Guess who got out of bed on time for the 6 am spinning class? Yup, ME! Of course, I am certain that I was the only one who was thinking about running the whole time I was peddling. I’m sure the instructor didn’t have that in mind when he set up his criterium simulated profile. [...]

Would you call me weird if I told you that I have a real admiration for those skilled in blowing snot rockets? Silly question — of course you would. Then again, you probably already think I’m a bit weird. Seriously, if you’ve ever been working hard to climb a hill (either on foot or on [...]

It’s a little bit funny how I set out to incorporate a lot more cross training while preparing for Big Sur and then, when injury and illness necessitate running less, I feel like I’m falling WAY off-schedule. One need only look at my list of activities to see that I truly am not sitting on [...]

After nearly an hour on the cross training, followed by a good upper body workout, I arrived at the pool with well defined arms and shoulders.  Much like sweating, I find the mirror’s reflection ever so validating when I work the free weights. After losing count of my bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, shoulder and chest [...]