The Deer Run 10K Results

Hey everyone, Yes, I know I’ve been absent for a while again.  A lot of stuff going on at work and a baby that’s about 5 weeks away from making her arrival will do that to you! Anyway, on to the news of the day.  I ran the Deer Run 10K this past Saturday – [...]

Why Did I Think This Was A Good Idea?

Running intervals, that is.  I hear about the wonderful benefits of running intervals and what they can do to improve your speed.  This is officially my third attempt with interval running and while each run has been better than the previous one all I can say is “damn these suck!” My trainer during one of [...]

Getting Close To The Half Marathon

Hey everyone, Wanted to stop back by here for a short time to update you on the latest.  Namely, the 10 mile run I managed to bust out yesterday in preparation for the half marathon in about three short weeks. I set a goal of trying to finish the 10 mile run yesterday in a [...]

The Newest Member Of My Family

No, it’s not a baby.  That won’t come for about another seven weeks. This is the bike that I picked up at the bike expo last night.  It’s a 2010 Trek 1.2 Compact.  One of the bike techs working there told me that I was going to go “really fast” on this.  Is there a [...]

Pewaukee Sprint Triathlon…..Registered!

Just registered for the Pewaukee Sprint Triathlon on July 11.  Might as well get into at least one of the races I want to today. .25 mile swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run. Can’t wait!

Bradford Beach Triathlon Cancelled

Bad news! I just found out that the Olympic distance triathlon that I’ve been working up towards – the one that’s really been the end goal of all of my training up to this point – has been cancelled. This race made the most sense because it covered the distance that I was looking for [...]

I’m Buying A Bike!

It’s almost that time to pick up a road bike for the triathlons this summer.  There’s a bike expo in town this weekend (advertising “1500 bikes on site and ready to ride home!”) and I’m going to check it out and quite likely purchase my bike. I’m staying on the lower end of the price [...]

Weigh-In Results – Week 15

This week, I knew my weight wouldn’t be down.  Not that I’m complaining about it at all because that was sort of my strategy for the week. Let me explain.  I finished my run a week ago and I felt absolutely wiped out.  I shot for 5 miles at 7.5MPH and ended up stopping at [...]

Long Running

This weekend, the push towards the half marathon in four weeks continued.  Yesterday, I did 8 miles.  This is the longest distance I’ve run since last year.  The course I ran on was hilly (which will match what the race course will be like) and conditions were windy.  Not ideal for a good long run [...]

Back For A Short While

Seeing as I’ve been gone from here for the last few weeks, I imagine I owe everyone who has continued to visit here an explanation. Short answer – my schedule got too full and something had to give.  Not the best answer I suppose but it is the truth.  I’ve had a lot going on [...]