Did a six-mile evening run the other day that was anything but easy. The overall was just a little off, nothing major but the whole thing just wasn’t good. Well it wasn’t all bad, saw a bunch of these guys while I was on the trail. I have always been envious (and maybe a little …
Evening Ride – Aug. 11th
Love my Friday evening rides. Doing a nice and easy 11 miles after work, that is almost always uneventful. Feels great to put on my “feel good” jersey and spin off the stress of the day. The only real downside on tonight’s ride was some poor skunk lost their round of Frogger on the expressway …
Hydration
Have I mentioned that I hate, Hate, HATE making rookie mistakes when it comes training/racing? If not, trust me on this, I DO! Made one yesterday on an evening training run and I am paying for it today. I went on a four-mile run without hydration and got a pretty nasty cramp in my calf. …
Tahoe Open Water Swim
We had a nice family weekend trip to South Lake Tahoe and I even managed to get in a workout. I took the chance afforded to me and did a ¼ mile open water swim in the lake. For a brief moment in time, I was really feeling like I was taking my training seriously …
Back of the Parade 