Up until my last minor injury (shin splints), I would routinely run on a treadmill at the gym for at least one of my running workouts each week. It was mainly for convenience, but I could also keep close tabs on my pace and pass the time while watching SportsCenter. Once I got shin splints, […]

Ran these same hills again this morning. As a bonus, it actually felt like fall this morning. It was around 56 degrees, but it felt cooler than that after the miserable heat this past Thursday morning. I’m excited about more mornings like this! Time was 23:44 on the way out (7:49/mile)Time was 23:29 on the […]

to Triathlon! It all started back in 1974, in Mission Bay, California. The idea was conceived by Jack Johnstone and Don Shanahan. In 1973 Jack competed in the second annual “Dave Pain Birthday Biathlon”. Which consisted of a 4.5 mile run followed by what was billed as a quarter-mile swim (the actual distance was between […]

My post yesterday talked about how excited I was that we were officially starting Fall. Well, let me assure you, it didn’t feel like Fall this morning! When I got started around 6am, it was sprinkling rain and it felt like a sauna. Temperature was in the low 70’s, but the humidity had to be […]

Autumn officially arrived at 5:18pm yesterday, so that makes today the first full days of fall! I’m really excited to welcome fall in this year. Summer will always hold a special place in my heart, but the heat and grass cutting keep it from getting the title of “Luke’s favorite Season”. I like fall the […]

Today is Tuesday, so of course I did some interval work this morning. My normal intervals are called repeats…same distance several times with breaks in between. I decided to mix it up again this week and did a kind of intervals called pyramids. Pyramid intervals are defined as starting out with a short interval, then […]

So turns out the the newly crowned Mrs. America (Andrea Robertson, 32) is also a triathlete. Apparently she has participated in over 50 triathlons and has even won her age group before. Robertson hopes her beauty pageant title helps put a new face on female athletics. Her pageant platform focuses on healthy life habits, and […]

Managed to get in a 4 mile run this morning in between rain storms. Went 4.0 miles in 30:23 (7:35/mile pace). Nice easy, recovery run, didn’t push it too hard. Speaking of rain, if you run much, you’ve most likely been caught in the rain or had to run when it was raining. As you […]

Thursdays are typically reserved for a long run. To my surprise (and excitement), my training program only called for a 5-6 mile run today, which I’ll call a “medium” run. So I did 5 laps around the mall for a total distance of 6.05 miles. Lap 1= 8:58 (7:24/mile pace)Lap 2= 9:25 (7:46)Lap 3= 9:38 […]

Last night we watched the show “Shaq vs”. If you haven’t seen it, it’s pretty entertaining. NBA star Shaquille O’Neal challenges other professional athletes at their sport. I’ve seen a few episodes and I have to admit that Shaq is a good all-around athlete. Last night he got in the pool to challenge Olympic superstar […]