T Minus 9

February 21st - Nine months until race day! tick-tock tick-tock...

February was a good month with two organized races - The Rose Bowl Half Marathon, and the Tour de Palm Springs Century.  I might also run the Kids on the Run 10k next Sunday, but it will probably be a race morning decision.

My long ride was rained out yesterday morning, so I did a high intensity 10k run instead.  Today I did interval work on the bike for about an hour.  I'll be doing intervals at least once a week to try and increase my functional threshold power (FTP) which is currently at 210 watts.

March has a couple of possible running events, and one that I'm already signed up for:

3/7 - Ventura Half Marathon
3/20 - Pasadena 5k (there's also a sprint reverse tri, but the tri distance is so short that I can't justify the $85 entry)
3/27 - Chesebro Half Marathon (already signed up)