2012 – A Winding Road To Fitness: Accomplishment, Injury, Attitude
2012 has been an interesting year. It began with a hip injury that made me realize I had to confront the fact that I was getting older, my lifestyle had […]
Category Archives: Cycling
Sprint Distance Triathlon Completed with a Smile!
This morning was the Danskin Triathlon in Sandy Hook, NJ. My friend and I registered for it about 8 weeks ago in the hopes that it would keep us on […]
Fine-tuning the Fit – Proper Bike Fit Part II
Last weekend I had a proper bike fit. The first ride post-fit felt good, although the wider and harder seat took some getting used to. Yesterday I took the bike […]
A Proper Bike Fitting
After yesterday’s tough run, I went for a ride. My new road bike is so much more enjoyable for recreational riding than the hybrid (which was great for errands and […]
New (to me) Bike!
Last week, while riding my bike a short distance, I developed knee pain (again) rather quickly. I’d been feeling extremely uncomfortable on my bike and decided, rather than putting […]
August – Rockaways and Jacob Riis Beach
One of the highlights of August was a day that my friend and I decided to spend training. Our plan was to drive to Jacob Riis Park – a […]
June: Ride to Montauk
The ride was beautiful – it started at a rest stop stocked with an incredible assortment of food, snacks and hydrating beverages. We rode through the (mostly) flat Hamptons against […]
June Wrap-Up
I had been diligent about my running and it was going well. Any time I felt like I just couldn’t run another minute, I slowed my pace to barely a […]
May Wrap Up
In May I started the c25K running program and was able to talk a co-worker into joining me. This served two purposes – I had some one to hold me […]
Athlete Again 