Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Monday, May 24, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
T Minus Six
Only six months to go until Ironman Arizona! Does it seem close to you? It certainly does to me.
I've found myself searching for and reading DNF (Did Not Finish) Ironman stories on the web lately. Not to be negative or pessimistic about my chances of finishing IMAZ in November. I just found I can learn more from folks who had races that didn't go so well. Sometimes the picture perfect race reports aren't very informing or even that interesting. It does tend to create a little bit of paranoia though. The more stories I read, the more I see how many things can go wrong - especially on the bike. Even though I expect the run to be difficult, it will be nice when I get off the bike and onto my own two feet where the chance of an equipment failure ruining my day diminishes significantly.
On a more immediate note, this weekend is the San Diego Century. I'm driving down to Encinitas CA tonight after work, for an early morning start tomorrow. I completed this ride last year so I know exactly what to expect. It's a challenging course with a fair amount of climbing, but nothing out of the ordinary. I expect it to be a fun training day.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Upcoming events
It's a little bit more than 6 months until IMAZ, and I've got some endurance events on the upcoming calendar.
On May 22 I've got the San Diego Century. I did this ride last year. It's a challenging century ride with a good amount of climbing. It should be a good training day.
June 13th is the Valley Crest Half Marathon. I haven't signed up yet, but I probably will. I've done this race before too. It's not the flat and fast half marathon I'm looking for, so I don't expect to be anywhere near a PR, but it's a very hilly trail half marathon, and should help build strong legs for Ironman Arizona in November.
And my first Tri of the season will be on June 27th at the Breath of Life triathlon in Ventura.
But most importantly, I'm taking this weekend off from training to go camping with my son and his Cub Scout Pack. It should be a great weekend.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Feeling Sluggish
I think it had to be lack of sleep, because the last two nights I went to bed earlier, and sure enough, on my run today I felt great and my pace was back up where it should be.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
T Minus 7
Ironman Arizona - November 21, 2010 is only 7 months away!
Over the last month I've logged a half marathon and a hilly century into the IM training bank.
I'd still like to find a good, fast half marathon course so I can try to set a new PR this year.
I've got the San Diego Century coming up on May 22, and my first triathlon of the season is at the end of June.
Over the last month I've logged a half marathon and a hilly century into the IM training bank.
I'd still like to find a good, fast half marathon course so I can try to set a new PR this year.
I've got the San Diego Century coming up on May 22, and my first triathlon of the season is at the end of June.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The Breakaway Ride - Race Report
The Breakaway Ride - Stage 8 was last weekend (Sunday, April 11, 2010).
There were 3 options for the ride. Short ~ 36 miles, Medium ~ 62 miles, and Long ~106 miles. I signed up for the Long ride which included 4 circuits around the Rock Store Loop.
According to the race director, 900 cyclists signed up to ride in the event. From the website count, it looks like around 200 of those signed up for the long ride.
The long course was designed to roughly mimic Stage 8 of the Tour of California - though it's not an exact duplicate since the pros wont start or finish where we did.
The major uphill section of the loop climbs from around 720ft to around 1950ft with the curviest section of the ride known to local motorcycle riders as "The Snake"
The major uphill section of the loop climbs from around 720ft to around 1950ft with the curviest section of the ride known to local motorcycle riders as "The Snake"
Major climb repeats 4 times at mile 20, 42, 64, and 86
Now for the results.
My official time is listed as 8:01:25. My worst century result as far as total riding time. A full two hours slower than my sub-six hour effort in Palm Springs My total riding time was 7:31:23. The other 30 minutes were spent at rest stops along the way, or stuck at stop-lights and stop signs.
As I was descending Decker Canyon after finishing my second climb, it started to rain and I seriously considered heading back to the start and just skipping the final two loops. I was cold, and I was not looking forward to finishing two more difficult loops in the rain. But then I snapped out of it and remembered that these events are all just deposits in the Ironman training bank. And if I DNF during my training rides, how can I expect to finish the real deal. Race day might be windy, hot, cold, or raining, so I figured I needed to stick it out and gain the experience and finished what I started. Luckily, the rain never hit full force and the roads never became really wet or unsafe. In fact, after that brief rain during the second loop, it didn't rain again.
During the race we wore a timing chip (which are common in triathlons and running events, but not too common in cycling events). At the bottom and top of the Rock Store climb, they captured times so they could give out a KOM (King Of the Mountain) award to the fastest male, and a QOM (Queen Of the Mountain) award to the fastest female climber.
