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Still admiring the coconut prize a week after IM China. It is more impressive than my times. Given the variables in a triathlon it is more...

Wow - I actually won an award in a triathlon - a coconut trophy. I am so pleased - I feel like when I won a blue ribbon at field day in e...

..Not that my bike training for China Ironman is the important thing.  What really matters is the caffeine taper.  And I did it!   I made it...

Here is my triathlong training (weekly hours being the best proxy for triathlon training): Swim - Half dozen solid workouts along with my ea...

I ran surprisingly well in yesterday's Ome Takamizu trail run, covering the hilly 35-kilometer course in 2:59:23 and finishing 13th out ...

After swim squad last night I understand why waterboarding was such an effective form of torture at Guantanamo and has outraged human rights...

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: