On Sunday I had a little week-after-ironman bonus race at the ITU Long Distance Series race–which means double-olympic distance– in Brasschaat, Belgium. Long story short, let’s just say I prefer to race an ironman the week after an ironman; because, first, to be honest, I have a little bit of difficulty getting excited about non-iron-distance races, [...]
27 June 09: When in Belgium . . .
Or anywhere near the Netherlands, apparently, do not ask for a coffee shop if you actually want coffee. I made that mistake this morning, when I woke up at 10AM in jetlag hell (story of my life recently) with one thing on my mind . . . So I went down to the front desk [...]
26 June 09: Japan, Part Two
I am finally back in Germany after a two-day-long trip home, so I wanted to post a few more Japan highlights before we are on to the next country . . . which will be Belgium, this weekend. Coachie is sending me there in the hopes that I will find my run legs in my T2 [...]
21 June 09: Tough Day at the Office
Today was a tough day at the office. Actually it was quite a lovely and enjoyable day, as Ironman Japan is a beautiful race, my body was doing as I asked, and I was generally having a lot of fun–until I attempted to run. I led the race out of the water and had, I think, [...]
18 June 09: On the road again . . .
I am currently in the midst of my 24-hour trip to Goto, Japan for Sunday`s ironman . . . This is not an easy place to get to, as I don`t actually arrive at my destination until about 11 hours after I arrived in Tokyo–and last I checked, Japan was a pretty small country!
On the [...]
14 June 09: A Champ in the House
Just a quick post to brag about the Champ in the house…It was a good thing I spared Maiki from the birthday special yesterday. By the way, thanks to all you lovely folks who dedicated your weekend smashfests to me. I hope to repay you by doing you proud next weekend in Japan!
Anyways, I received [...]
13 June 09: Birthday Blog
Today is my 3-1. German Cycling Machine reminded me of this when the clock struck exactly 12AM last night. Luckily for him, he did so with the flowers above in hand. Because it wasn’t exactly great news. I tried to argue that I actually was not born until after 9PM, California-time. Give me a few [...]
11 June 09: (Attempting to) swim in Europe…
Never again will I complain about my dodgy neighborhood pool in Tucson. I always appreciated the proximity of Archer Pool to my house (maybe 1.5 miles), but other than that, I found the place less than inspirational. Situated in the ghetto just next to my neighborhood, the pool is old, with dirty cement locker rooms [...]
8 June 09: Bonus Race!
After my 3-day whirlwind trip back to the States, I was on my way back to Europe. I flew overnight Friday and landed in Frankfurt late Saturday morning. Then I had to make my way to the French countryside—Niederbronn-Les-Bains, specifically, to meet the German Cycling Machine, who was there for a race. It was going [...]
6 June 09: Harvard Graduation Photo Album
On Thursday, my one and only little sister earned her law degree from Harvard. Here’s to the brains in the family!
Cameron and Dad
With Cameron and the famous Thomas Wright, one of my very favorite Harvard students
The fam: Uncle John, Mom, Cameron, me, Dad, Aunt Jenifer, cousin Ted (the other Harvard grad in the fam)I [...]
