Swimmer in Transition Posts

October 22, 2008

Vegas baby! After Pumpkinman, Anatoly, Stephen and I went to Stephen’s parents house to enjoy the hot tub and dinner. Paul visited with friends on the strip and made it over around 1am. We decided to crash there and…

October 21, 2008

Vegas baby… sometimes you’re just outta luck… sometimes things roll in your favor.Last minute change of plans had my bike riding with Nikee on Thursday and me riding with Stephen and Anatoly on Friday, while Paul flew in because…

October 15, 2008

This weekend I attended the Underwater Hockey Pacific Coast Championships.Words to describe a weekend: Fin keepers, college friends, 14 hours in a Yukon, sinus pressure, Aerobed, snorkel breathing. Fun or not so fun? You decide:Took a half day on…

October 9, 2008

Not too much new…yet this will become extended. Friday evening I biked to the cove, swam without a wetsuit at my threshold of coldness. Saturday morning started out with a bang. Or I suppose a pop. I was filling…

October 3, 2008

and no dryness in sight! Yesterday I got back to the Thursday routine of Dale’s masters swim followed by Chad run (after drifting last week with the crazy trail run). The workout was great. 12x 300s and some underwater…

October 2, 2008

Velodrome Rocks! 2 weeks ago I went with Nikee and last week Bethany joined us. Last night was the last race of the season and we invited a whole TCSD crew out for some racing enjoyment. Track cyclists, sweet…

September 30, 2008

Friday: Work was boring. In related news, my lunch break consisted of The Office on TiVo, angel hair pasta, and an apricot beer. The 60s were revisited Friday evening when Paul picked me up in Jolly (vintage VW bus)…

September 25, 2008

The whole theme of my San Diego move has been to achieve new adventures in my life. This thought came back to me last night as I decided to skip my usual Thursday Dale masters swim/3 mile flat run…

September 23, 2008

I went to Moment Cycle on Saturday because JT needed a inseam measurement. Since we didn’t have a lot of time to discuss details on Thursday, Saturday, more details were laid out.Components: Full Shimano Ultegra SL in ice grey.…

September 20, 2008

I really can’t believe I’m writting this…and I’m sure my bank account is also freaking out. Yesterday I put a downpayment on a new bike…yes bike. I’ve been thinking about getting one since the beginning of all of this…