Tapering Toward the First Tri of 2008

It’s just 3 days until the Columbia Triathlon (cool video from last year’s race) and my body is sore.  I s’pose that’s normal but I was hoping to feel refreshed and ready to roll.  I swam for just 20 minutes this morning and my right shoulder was really aching.  Not from swimming but from pitching batting practice [...]

A Brick and a Half

Last Friday, May 2, was a perfect day for the first real brick of the year.  With sunny skies and temperatures climbing to the 80’s and work being less than crazy, I left early and headed to Centennial Lake in Ellicott City for my brick (bike/run) workout.  I needed to spend some time on the Columbia Triathlon [...]

Running Through Granite

On Sunday, April 20, I knew I needed to get in a long run. But family obligations would make it difficult. So I came up with what I thought was a great idea. Take the boys to church for religious education at 9:00 and run for about 50-55 minutes, take them home and run again [...]