The Greater Perrinville Athletic Association

Here are my results from this past Sunday's Suzu Triathlon Total time: 6:43:22 Swim (2.5k) 52:07 Bike (100.2k) 3:54:23 Run (23.3k) 1:...

I am trying to have realistic expectations for Sunday's Suzu Triathlon.   Everything I learn lately is causing me to ratchet back my goa...

I decide it is imperative to get in a long bicycle ride prior to the looming Suzu Triathlon and set out on a 120-kilometer ride along the sc...

Most people migrate to their indoor trainers in winter to escape cold and sleet. Not me. I simply cannot will myself to go out into the 35 ...

Apparently the US instituted daylight savings times in Japan after the war, a practice that became known as sanma taimu (summer time). The...

During that narrow 6-week window of time that is the official Tokyo summer, city officials open the impressive outdoor 50-meter Shiba Koen p...

Yesterday found us in Kamakura seeking that eccentric mix of surf/hiking culture and 1,000-year old Japanese history. Instead of my usual l...

During my week in San Francisco I manage to run two of my favorite courses: 1. Golden Gate Bridge 20k Loop - (MAP) Surely this is the mo...

  I was optimistic about achieving a good mark at the Lake Stevens Triathlon, perhaps even impressing my family and friends.  Whether I rec...

The race officials at Lake Stevens Triathlon registration are so impressed when they note that I have come all the way from "exotic...

To support my triathlon lifestyle, pay off the huge yoga bill I have accumulated at Be Yoga, and push back the yonige ( see my May 2006 blo...

At the airport lounge in New York I am seized by a burst of inspiration and I register for the Lake Stevens Half-Ironman.  Suddenly the pros...

  Of course the highlight of this week's business trip to New York is the opportunity to run in Central Park where I joined my friends ...

Last night I attempt to shift gears and run a fast 5k at the Godo Time Trial.  Back in the halcyon days before my ironman training began, I ...

Triathlon training programs typically follow a "Step Cycle" - three to four week blocks of training in which the first 2-3 weeks e...