My climb times were as follows:
#1: 18:58
#2: 20:12
#3: 23:06
#4: 22:31
for a total KOM time of 1:24:50
For comparison, the fastest male climber posted times of 12:48, 13:33, 14:06, and 15:04 for a total KOM time of 0:55:33.
The QOM winner posted times of 19:32, 19:21, 20:09, and 19:46.396 for a total time of 1:18:50
Of the 200 who entered the Long course event, 70 DNS (Did Not Start), and 57 DNF (Did Not Finish) the full distance.
Overall I was 60th out of 73 finishers, which doesn't sound too good. But I honestly feel really good about the day because of how difficult it was and the fact that I stuck it out and finished the ride.
My official time is listed as 8:01:25. My worst century result as far as total riding time. A full two hours slower than my sub-six hour effort in Palm Springs My total riding time was 7:31:23. The other 30 minutes were spent at rest stops along the way, or stuck at stop-lights and stop signs.
As I was descending Decker Canyon after finishing my second climb, it started to rain and I seriously considered heading back to the start and just skipping the final two loops. I was cold, and I was not looking forward to finishing two more difficult loops in the rain. But then I snapped out of it and remembered that these events are all just deposits in the Ironman training bank. And if I DNF during my training rides, how can I expect to finish the real deal. Race day might be windy, hot, cold, or raining, so I figured I needed to stick it out and gain the experience and finished what I started. Luckily, the rain never hit full force and the roads never became really wet or unsafe. In fact, after that brief rain during the second loop, it didn't rain again.
During the race we wore a timing chip (which are common in triathlons and running events, but not too common in cycling events). At the bottom and top of the Rock Store climb, they captured times so they could give out a KOM (King Of the Mountain) award to the fastest male, and a QOM (Queen Of the Mountain) award to the fastest female climber.
My climb times were as follows:
#1: 18:58
#2: 20:12
#3: 23:06
#4: 22:31
for a total KOM time of 1:24:50
Climbing The Snake on my 3rd loop
For comparison, the fastest male climber posted times of 12:48, 13:33, 14:06, and 15:04 for a total KOM time of 0:55:33.
The QOM winner posted times of 19:32, 19:21, 20:09, and 19:46.396 for a total time of 1:18:50
Of the 200 who entered the Long course event, 70 DNS (Did Not Start), and 57 DNF (Did Not Finish) the full distance.
Overall I was 60th out of 73 finishers, which doesn't sound too good. But I honestly feel really good about the day because of how difficult it was and the fact that I stuck it out and finished the ride.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Breakaway Ride
This Sunday is the Breakaway Ride which duplicates Stage 8 of the Tour of California.
I'm signed up for the 106 mile long course, which is four loops around a very well known and hilly local loop called the Rock Store loop.
Stay tuned for a race report after the ride!
I'm signed up for the 106 mile long course, which is four loops around a very well known and hilly local loop called the Rock Store loop.
Stay tuned for a race report after the ride!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Motivational Movie Monday
I bet I could get more of my friends to help me train if I used this technique
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Chesebro Race Results
The 2010 Chesebro Half Marathon was a great event. It's actually just one part of The Great Race of Agoura Hills. The whole event is made up of two separate half marathons, a 10k, 5k, and a kids 1 mile run.
The Chesebro Half wanders through Old Agoura, down Chesebro Road and onto the Cheeseboro Canyon Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. (Yes, the road is Chesebro and the trail is Cheeseboro).
I finished the race in 1:46:39
That's an average pace of 8:07 per mile
82nd place out of 1038 participants
10th out of 86 in my age group
My goal was 8:00 minute miles which would have been a new PR. I was about 2 minutes slower than my goal and less than a minute slower than my Half Marathon PR of 1:45:48
It was mostly trail running with a couple miles of street running at the start and finish of the race. The first 8 miles were mostly uphill, with steep climbs at the 8mile and 10 mile marks.
I'm so close to a PR at this distance. I'm looking for a flatter 13.1 course in April or May that might be a good candidate for a breaking my record.
Here are my mile splits for the race:
Split Time Distance
1 0:07:27 1
2 0:07:49 1
3 0:08:00 1
4 0:08:03 1
5 0:08:02 1
6 0:08:47 1
7 0:08:43 1
8 0:10:08 1 (Steep climb here really killed my time)
9 0:07:34 1
10 0:07:28 1
11 0:08:16 1
12 0:07:29 1
13 0:07:54 1
14 0:00:56 0.14
Tot 1:46:41 13.14
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