Training & Taper Time! 3/25 to 4/1/13

Monday (3/25) – Pilates mat class – 60 minutes Tuesday (3/26) – lap swim at the gym Wednesday (3/27) – ran at noontime near the office – 3.6 miles Thursday (3/28) – ran at noontime near the office – 3.6 miles Since this is Holy Week, and Thursday is the start of the Triduum, I



Training for week-ending 3/24/13

On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I was at a conference in Las Vegas.  They had a fitness center at the hotel, and I could have woken up earlier each morning to run outside… but I did not do such things.  Instead, I participated in the after-hours cocktail events sponsored by the Conference organizers and/or their



Training for Week-ending 3/17/13

This is a late post, I haven’t had time to update my training log but I have to do it so I can compare to last year’s training. Monday – Forced rest.  I’m not injured, but I had to spend time with Andy and do his activities.  Sometimes, in order to get agreement from your



Mr. Oatmeal and his 50 mile run

I just had to share this blog, from this guy who calls himself Mr. Oatmeal (his real name is Matthew Inman, I had to google him).  I have never heard of him till now, but apparently he created this website (in 2009) where he features comic drawings and writes blogs about anything and everything. He



Training for week-ending 3/10/13

Monday – Pilates mat class 60 minutes. Tuesday – Ran at lunch time around Los Altos neighborhood near work, total 4.5 miles.  There was something burning up in the hills; then while I was running, fire trucks came rushing down the streets.  The weather was nice, so I had a nice and easy 4.5 miles