Training for week-ending 3/3/13

It’s March!  I have a little over 1 month left for training (AR 50 is 5 weeks from this Saturday 3/2/13)!  I don’t feel as exhausted as I was last year around this time, when I was training for this.  That could only mean two things:  (1) I’m well trained and ready or almost there,



Can I tri again? Will I tri again?

I have been running a LOT lately, but have not been doing any triathlons at all, probably since 2010(?).  I have not swam, well, maybe I did a few pool swims… I have not been on my bike forever.  Now that I have been living in the Bay Area for a couple of years, I have made



Remembering a friend and celebrating his life today – 3/1/13

http://www.crowdrise.com/teamherman2013 Today, March 1, 2013, is the anniversary of celebrating Herman’s life, my dear friend who is like a big brother to me.  My sisters and I, together with some friends, continue to run/walk/participate in honor and remembrance of Herman, and to spread awareness of pancreatic cancer.  This year, Raciel (my sister) and I are



Double Dipper: East Bay Race Weekend – 2/23 and 2/24/13

Yes, that title is correct.  It has come to this point where I am crazy enough to race a 50k trail run on Saturday, then a half marathon on Sunday.  To normal people this sounds crazy.  To ultra runners, this is normal (then again, they must all be crazy).  Running a race as part of



Training for week-ending 2/24/13

Monday – TRX boot camp.  The regular instructor was not around, so the substitute provided a different touch to TRX boot camp.  Shauna, the sub instructor, had 6 different stations: (1) TRX suspension, where we do squats and arm pulls (I don’t know the terminology), (2) Lunges with lifts, (3) holding a plank and rocking