The Greater Perrinville Athletic Association

My training has continued to spiral ever downward. Last Friday saw me plunge into the darkest abyss yet. I struggled through a pathetic an...

The city of Qingdao is famous among triathletes, but famous for its Tsingtao Beer not for running or cycling courses. I only had one free...

Shanghai is another city I have visited frequently and always stuck on the hotel treadmills since the sidewalks seemed so crowded, and the s...

With the triathlon season over, you would think that I would be laser-focused on run training. Last summer and autumn I ran so little that w...

After having such a fine time last December at the Angkor Wat Half-Marathon, my more adventurous teammates were determined to find another i...

I participate in the Terry Fox Charity Run this past Sunday. The course is near my apartment, it is a nice social opportunity, and it seems...

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...