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I always thought I had pretty good sense of balance.  So it has been a rude shock to start yoga and find myself teetering and toppling over ...

I have consistently heard that strength training is valuable for triathlon/running performance (and for any one's overall health). But ...

For over a year now I have procrastinated about joining swim squad - a group training session with a coach - Greg Watson.  I find swim squad...

Seeking camaraderie in a festive spring ekiden (relay race), I traveled to lovely Lake Tama today with 20 Namban teammates for the 19th ann...

The weather is growing warmer and I have started to contemplate actually training for Ironman China in 5 weeks. But I have been too preoccu...

I completed the grueling Ohama Tozan run/climb today - 9 kilometers from the center of a suburban Tokyo town to the top of mountain, wherein...

With Ironman China only seven weeks away I have to focus on one thing and one thing alone - my caffeine taper. Swimming, cycling and run t...

I had a blast today running an "unofficial half" at the 2nd Tokyo Marathon.  For me it was a big "moving party" on a sun...

Here is my recent running mileage: 

The Yoga Master keeps warning me about the cumulative effect of running.  Given my earlier injuries, inherent inflexibility and some 50,000 ...

After the Suzu Triathlon last August I completely stopped cycling.  23 weeks of zero cycling - ending today with 60 minutes on my indoor tra...

2007 was another bad year for my net worth.  So again I am trying to figure out where all the money went by analyzing my spending versus the...

I enjoy a fine winter holiday journey to "Vietnam"  Nothing really went according to plan - most significantly I did not actually ...

As we all know, the sport is really just about buying stuff. Actually engaging in outdoor activity is a necessary evil to justify all these...

The 25k run in Kamakura is becoming a fine holiday tradition. December is an idea l time for a group run through the hills and temples and ...