(crossposted from acetylcholine @ livejournal.com)

After having finished over a dozen marathons a few half-ironmans, it was time to see how well I could do stepping up to the full ironman distance. Now I know some of y'all think I'm crazy, but even I've had trouble wrapping my brain around the idea of a race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run (marathon), all with a 17hr time limit. So way back when, Shannon and I registered for Ironman Arizona, in Tempe for thi... read more

Ingredients:
2 Tbs butter
1 carrot, julliened
1 stalk celerey, julliened
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 pinch fennel seeds
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp saffron
1.5 cups dry white wine (chardonnay)
2 lbs. mussels ($4/lb at whole foods)

Get a big pot. Melt that butter over med. heat. Toss in everything but the wine and mussels and let 'em sautee for 5 min. While thats going, clean those mussels, picking off their beards and rinsing 'em in water. Th... read more

Finally got away from the lab for a weekend to head up to Catalina with Shannon to run the 30th anniv. Catalina marathon.

Gee, I'm sore. 26.2 miles long, 18 of it uphill, 23 of it on trail, with ~3500 feet of climbing. All in 3:53. A bit slower than usual, but damn it if it weren't fun. Just the 3 mile downhill at the end wasn't the fun. I'll add some pics soon.

In the meantime this Sunday'll be that time of year again for the Strawberry Fields triathlon, the same one Tim and I di... read more

Let the cross-training begin


I smell like chlorine, and it ain't the chemistry this time. Damn you pool!
Ugh, just had my first day of this cross-training thing to get ready for the upcoming tri-season, and, well, I've gots lots more to do before I can get all caught up to where I left off last season. I've been living a bit o' luxury of doing just the running, and it shows. As much as I like to tease her about being slow, Shannon had me lapped every 400m.

Eeehh, and then theres the ... read more

Its been a wild ride, this year, all fulla crazy.
Did my first sprint triathlon. In costume (see pics).
Did my first olympic distance triathlon (Wildflower).
Did my first half-Ironman (Big Kahuna, Santa Cruz).
Ran the Boston marathon, setting a 3:02 personal record.
Ran the Long Beach marathon (last Sunday).
Started dating a girl (gasp!), who technically shouldn't exist, but does, and I'm still trying to figure that out.
Perfected the ability to dance-all-night, long-run/race next day... read more