Now

Triathlon training

I’m working on my swimming, mostly. I could honestly bike and run (at an easy pace) all day, but I get out of breath swimming after 50 meters. And the open water makes me even more nervous. I do think I already have the aerobic capacity, but need to do drills and fix my technique.

This means ~12-15 hours of training a week for an Ironman 70.3 in March of next year. I also have my second ever marathon in January but my tri training would help with that anyway.

Ink & Watercolor

I’m working on sketching around all the ethnic enclaves in NYC. It’s gives me something more concrete to work towards that will help me improve my watercolor skills. I have a list of all 30 of the ethnic enclaves in the city and am going to explore them one-by-one and sketch street scenes.

This is a long-term project and I hope to see my skills improve as I sketch more neighborhoods.

Learning Spanish

I’m learning Spanish for my Cuba bikepacking trip using the Wlingua Spanish app.