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By kate on June 1st, 2004

This Saturday, Steve and I did the North Seattle Street Scramble. It’s one of those races where you need to get to checkpoints and then back to the finish in a given amount of time. The twist in the Street Scramble is that there are more checkpoints than you could possibly get to, so each […]

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Team name idea

By kate on April 16th, 2004

Last night, while playing soccer, I came up with a good idea for a team name: 9/10 (or you could write it out: Nine-Tenths). Why? From the saying, “Possession is nine-tenths of the law.” A good thing to keep in mind during a game where possession is so important.

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How’s my eye?

By kate on February 21st, 2004

If you weren’t there and don’t know about it already, I got hit in the face with a soccer ball last night at our game. It was a hard kick straight from an opponent’s foot into my right eye. I was helped off the field and spent the last 15 minutes of the game in […]

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Triathlon: Gear

By kate on September 13th, 1999

The stuff I used Pre-race: Sweats Sweatshirt Sandals Socks Extra inhaler Fans with cameras PowerBars (2) Banana Water bottle Worn/used in race: Speedo swimsuit Nose clip Ear plugs Goggles Swim cap Hair clips/elastic Label pinned to swimsuit with race number Label for bike with race number Label for helmet with race number Label […]

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Triathlon: The Cost

By kate on September 13th, 1999

What I Bought I didn’t really expect to buy anything for the triathlon, since I already owned a bike, a swim suit, and exercise clothes and shoes. But as I started training, I realized that some items would make my life easier. This is a list of all the triathlon-related expenditures I made. Entry […]

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Triathlon: Reflections on the Experience

By kate on September 13th, 1999

I gained both skill and endurance from my training, as well as enhanced muscle tone (my weight didn’t change). In the course of training, I swam 7.4 miles (11.8K), ran 40.7 miles (65.5K), and biked 156.5 miles (251.9K). That works out to an average of 15 triathlons (not counting the actual race)! I spent $257.08 […]