#Road2CIM Marathon Training: Week 5
Marathon training week 5 is done and dusted. I am waiting for a bad run, I expect it’s bound to happen, but so far it continues to go well. My long run was 12 miles this...
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#Road2CIM Marathon Training: Week 4
Marathon training week 4 is done and I am 22.22% through the training plan. I’ve been able to stick with my training schedule and completed all prescribed training sessions without hiccups. Mentally, I am feeling...
#Road2CIM Marathon Training: Week 3
Week 3 of marathon training and all went well. I had hill repeats on my training schedule mid-week and if you’ve been to Sacramento, you know it’s pretty flat here. Hill repeats outdoors are tricky....
#ROAD2CIM Marathon training: week 2
Week 2 of marathon training and I am feeling good. Transitioning to a 5-day run schedule has been seamless so far. I assume it has to do with the fact that I’ve already been working...
#Road2CIM Marathon Training: Week 1
Ok, here’s my marathon-specific training recap. I am not going into the details of each workout but focus more on documenting my mental state as the trainings progresses and the fuel techniques and gear trials...
Recap | Skiing in Val Gardena, Italy
The second week of my trip home was spent in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps with my parents, my sister, brother-in-law, niece, nephew, cousin and his girlfriend. Yes, as you know, my family likes...
Thoughts on my 6th PeloFondo
A few weeks ago, I participated in my 6th PeloFondo. If you followed my blog for a while, you’ve heard about this Gran Fondo-style endurance challenge for Peloton riders before. In the world of road...
Recap | Time at home
I feel like I was gone from this space for a while. The longer I stay away, the harder it is to get writing again (not because of lack of writing material, just the sheer...
A Year in Review: 2023
As per usual, I do a little round-up at the end of the year on my blog. It’s a nice way to reflect on a year, the highs and lows, and in-betweens. I know it’s...
Things I wanted to do in 2023
photo credit: @stephanieharvey via unsplash Friends, it’s time to check in on my list of “things I wanted to do in 2023”. These lists are always put together a bit lackadaisically and I sometimes forget...