I don’t think I can make lemonade out of lemons quite they way Runner Susan can. She turned a 3 hour traffic jam, a full bladder and a missed race start into running an ultra marathon and getting a marathon medal but I digress.  My particular brand of lemons come in the form of non-running, [...]

It’s 7:00 PM the night before my big race and I’m ready to rumble.  Like everyone who endeavors  to traverse 140.6 miles all in a row broken up into a 2.4 miles swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run I have to wonder ‘why?’ – why am I doing this?  [...]

I had such a fantastic weekend that I’m not sure I can convey its greatness.  I had the opportunity to do things that made me feel strong and capable and to see things I’d done make others feel strong and capable and it all came back to me in spades and left me waking up [...]

I decided to just post pictures of a bunch of stuff
Folsom Olympic Distance Triathlon

The night before the race I went to the Mexican restaurant next door and ordered  a chicken burrito, expecting to get a normal burrito.  No.  I got this ginormous thing (note the burrito is as wide as my laptop and that’s not [...]

This year was my 3rd year to race Folsom (formerly Folsom International Triathlonor FIT , currently Folsom Olympic Distance Triathlon or FODT).  I had goals, some that were met, some that were not.  Overall my time was 10 minutes slower than last year (not a goal) but it came out okay.
The Swim -If you’ve been [...]

Every race is a learning experience and this one was no exception.  On Friday night we went to the pre-race talk with the Pros and heard Joanna Zeiger (among others) speak.  The MC talked about how she had had one bad race after another (mechanical failures, nutritional issues, physical problems) and her response to that [...]

Last Sunday I raced the inaugural San Francisco Anchorman.  Great race! (check and see if there is an Anchorman race in city near you!)  If you have always dreamed of doing Escape from Alcatraz you should consider this race as a solid alternative.  The course is very similar but it’s half the distance for 1/4 [...]

It all started months ago when a guy in my race club announced an interest in getting some teams together to run The Relay – a 200 mile relay race that starts in Calistoga and ends in Davenport.  It used to end in Santa Cruz which was far more recognizable but the city of Santa [...]

I think I wrote fairly often about how anxious I was about this race and how apprehensive I was about it.  As the week leading to the race drew near I went through every emotional state possible  and I felt hopeful, fearful, dread, excited and just plain anxious.  It was kind of a relief to [...]

Pre-race is a condition that is lasting far too long. It’s kind of like being pregnant. As your due date looms thoughts of just getting it over with increase. At least races always happen on their due dates which is more than can be said for the arrival of a baby. Anyhow – I still [...]