Sorry for the prolonged absence (and the abbreviated mispost earlier); the end of last week was very busy at work and then we went straight into full on birthday/memorial day celebration weekend. Then I had access problems using Blogger in Chrome, so assumed it was down on all browsers. I guess the fact that Google [...]

23 days left until Patriot half, meaning just inside 3 weeks of training time left. Work has been a LOT better this week, but I’ve also been putting in a ton of hours to make sure I can enjoy the long weekend to it’s fullest. Case in point I just now finished my work for [...]

Sure, it’s gonna be 80′s and humid today, but it’s still overcast, and it’s going to thunderstorm later on, probably cancelling softball tonight. I can’t control the weather, but I’m not letting that stop me these days. Too close to the bigger races, and want to pack in all the fitness I can. Last night, [...]

Sorry for being a little MIA last week, we had a great deal going on. As long time readers will attest, I’m generally a pretty upbeat guy. You may not know that if you started following in the winter as I am somewhat seasonally affected in terms of my mood, and to say it nicely [...]

It’s 50 degrees and rainy right now. That statement could also have been made anytime in the past 4 days, as we are getting the weather equivalent of Groundhog Day. The puddles are getting too big to ride or run on the Esplanade, and with the rain it just doesn’t feel safe being on the [...]

I try not to complain about my financial situation in life. I have it a lot better than most people for sure. But with Rachelle in school, we’re paying for two triathletes on one salary which means we have to pretty picky about where our triathlon dollars get spent. And because I want Rach to [...]

I love twitter. I mean, it’s like facebook distilled, but without the limitation of having to previously know someone to be able to talk to them. It’s a room full of people who wind up congregating around shared experience or interests. I’ve learned a lot, had short conversations with people I never thought I would [...]

It took a couple of days but I’m feeling a good bit better about how I did in the Season Opener. Back when i was racewalking, my first ever race was a 10k. I finished it in 1:45. The next year I did it in 1:28. I’ve had a couple of 3 miler’s and 5k’s [...]

Today was a sorrow filled day in cycling as the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) saw the death of a 26 year old cyclist yesterday as he made a high speed descent off the last climb of the day. United in grief, the peloton became a relatively slow moving parade across todays planned route; with [...]

It’s 8:30 PM as I begin to write this blog, and I still don’t know how I feel about the race that I finished hours ago. (For a story from someone who knows how she feels about the race, read Rachelle’s race report. But read mine first, because well, you’re already here). A year ago, on [...]