The Greater Perrinville Athletic Association

Last Friday I participated in one of the quintessential Japan running experiences - the Fuji Tozan climbing race.  By the time I learned abo...

I complete my first open-water swim event on Saturday in Kamakura - swimming 5 kilometers in exactly 90 minutes. One of my goals for 2008 wa...

Only 16 hours until my swim marathon.   I feel increasingly anxious - but this anxiety could be caused by other things in my life.  Anyway I...

My teammate Gerard tells me what a fine job I do not over-training. Ironically he is telling me this as we race up the side of Mount Takamiz...

At the last second I decide to enter the 6.7 mile Shore Run on Sunday in Seattle.  It is a splendid weather, a scenic course, a good cause, ...

I join a group of 50 serious Seattle runners at a track near Green Lake last night.   Having done workouts with groups in the past year in S...

My swimming mileage is at all time high - not that I have ever really tracked it before but I am sure the last month is an all time high.  U...

This morning Anthony sends me this article on nutrition to maximize performance and recovery. So the jury is still out on carbohydrate and...

Here is mileage to date for 2008. I can't figure out why I am running faster than last year given my lower mileage. Maybe less cycling?...

Our teammate Motozo left the pool last Thursday with ankle soreness and Keren and Mary and I shouted advice: "R.I.C.E., - rest, ice, co...

My teammate Yoshida-san announces that he hopes to break 17 minutes at last night's monthly running time trial, and I reluctantly stick ...

Only 7 weeks until I compete in the 5,000 meter open swim race in the tumultuous seas off Kamakura.  So I am focusing my energy on preparing...

I have long heard glowing accounts of the cycling route from Lake Sagami to Lake Yamanaka through the mountains west of Tokyo.  Last Saturda...

On Sunday I ran a 1:20:18 half-marathon near Mount Fuji. It was wonderfully cool weather (11 degrees) after the wretched death slog in the ...

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...