After running all 6 marathon majors in 2015, 2016 and 2017, I took the year off in 2018. Fortunately, in my last marathon in 2017 in Azusa, California (race report), I qualified for Boston. It wasn’t a PR but I did well enough to beat the cutoff time by over 5 minutes. I started training […]
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The routine life in North Scottsdale
I’ve been meaning to blog about the Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani but have been procrastinating. I’ll do so in the next week or so. Life has been pretty routine lately. It was Missy’s birthday on the 28th of February and Simi’s birthday on 20th of March. Needless to say, I miss them both dearly. I […]
RIP Simi, we miss you
Two years ago today, we said goodbye to Simi. My heart remains broken. She was a scared puppy, a happy adolescent, a goofy young-adult and quirky after that. All through though, she was the most loving and loyal pup (she will always be a puppy to me). RIP Simi. We miss you… Goofy puppy Happy […]
25 days to the Berlin Marathon
Tomorrow is September. With less than 25 days to go for the Berlin Marathon, the countdown has officially begun. I am more excited about running Berlin than I was when I ran New York or London. Berlin is a flatter course with easier transportation logistics. With some luck, the weather will cooperate and give us […]
Stunningly gorgeous sunrise in Wichita, Kansas
I’m in my fourth week of Berlin Marathon training. So far, things have gone quite well. The super-hot temperatures in Scottsdale have forced me to run frequently on the treadmill either at The Village or at work. The longest I have run on the treadmill was last Sunday. I ran 14 miles in just short […]
Berlin Marathon Training | Week 1
The Berlin Marathon is on September 25. My training started last Monday. The first week of training is complete: Monday: Easy Bike (ended up biking for 30+ miles) Tuesday: Boot Camp (tough tough tough) Wednesday: Shake-off run (easy 30 minutes) Thursday: Rest day (well-deserved) Friday: Fartlek or Tempo Run (40-minute Intervals) Saturday: Either easy bike […]
Why has dog life-expectancy remained the same?
My last triathlon was the Cabo Ironman in Mexico in March of 2014. About a month after race, I was diagnosed with DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and PE (Pulmonary Embolism). I had to give up biking for about 18 months after I was diagnosed with PE and was on rat-killer blood-thinning medication! Since I got […]
BikeMS in Arizona and London Marathon taper
Ryan, Kristi, Mike, Katie, Laura, Mile (L to R) recovering after a minor mishap at BikeMS Arizona 2016 It’s taper week for the London Marathon. We leave on April 20 (Wednesday). My training is slow and easy and short. Yesterday though, I picked it up a notch by riding for BikeMS (Team K-Lar for Kristen) […]
Heart hurts but London Marathon training goes on
London Marathon training is in full swing. For the most part, training has gone well. You can see in the following two images that Sundays were long-run days. Saturdays were bike days. Otherwise, I mixed it up with tempo, intervals and occasional stationary biking. My long runs in March picked up to 14+, 16+, 18+ and […]
My heart is shattered – RIP Simi and Missy
My heart is shattered. We bid goodbye to Missy yesterday after 13+ years of love, loyalty and licking. Over the past few months, she was on medication for a host of issues. A week ago, she completely stopped eating and became lethargic. I took this picture on Monday. She looks so healthy but looks can […]