Spring seems to think that it is here this week. Saturday, I bought a pair of running shoes... the first I've ever had. These puppies are like a dream compared to what I typically run in. This is all in preparation for the 5K race I have decided to run with Debbie and my friends Rich, Amanda, and Andrew ( Read more... )

Goal met and exceeded. Yesterday I rode 18.5 miles in 1 hour 9 minutes, and today I rode 27 miles (from apartment to Minuteman Bikeway, to the end, and back) in 1 hour 50 minutes. This makes a total of 116 miles since I got my bike back on the road. My legs are like limp noodles, and feel like they're buzzing. I think I'm going to take a break to ( Read more... )

1 mile run today. Finished in 8 minutes 22 seconds. I've been neglecting the 1 mile runs in favor of bike rides, but I still felt improvements today. I was less exhausted, and ran my best time yet. Maybe one more week of 1 mile runs, and then I'll have to kick the distance up a notch. Probably to 2 miles.

16.5 miles in 1 hour 3 minutes today, and it felt great. I guess I should stop posting these every day at some point, but blogging about my training efforts gives me the feeling that I have a moral support group and helps to keep me from slacking off.

So far, I've put 70.5 miles on my bike since it came out of storage and I got it back from the shop ( Read more... )

Today was another perfect day for a ride. I couldn't get out of work early enough! I wanted to kick off around 4, but got stuck trying to debug a problem I was having with a Ping Federate sample application I wrote (silly library version conflict) and did not escape until 4:30. For those that need a translation... work happened, which is ok, ( Read more... )

I just got back from my second run on the Minuteman Bikeway, the first being last Sunday. Today it is about 60 degrees (F) out, and it's supposed to rain later, so I took the opportunity to go for a ride during my lunch break. I did not have time to do the trail end-to-end and back, but I did bike from the house, through Davis Square, and to the ( Read more... )

Sick, rain, 1 mile, 8 minutes, 44 seconds.

I had to walk the dog any how, so I figured that if I had to get wet, I might as well make good of it.

This past weekend was a busy one. Friday night, I danced a Scottish Country Dancing demonstration at Salem State College's Cultural Night, and then went to a 4 hour dance on Saturday, also in Salem, MA. As a result, my calve muscles are killing me! To add to this, I went for a 22 mile bike ride on the Minuteman Bikeway with Laurie and Steve, ( Read more... )

I don't think I could have asked for a better weather today. It was nearly 60 degrees after work today, and a little breezy. I got to drive home with the top down in the s2000, and from there I went for my 1 mile run. My time today was better still, at 8:41 minutes. That's 11 seconds better than yesterday, and I swear I'm not cheating! I felt a ( Read more... )

During lunch today, I walked down to the bike shop to get my bike. I'm now all hooked up with my clip-ins and road slicks. The pedals are Pyramid ATB Clipless Pedals (41328), and the tires are Panaracer T-Serv tires. Last night, I bought my new Shimano SH-M121G biking shoes. Rode the bike home, and it felt good. Big difference switching from knobby ( Read more... )