Just in case…

…you thought I was nuts with the previous post, that list doesn’t mean I’m going to do ALL of those. Frankly I don’t have the money budgeted to do ALL of them. But those are the events/races I’m considering. The ones noted as...

2006 Race Plans & Possibilities

February 11th 2006 Tour de Palm Springs (probably the 55 mile ride) March 4th 2006 Tour of Borrego (probably the 40 mile ride) March 19th 2006 LA Marathon (2nd time around, did it in 2001 right before our wedding!) March 26th 2006 Strawberry Fields Oxnard Sprint 1/4...

Ankle Woes

Bummer. My ankle generally doesn’t hurt; it reminds me it’s there with a gentle, almost subliminal throb. (Unless I try to wiggle it and flex it and work its range of motion; THEN it’s unhappy.) I’ve only walked, not run, this week. And I am...

Hermosa Day at the Beach Race Report

Hermosa Day at the Beach is about as close to home as you can get for us; the transition zone is less than 2 miles from our house. So it was a no-brainer to do this particular tri, though I’d heard the turns on the bike were a little rough and occasional...

Athena vs Age Group

That’s it. I’m tired of registering as an Athena and being stuck in the last wave. You know, when I compare my times in the Athena category vs my age group, I usually place better (well, further away from last) in age group. Okay, we all know that I will...