Transition
This transition is finally over. I have finally gotten to where I need my body to be to resume training at it's regular level in time and intensity. It was a week longer than I expected. I am certain this is partly because of the snake bite I received in the Franklin Mountains. I feel pretty good, I did my first track workout. It was fun, I enjoyed the old school running surface I was on. It was so gently compared to the fake stuff. It worked the muscles of my
Shifting Metabolic Curve to the Right
Nutrition is a key element in every athletes' program and is the basis for their success. Our bodies, similar to our automobiles, require clean fuels, energy that is going to enable our bodies to perform at the highest levels possible. Improving our bodies ability to utilize fat at higher exercise intensities is referred to as 'shifting our metabolic curve' to the right. A great way of shifting our metabolic curve to the right is by training with low levels of carbohydrates for fuel. Don't take this over board by completely abstaining
The wrath of Don Julio
I thought Don Julio was a friend of mine. As always, tying a good one on, leaves me with the reminder of why I only tie one on a couple of times per year. I had a beer and two Don Julios last night. They were tasty then, not so much now. Right now I want bacon and hash browns! Get me bacon and hash browns. So we did manage to go through a full bottle of Don Julio. I really appreciate everyone who came over to partake in the
Finally my racing age!
Finally tomorrow, I am my racing age. I have been telling everyone I am 41 since January. Hell that's what it says on my I.D., from USA Cycling. I started my antibiotic for my snake bite yesterday. I pretty much knew last Thursday I had some sort of infection going on in my leg. I didn't want to start the antibiotic before Comfort. Probably a good thing with all the conditions. Although, as good as I feel 12 hours into it, I probably would have had a better race, had I.
The Balance of Recovery
Recovery is the most important workout on your schedule. There's the perfect amount of recovery for everyone. As we get older our bodies need a little more recovery than when we were younger. Being in tune with these changes is an important element of what I do. Too much recovery and there will be changes in the mitochondria that indicates a loss of fitness. Too little recovery and the body doesn't have time to re-build after all the hard work. In other words, it won't get stronger from the training
A Weekend at Home
A weekend at home, but not as quite and relaxing as I would hope for. More like craziness. But I think, crazy is the Nance middle name. We got through Friday unscathed by total craziness. I did go a little stir crazy albeit, being home, not working, not exercising, my little monkey and I had a grand time. Early to bed, late to rise, is my tune. It was awesome. I worked my BUTT off Friday. I finally got our bedroom re-arranged, LO-OVE it!! And I am so happy the
No go to Dirty Dozen
My favorite race. I haven't missed a beat in 4 years. Last year I showed up with bronchitis and a sinus infection and rode until I couldn't ride anymore. Well, this time the old man is gone, so I thought, 'hell, since I can't find anyone to do a double sleep over so I can race, the girls and I will go down Friday night or Saturday and camp out. The oldest little monkey even got a sleeping bag for the occasion. I pick the monkeys up from school and one
Miles of Discomfort Marathon 2010
We pulled into the ranch Friday afternoon after a non stress drive, pulled the bikes out and headed out for a ride. I was amazingly tired, breathing heavy, felt really tired, there was some water on the trail in low line areas, but other than that it seemed like it was going to be a perfect day for racing. My main concern was that there was going to be ice on the ledges in the beginning after the first climb. Race day came, I thought I would do without my
Comfort, many miles of discomfort and fun
Justin came in from Seattle to race Comfort. Comfort is my favorite course. It's a lot of people's favorite course, including Lance Armstrong. Lance was funny going into the race, on again off again, on again, off again. ON. I was talking to my friend Christianne about the rain. Thursday was only .75 inches, and then, boom the sky opened up and let loose. I was kinda worried about them down there will a tornado watch and the possibility of hail. We weren't in any hurry to get there because of