The Greater Perrinville Athletic Association

It is my last night in Beijing and naturally I am compelled to experience another track and field session.  So I wade into the throngs of ti...

I attend the Athletics competition at the Birds Nest Sunday night. It is amazing to actually be at the Olympics. I feel goose bumps when we ...

Naturally I was concerned about the air quality in China. For months I have heard so much about the stifling humidity and choking smog, and ...

Everywhere I go in China (restaurants, convenient stores, getting my hair cut)  I see televisions showing Olympic coverage.  Everywhere I se...

Who needs to go to Seattle in August to escape the heat when you can summer in the Chinese coastal city of Dalian.  I arrive to blue skies a...

Here is a map (courtesy of Joachim) of a 9km route through the quiet neighborhoods and hilly hiking trails of eastern Kamakura where Joachi...

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?...