Base Training: Island Style

Just another day in paradise...the weather on the beautiful island of Maui begged us to go for a run, and of course we obliged. :-) After an hour of running down the South Maui coastline we followed with uniquely Hawaiian massages before finishing up with a warm-down swim at the Kihei Aquatic Center. Throw in a bike ride and it would have been a PERFECT day! Hmmm...a bike ride...ya, THAT'S what I want to do tomorrow.

I don't know what people are doing back in Portland but I'm guessing there isn't a hole lot of sun tanning involved.

Cascade XC: Winter Running, Daily TRIPLES and Cross Training...Oh My!

So last night at the track we did our 200's with a tailwind...talk about feeling fast! That was fun...but I digress. :-)

It's the first day of my winter break (I teach) and I'm sitting on the couch with my laptop where it should be (on my lap, of course) and I'm thinking about all the things I'm going to do today. Well, I'll start the day with a nice bike ride before I take the 8th grader to school (poor guy, he still has two more days), then after I drop him off I think I'll head to the pool for a swim. After that I'll finish up my Christmas shopping...I hear the mall is packed with all the other people (read; the other MEN) that still haven't finished their shopping. Then when I get back from the mall I think I'll unwind with an easy run at the trail near my house.

Ya, that sounds like a good day.

-Coach Howard