MONICA
37 years old
freelance photographer
running coach
Sunny Southern Cali, US of A

NO AUTOGRAPHS, PLEASE.
JUST TAKE THE BUTTON...





CHI RUNNING
by Danny Dreyer

GOING LONG
by Joe Friel
& Gordon Byrn

THE PALEO DIET FOR ATHLETES
by Loren Cordain and Joe Friel

KILLING YOURSELF TO LIVE:
85% OF TRUE STORY

by Chuck Klosterman

WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING
by Haruki Murakami

HAVEN'T HAD CABLE SINCE THE MOVE SIX MONTHS AGO. NOW I HAVE THAT DIGITAL BOX THAT I GOT FREE WITH THE GOVERNMENT VOUCHER. I'M HOOKED ON THE FREE USN CHANNEL (NBC) THAT PLAYS OLD KONA SPECIALS FROM YEARS PAST!!!

THEN OF COURSE FOR THE HOURS I SPEND ON THE TRAINER...


MY O.G. IPOD SHUFFLE



2009
2/1/09 Surf City Run HALF MARATHON
2/8/09 Chinatown Firecracker Run 5k and 10k
2/14/09 Tour de Palm Springs 55 MILE RIDE
3/14/09 Pasadena Triathlon REVERSE POOL SPRINT
4/4/09 Oceanside 70.3 HALF IRONMAN
5/3/09 Cinco de Mayo Run for the Cure HALF MARATHON
8/1/09 Vineman Full FULL IRONMAN
11/1/09 New York Marathon MARATHON
2008
2/3/08 Surf City Run HALF MARATHON
2/9/08 Tour de Palm Springs CENTURY RIDE
2/10/08 Chinatown Firecracker Run 5k and 10k
3/08/08 Pasadena Triathlon REVERSE POOL SPRINT
4/19/08 Rage in the Sage HALF IRONMAN
5/25/08 IM Brasil FULL IRONMAN
140.6 BABY!!!
7/20/08 Strawberry Fields Triathlon OLYMPIC
2007
2/4/07 Pacific Shoreline HALF MARATHON
3/31/07 Oceanside 70.3 HALF IRONMAN
6/3/07 Danskin All Ladies Tri SPRINT
6/24/07 Breath of Life Tri OLYMPIC
7/12/07 Playa Del Run #2 AQUATHLON
7/22/07 Vineman 70.3 HALF IRONMAN
8/9/07 Playa Del Run #3 AQUATHLON
8/19/07 Hansen Dam Tri SPRINT
10/7/07 People Powered Ride METRIC CENTURY FUN RIDE
11/4/07 New York Marathon MARATHON

ALLEZ
BOLDER
DC RAINMAKER
DECAF PLEASE
DYING WATER BUFFALO
FE-Lady
GREYHOUND
IM ABLE
IRON DEAN
IRON JASON
IRON MOM JENNY
IRON POL
IRON WIL
KONA SHELLEY
Lance NotStrong
LITTLE MISS RUNNERS PANTS
LOCKED AND LOADED...
NEOPRENE WEDGIE
NEWBIE TRIATHLETE 2007
OBRATS
SPANDEX KING
SPOKANE AL
Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!!
TEA
TriFAThlete
TRI GEEK KAHUNA
triSARAtops


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Friday, August 10, 2007

FINAL PLAYA AND A WHOLE LOTTA NOTHIN'


last night i raced at the final playa del run sunset series aquathlon. i know it's a weird word, but it's basically another hybrid of the triathlon. you got duathlon, aquathlon, and aquabike, an opportunity for any triathlete to race while eliminating their weakest event. for me, that's the bike, so i get a chance to rock at aquathlon. last year at the playa points series, i qualified to race at worlds in switzerland in aquathlon. it was a once in a lifetime experience!!! you can see photos here

the playa del run is another example of why it doesn't suck to live here in socal. where else can you race in the ocean on a thursday night??? only problem with a nighttime race is that it's difficult to balance your nutrition throughout the day. i started out the morning not being hungry but feeling tightness in my legs. i decided to go to yoga to try to get a good stretch taking care not to hold any poses too long or do anything too weight bearing. yoga went great, but afterwards, i realized it was 2:00 now and i'd still not eaten!! went to whole foods and grabbed some of my favorite israeli couscous, not too heavy and good whole grain fuel. i thought i'd need some protein as well so i added some chicken to the box. big mistake. i ate it too late for a race starting at 6:30. felt queasy going into the swim, and wasn't looking forward to the run at all, but by the time i hit the bike path with my shoes on, i was keeping a good stride, maintaining about a 180 average heart rate although my perceived exertion felt way lower. cut off 2 minutes in the swim due to wearing a wetsuit this time, a minute off the run, yet only a minute off overall due to my slower transition in getting the wetsuit off and being really picky about wanting to wash the sand from my feet. fun though.

today i had the day off from work, so i decided to stay over on the westside last night and went for my 7 miler on the boardwalk. got that outta the way and then went to lunch with one of my runners i coach. after that, i went to the beach and layed out in my bikini. it was so strange. i couldn't remember the last time i actually sat on the beach in anything other than my tri kit. so there i was, in my bikini, trying to even out that bike shorts tan, and reading my latest edition of runner's world. this time off is gonna get old real soon.....

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