More to life than…

I’m still recovering.  But what a beautiful day.  I know pain is temporary, it’s just taking a little longer to go away this time.

I went for a lunch run yesterday and manage to do some hill repeats.  Just down the road from my office, there is an area of open space with a nice 3.0 mile loop trail, a nice dirt trail that meanders along some ridgelines, and through a canyon not visible from the road.  Toward the end of the [...]

It worked!  It’s 54°F, wind 10-15 mph with plenty of sunshine.  Perfect cycling weather.  Well, with a little imagination and a computer it could be.  I set my trainer in front of my computer and plugged in the 2007 Tour of CA (thanks Arlyn).  The next best thing to being there, right?  Okay, it’s not.  [...]

Well, I committed to training 4 days a week.  So far, so good.  I rode to work Monday and Tuesday, ran on Wednesday, and put an hour on the trainer Thursday.  After reading that Exxon Mobil Corp. posted the largest annual profits by a US company - $40.6 billion.  I’m riding to work today.  Enough said.

What does SpeedTV and cycling have in common?  A resistance trainer.  Park one in front of a TV, put on a little racing, and the time goes by a little faster.  Not much, but a little.  I think next time I’ll plug in 2007 Tour of CA.  I don’t know many people that really like them, I [...]

Okay, there is a strong chance that I won’t be riding, or running today.  Running yesteday reminded me of muscles I forgot I had.  It may be a good day to hit the climbing gym.

I have committed to exercising 4 days a week, I really struggled on my last bike ride.  I decided I have to get more miles in, period.  It was explained to me how easy it is to get 125 miles of riding in per week.  And I think I have figured out a way to [...]