Spin class at the gym – 1 hr, ~15 miles

Spin class at the gym – 1 hr, ~15 miles

Since it was raining I did a spin class instead of running outdoors or possibly riding my bike out on the roads.  We did hills during the spin class so that felt good.  I always try harder during indoor cycling since I dont get to do it (well I dont have the confidence to do




Swim/Run workout – 3/27/10

Today is the first time in 6 months that I got out into the open water to swim.  The Triclub had a beginners open water swim workout at the Coyote Point in San Mateo – near the SFO Airport I might add, we could see planes flying over us.  We swam from one pole to




Podium Swim Workout – 2000 yds 3/24/10

I finally am getting used to this again.  We warmed for for 200 yds, then did 50 free/ 50 long axis drill (i.e., swimming 3 strokes free then flipping and 3 strokes back) for 300.  Then, we did a cool drill to practice drafting – 400 (there were 4 of us in our lane) where



L.A. Marathon race report – 3/21/10

In life, there is always a first time for some event.  No, this is not my first marathon, but this is a first for something that happened during this L.A. Marathon (“LAM”).  It is still an experience, nonetheless, that I would cherish. I flew down from the Bay area on Saturday before the race, but




My blog!

After nearly 7 years of racing, I now have a blog where I can memorialize my experiences. Please stay tuned as I populate this with race reports, training logs (and fails) and other random stuff that might come from me. :) — M p.s., Thanks to my li’l sis for introducing me to blogging and