http://runningwithit.com The Accidental Triathlon Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:17:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning, I heard a story on morning edition (www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php) about Safeway doing innovative things to control healthcare costs. I'm generally in favor of what they've done, as I subscribe to the idea that we should encourage what we want and discourage what we don't want. However, and this is a ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=33 Miles ridden (according to odometer): 3528.3 Miles ridden (based on summing up these routes): 3338 Longest Day: day 5, 8am-midnight I did not include incidental mileage around Wisconsin, where I stayed over for 5 days visiting family. 200 miles of riding over those five ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=31 First, the disappointment: due to a 58,000 gallon oil spill in San Francisco Bay a few days prior, the swim portion of the triathlon was canceled. This technically makes it a more like a duathlon than a triathlon. The sense of triumph for having completed the event is muted because ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=30 The triathlon is this Sunday. Subjective: I feel prepare and scared at the same time. I know I can do the swim and bike easily. The run will still be the most difficult part. The last week I focussed my training on "running through the pain and the tired" rather than specific ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=27 To recap, the plan is to outsource some business research using elance.com to determine if the business is worth getting in to.The executive update is: things have gone awry, we're getting back on track. My initial choice didn't send me anything after three days of waiting for the business terms. ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=23 This is a bit less formal than usual: I ran 3 miles this week! I now know that I am capable of running the distance for the triathlon, which is a wonderful feeling. http://runningwithit.com/?p=26 This training update is in SOAP format, inspired by Art Clarke and his blog. Subjective: It seems that this was a breakthrough week for running. I made it up to 2.5 miles on the treadmill. I've heard from others in the know that that 2 miles is the bubble to push ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=25 You might call it an embarrassment of riches. In the information technology world where I work we refer to it as "a find problem to have". I refer to the problem set that arises when you have too many good things happening to you. Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=24 Hanging around with entrepreneurs can get to your head just a bit. After a while you start to think about things in a particular way. It turns thoughts like: "I really want to look into X but I just don't have time." into thoughts like: "How many dollars would ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=21 This training update is presented in SOAP format, inspired by Art Clarke (see his blog  Running Naked in the blogroll for more info). Subjective: I feel like training is on a sign wave, The peaks are great, and the valleys not so good. After Monday's bummer of a workout (I identified 2 ... http://runningwithit.com/?p=20