bike

Got a flat tire on my bike ride today in NJ.  You can see the incompleteness of my route in the picture.  This was not supposed to be a point-to-point ride :) I've been trying to ease back into biking, in the lead up to the March Madness Biathlon, which is coming up in 2 [...]

While I will run in just about any weather condition, and usually enjoy myself, on the bike I'm a bit of a wimp.  I don't like riding in cold weather.  I don't have the right gear, and having my extremities cold is really annoying, and so I just bide my time until the weather warms before I [...]

Yes, yes, I know, late again with my race report.  Still working (in theory) on my Chicago Marathon race report.  The short version is that it was a great day, a great race, hot, sunny, with lots of walking late in the race, and super glad it's done! Time to turn the page, and my [...]

19 days to the Chicago Marathon!  And I have a lot to talk about today... 1) Mostly had a rest day yesterday, after the 20 miles on Sunday.  Felt good, no unusual pain or difficulties.  I did have a softball game last night, which was fantastic.  I had a particularly good game and great contributions [...]

24 days to the Chicago Marathon! My goal was to ride my bike this morning, and run tomorrow morning, but I didn't get the ride done. My plan was to be out the door by 5:30, go to Central Park for 2 loops, and be back by 7am, when it would be time to get Katie [...]

I've been meaning to get back on my bike for quite awhile.  I did a ride in late January, but have been unable since then.  February was rough in terms of cold and snow and conditions just didn't allow for me to ride outside.  Also, the last 3 weekends were dominated by races or long [...]

Only 13 days till the New York City Triathlon!  Nervous about it in generally, and most specifically, nervous about the swim.  Since the pool I go to has been under renovation for the last 2 weeks, its been 4 weeks since I have last gone swimming.  Pool supposed to be open again as of today, so [...]

The twist... on my bike, not on my feet!  First time I've done hill repeats on my bike. I only have 19 days till the New York City Triathlon, and think I need a little more hill work on my bike.  So, last night, biked out to Central Park, did 3 hard repeats of Harlem [...]

Had an awesome weekend.  Was off on Monday so spent almost 3 days down at my weekend house in New Jersey.  Topped it off with a long 8.7 mile run Monday night - more on that below. Friday, kicked things off with an early morning run to East River Park.  It is notable that it was [...]