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About admin

Hello, I am into backpacking trips, marathon, biking, triathlon, Quantitative Finance, capital markets, economics, politics and current affairs. My backpacking blog is www.journey26.com/blog and my training for endurance sports blog is www.journey26.com/training

May 28th, 2012

Monday – It’s Memorial Day today, so went on a ride with NYCC. Like every year, Memorial day this year was hot and humid! The theme of the ride is called Nightmare on Elm. In total, we did 60 ish … Continue reading

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May 20th, 2012

Sunday – Bike to Nyack and back, around 50 miles at around 17-18 miles/hour pace Saturday – Brooklyn Half Marathon! Felt pretty good in the morning and thought I was going to PR but got a cramp at mile 10 … Continue reading

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May 13th, 2012

Sunday – Rode to Nyack and back this morning. The weather was pretty warm and I am sun burned now. Got a flat tire on the way back but luckily I was not far from the bike shop when that … Continue reading

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May 6th, 2012

Sunday – Volunteered as a course marshal for the TD 5 boro bike tour. We started at 7:45am at downtown and arrived in Staten Island around 10am. The course is around 35 miles. Riding as a course marshal is great … Continue reading

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April 29, 2012

Sunday – Ran the 4m JP Morgan Run for One today. Was shooting for a sub 6 min/mile pace PR but had a tough time after mile 2 going up those hills. Legs were sore from yesterday’s basketball game, should … Continue reading

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April 22, 2012

Sunday – Was a rainy day, did 2 loops bike ride around the park, swimming lesson in the evening. Saturday – Long run with Beth, Jim and Kevin. 16 miles at 7:30 min/mile pace along the west side http://connect.garmin.com/activity/172475437 Friday … Continue reading

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April 15, 2012

Sunday April 15th – Swimming lesson in the evening Saturday April 14th – Rode 3 loops around CP in the morning. Had a crash after the 2nd loop, it sure doesn’t feel fun crashing at 20 miles and hour on … Continue reading

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April 8, 2012

Sunday – Rode 3 loops around Central park plus 10 loops around Harlem hill. Harlem Hill is a 4.4% grade hill so it’s a pretty good hill workout. Weather was amazing today and it’s pretty crowded in Central Park. So … Continue reading

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April 1, 2012

Sunday – Rode to Nyack by myself and came back with Dan, Ellen, Rob. Rode around 60 miles and ate at Halo Berlin when we got back. Saturday – Went for a morning 12 miles run by myself because got … Continue reading

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March 25, 2012

Did a short intensity workout this evening, biked for 8 miles, ran 2 miles and swam in a 3 hours period. My legs were still kind of sore from yesterday’s bike ride, but decided to go for a quick bike … Continue reading

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