1200 yards swim

swam 1200 yards today in 30 minutes. And according to mapmyrun.com that would result only in a calorie burn of 271 calories. oh well...

This could have ended way worse

I went for my first bike ride (on the road bike, not the commute bike) in a while.  I was planning to go for a nice 2 hr ride and was looking forward to putting 40-50 km on my bike.  I also put in a nice climb.  Mt Eden Road in Cupertino, if you've ever been there.  Its a nice semi steep 1 mile climb in the Cupertino/Saratoga mountains.  I did it surprisingly fast.  Kept my cadence at around 60 I guess.  I really felt good.  So what went wrong....  As I was starting my descent, my chain broke and got jammed.  I should have stopped earlier since my chain was spilling gears a lot during the ride.  

Had this happened during the climb or while I was going really fast down hill, I may have blogging from my hospital bed instead.  So the bike is in the shop and I really only got 1/2 the work out in that I wanted.  Other than that I feel great.  I think I may even go for a run later this afternoon.

you can see where the chain broke

42 but really feeling like 32

I turned 42 Thursday and celebrated this Thursday and Friday.  My sister sent me a nice hydration belt for me to use during my training.  My in-laws sent some pictures from our wedding 13 yrs ago and I must say that I look pretty much the same as I did in my late 20s (ok that's pushing it, maybe like I did in my early 30s).  The things is that I do feel almost as good.  I don't think I could have done all this running and swimming 10 or so years ago.  The power of exercise!!!

Today we have our first Saturday training meet.  1 hr of running, stretching and yoga and 1 hr of swimming.  Getting there....

First TNT team meeting

Our first track meeting was a bit disappointing.  It was more of a leisurely meet and greet.  we only ran 1.200 meters and did 10 min of Yoga afterwards.  I also had to leave early to be in time for my surprise birthday party.

All in all, I'm starting to feel good about this.

Raise $1,000 -- Swim 1,000 yards

Since all of you donated $1,000 in less than 24 hrs, I felt compelled and obligated to swim 1,000 yards today. I guess that means that when the fundraising total breaks $2,000, I will be swimming 2,000 yards. :-) Nothing like some good motivation to get going. Thank you all for giving me a big kick under the butt.

Got My Speedo's -- YEAH!

I got my speedos and tested them out in the pool today; I swam doe 1/2 mile.  My son was in the pool for this swimming lessons.  So I decided to lap swim for the duration of his lesson.  25 minutes later, I clocked 32 laps which turned out to be about 1/2 mile.  Not bad for my first time in the pool in a while.  (Note, I did take short breaks several times between laps).

And I biked to work today as well.  So 15 miles on the bike and 1/2 mile in the pool.  Not bad.  

And for those of you who want to see me in these speedos, you'll have to come and watch me swim.  :-) 

Started my fundraising - LinkedIn Rocks!!!

I sent a fundraising email yesterday to my LinkedIn contacts within 24 hrs I raised over $1,000. I have very very humbled by this support and your commitment to help me fight blood cancer. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.