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Since my injury is being a punk right now I’ve found myself consumed with what I can’t do. Being the problem solver that I am, I decide to shift my focus on things I can do. Cycling does not come naturally to me like running kinda sorta does.  Not saying running is easy by any [...]

My injury is a punk right now.  I think I pushed it too hard on that 5k on Friday.  The thing that really sucks about this type of injury at least for me, is it doesn’t hurt when I exercise.  In fact it takes hours for pain & tightness to kick in.  Usually at night [...]

A few years ago I decided to really get into running so I went to my local running store to get the right shoe for me.  They put me on a treadmill and watched me run for a bit then recommended the Mizuno Wave Rider 13. They were a perfect fit.  I loved them so [...]

Today was definitely an “on” day for riding.  I was supposed to ride with my new buddy Ken, but the threat of rain canceled it.  This afternoon the sun came out and I decided to just go by myself. I had fresh legs begging to pound some pavement, the weather was really nice, with the [...]

After the race yesterday Mike & I went to Pacifica to have lunch at a deli he’s been raving about for a few weeks now. I had a turkey, bacon & avocado on sourdough. I can totally see why he love’s it.  It was delicious.  The only thing I’d change next time is the bread.  [...]

I was debating on running this 5k for the last month.  After I woke up, had my breakfast & coffee, I was ready!  I knew I’d feel great and running it would help ignite my training. It was held at Coyote Point park.  The course was out & back.  Mostly flat with a couple hills [...]

I’m trying to build my endurance back up and work on cross training.  That’s the fun part.  Bring on the the hurt.  Wednesday I went on a 22 mile ride with my new riding buddy, Ken.  I had a great time chatting about life & races the ride just flew by.  I was kinda sad [...]

Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m going through the motions with running.  I’ve been trying to figure out where the heck my running mojo went.  Tendonitis in my mid to upper right arch has really got me down. A few days ago I popped into a locally owned running store, A Runners Mind and spoke [...]

Oh boy, this was my first ride in a very long time.  Since October 26 to be exact.  And totally felt like it. But I’ve never regretted a workout. I met with Team Velo in Woodside for a 15 mile ride.  It’s “Cycle Sunday” which means the ranger closes down a portion of a road [...]

Yesterday I crossed another item off the ole bucket list. Mike & I took a drive up to check out the Jelly Belly factory and took a tour of the facility.  Welcome to sugar & artificial heaven… We took the free factory tour, complete with samples. Mike: “I’m not wearing the stupid hat…I’m not…I’m serious, [...]