Wildflower in less than a week….and an ankle injury

by | May 1, 2006 | Travel

Yep. Dave and I did a basically flat ride Saturday morning, only about 16 miles, from the park located at Gould and Valley/Ardmore to the bridge between Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey and return. (The only hills are to/from the park to the Strand.) (There is a...

Fiji Pics

by | Apr 19, 2006 | SCUBA, Travel

I’ve posted more of our Fiji pics at Flickr — please leave a comment if this link doesn’t work.

Pre-Fiji Training

by | Apr 8, 2006 | Travel, Triathlon

We’re leaving for Fiji tonight so no updates til at least the 18th. Last week was an okay one for training, including a spin class, two runs (one a hill workout, in the very blustery wind and miserable rain (remember, this is Southern California!!! I’m not...

First Ocean Swim/Encounter of the Year

by | Mar 15, 2006 | Travel, Triathlon

I did the LA Tri Club “Ocean 101” this a.m. — just to get a few refresher tips on reading the waves etc. And to get myself into the (ice-cream-headache-provoking) frigid (53?) water. It wasn’t nearly as cold as I feared. In fact, I truly...

Town Lake Run

by | Dec 30, 2005 | Travel, Triathlon

Not much new on the tri front. We were able to get in one run in Texas on the 24th (calves killing me) by Town Lake in Austin (leaving from RunTex, an awesome running store, and doing a 3 mile there and back along the trail). My mom does a weekly walk on Saturdays...

Fiji Anyone?

by | Dec 20, 2005 | SCUBA, Travel

Now it looks like Fiji is definitely an option. Truth to tell it’s easier to get to the South Pacific for us than to the Caribbean. Check out Maruva Plantation Resort and Swiss Fiji Divers. Both favorably reviewed in Undercurrent (my dive travel bible of...