Race morning broke, and I woke up at my usual race day 4:45 am…… and laid there for another hour and a half.
Food
Ride for the Roses
Way back in 2002, I flew to Austin, TX for my first Ride for the Roses weekend. It’s a century (100 mile) bike ride for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I called in every favor I could to meet and get a photo with Lance, and I did. The photo didn’t last the weekend (new digital…
Who’s the Big Kahuna Now?? (Race Report)
Because I rarely do research before races anymore, I figured I was going to have a warm ocean swim, flat coastal ride, and whatever kind of run at the Big Kahuna half-ironman in Santa Cruz Sunday. Luckily, we arrived in time to do a little recon. The end of the run was in the sand…
London Times
What could be more British than high tea at the legendary Brown’s Hotel? Nothing. Except for maybe David Beckham, and he wasn’t available. So off to Brown’s we went. Brown’s has been my favorite London hotel for a long time. In my past life I stayed here a few times. I love its history (reportedly…