–but it wasn’t so tough to just try to recover by resting and working out more passively with more cycling. And maybe swimming depending on how the week goes. Running has been rewarding in […]
I’m tired and sore. The Great Aloha Run on Monday following a hike and bike ride on Sunday (and a bike ride alone on Saturday) took a lot out of me. That said, I’m pretty pleased with my results. To drop over a minute and a half per mile from my previous best time tells […]
With the Great Aloha Run nearly upon us, I’m winding up my training and resting a bit before the big event. Today’s run was the first in awhile and was relatively slow and easy. I have a longer run on Thursday night and a short quick one on Saturday. The big day is Monday! [ad#Google […]
I’m almost ready. I ran the best overall race of my life this past Sunday at the Johnny Faerber 10K, but I was struggling with the distance–or rather, going harder than I was used to for longer than I was used to. But I did better than ever. I have two weeks to get ready […]
I’m hopeful for an injury free last couple of weeks of training. It’s been a tough few weeks with work, my part time jobs, and my family all presenting issues. I’ve still been largely able to stay on track with my workouts. I haven’t been able, however, to lose the weight I want or follow […]