Happy 4th of July!

Dave and I did a 5k (Village Runner in Redondo Beach) this morning. I did it about 3 minutes faster than the 5k in the tri — no surprise there — and ran a lot more of it than walked. Here’s a pic of the finished bookcase. Knitting books are the two...

Scored on eBay

Paid too much money but got Stillwater — actually paid okay eBay prices, but still a lot…. And still on the search for In the Hebrides and maybe Scottish Garland. Gotta say I love Starmore’s fabrics….but I hope to get good enough (or brave...

Week’s Training

Training is going well. I may add on the Solana Beach Sprint the end of this month. The long bike ride didn’t happen — we painted the new bookcase/window seat all day Wednesday. The joys of home ownership! See Sunset Cat for a more complete description. We...

Tuesday Training, post race

Did a painful ~5.5 mile run/walk today. My calves (which were the only tight muscles post-tri) were still painfully tight for about 2/3 of today’s run/walk. Ouch. Swimming class starts tonight! Dave and I are planning on biking the Strand tomorrow morning....

#679, You Are Now a Triathlete

Woo Hoo! I did it! Granted, very slowly, but I finished (and thankfully wasn’t last). I don’t even know my times — I didn’t check afterwards on the printout and it’s not yet posted on line. Trust me, I’ve lots of room for...

A little background…..

I’ve completed 2 marathons (LA 2001 a weekend or two before getting married, Suzuki Rock N Roll San Diego 2003), 4 half marathons (Pacific Shoreline twice, Long Beach once, Great Race of Agoura Road/Trail once (my longest & hardest, involving lots of pain,...