I woke up bright and early at 6:15 and got ready. It turned out to be a beautiful day without a rain cloud in sight. It was, however, a tad cold. So I got all my running clothes on and headed out the door. My car said that it was a chilly 52 degrees, but [...]
Archive for November, 2008
26 Nov
Lunch time adventure
So it is raining here in good ‘ol SoCal- bust out the Doppler 7000! To give you an idea of how it is like, here is a normal day view from my office: And here is what it looks like today: Same view…where did the mountains go? So I decide…what a GREAT day for [...]
25 Nov
Rain, cat, food, 5k, triathlon
All things that will be discussed in the next few paragraphs: Rain: So it is supposed to rain on Thursday…I have never run in the rain before…so should be interesting Cat: Every year we try to make it to the farmers market in Hollywood the weekend before Thanksgiving so that we can get all our [...]
24 Nov
The fun ride that turned into a hell ride that turned into a fun ride
First official outing with the Pasadena Triathlon Club Report: Through e-mails, we were sent the following information: We hope you are gearing up for the “School Yard Ride” this Saturday November 22nd at 7:30 am. Bring your bike, running shoes, goggles, $10 cash and your wits to… Plan on a 25 mile ride including some [...]
20 Nov
Happy Baby
So, everything went very well in regards to the swim last night. I swam the 1/2 mile in my wetsuit in the pool and it felt good. If you are new to triathlons and you haven’t done this, you should! I was able to focus on my pace as well as my breathing and where [...]
19 Nov
It’s getting serious now
T minus 11 days Half of which should be spent tapering. So here is the plan, I have been doing well so far…did a spinning class last night where I think every singly pore of my body sweat…on Monday I did intervals…so tonight I am swimming. My plan is to swim a mile, the first [...]
18 Nov
Good one…
So, I jacked up my knee….good one Kristen! It shouldn’t put me out for too long, if at all…it just hurts when I squat and there isn’t that much squatting involved in my training right now. Let me tell you what happened…so I get to the gym last night to run for a bit before [...]
17 Nov
Race Day Report
That’s right kids, the air quality here in SoCal was so bad they had to cancel the marathon. I do have to agree with their decision. All day yesterday you couldn’t see past a mile and it reeked of smoke. George and I headed to the movies just so we wouldn’t have to breath the [...]
15 Nov
Just the beginning
I have a feeling that there will be a lot more of these to come, but I registered for the Turkey Tri! YAY! So, one thing about this…is that it kind of costs a lot…like…$105…. I am going to need to budget this in for triathlon season! Or maybe get a sponsor…but…I have to be [...]
