500 miles and running

The alarm went off at 6am this morning (Saturday) and by 6:20am I had taken the dog out and was out the door on the way to putting over 500 miles on my running shoes. The morning's run wasn't anything special, just over 4 miles, but a milestone was accomplished nonetheless.

This is the first time I have put anywhere close to 500 miles on a pair of shoes. The 500 mile mark was also reached in record time (for me at least): It took me less than 13 months to do it. As I gear up for my racing and money raising season it still amazes me what I have been able to accomplish. The need to raise awareness about multiple myeloma and to find a cure has been an extremely powerful motivator over the last year.

Here's to the next 500 miles.

-Andrew

A nice little morning jaunt along the coast of Maine.

I feel the need, the need for speed...

The weather and scheduling finally cooperated today and I was able to go out for a ride on the bike. This was my first ride of the season and only about 20 miles all told. At the halfway point I stopped at L.L. Bean for a bike fitting to ensure I was getting the most out of my ride. It turns out that I'm probably a little too big for my current bike, but it is still set up so all of the angles are what they should be. The good news being that I don't necessarily need to go out and get a new ride. The bad news is that I potentially have the justification to do so. Talk about a dilemma.

Another neat thing was that I got to put on my new aero bars. For those unfamiliar with the term, aero bars allow the rider to tuck into a more aerodynamic position during the ride and thus go faster with less work. The bars, given to me by a neighbor who doesn't need them anymore, will take some getting used to (the bike is a lot more sensitive to movements), but man are they fun. I am really looking forward to getting out on the rolling hills of Maine (and elsewhere hopefully) and trying them out some more. The only problem is, now I want a dedicated triathlon bike. Maybe one of these (he says waiting for the money tree to be planted...)?

Felt IA FRD LTD, list price of too much

Rack on

Slowly but surely we're getting ready for spring - and racing.