Doc says 6 more weeks before I can lose control
Of the Bike. Darn. I guess, I will have to wait to slide out, knock my shoulder on a tree or fumble on a technical section.
Winegar’s Maxxis Tire Review: Ikon
I have put some racing miles on the Ikons that I got about a month ago, and really like them. The grip on climbs is great, and cornering is superb. I did not except the cornering grip to be this great, as it is a low knob tire. In the rain and wet it sheds mub very well with out packing up. I did have to lower the tire pressure to get them to grip better. I started out running them @ 1.9 bar, and had to lower them to
It’s Amazing How Good You can Feel
When you're not subjected to heavily contaminated air. Espresso, who needs that? At home, I need to have huge cups of coffee, all the time, that doesn't even help. Here I have half of one and I am bouncing off the walls. Don't you think it's ironic, that I breath better at altitude then I do at home? That's well, a little bit, bass ackwards. Think about it. I breath better at altitude. It's been that way for years. Now that my sulfur allergy is full blown, it's even more so. But
“If you don’t fall, you’re not riding hard enough!”
That's an old mantra of mine. So if you don't totally lose control of your bike at some point during your hard ride, then, you just aren't pushing your limits. You're holding back. So yesterday, I was there, almost there. I can feel it in my blood, surging, pushing through my arteries from my heart to my brain. I want to ride my bike hard enough that I lose control. That I am pushing my limits hard enough, that I slide out of a turn, hit my shoulder on a tree, or just
It’s Sunday and Time for the “Week in Review”
Everything rocked. Today, I had an awesome swim. I cranked out a 2000 like it was nothing, meters, of course. Nothing too exciting. A 2 x interrupted 500 for time that put me at 8:50. In meters, of course. Then a 500 kick ( one of my toenails finally came off) - 100 with zoomers - 100 with fins - 100 dolphin - 100 back - 100 reverse fly Then, I did some other really cool stuff. I was swimming with the girls next to me, and my husband on the other side, it was cool. Then 10
Workout for the Week
Workout for the week: warm up with: 10 x unilateral straight leg prone hip extension 10 x side leg raises with band 2 x 6 seconds supine inner thighs with stability ball 6 x 6 seconds isometric hip flexion, prone at 90 degrees Repeat that main set 2 more times. 10 x Deep forward lunges, so back knee comes all the way down. Arms are doing hammer curls 10 x side lunges with weights/hands on hips then rotate down to the floor and to the outside of the opposite ankle with weight and row up. 10 x Front lunge
My ride was so good I almost cried
Generally, lately it's the other way around: "my ride was so bad, Idid cry." I'm not sure if it was because I was in South Lake all day and then went straight to Isle de Bois, or if the teaspoon of Sodium Bicarbonate I took. Whatever it was, I could breath again, and I felt strong. Either way, more will have to come like that. This morning I was doing some research about Steven Johnson Disease, which can be triggered by an allergy to sulfa(sulfur) based medicines. I found that if you
My favorite Ride:
Can be done indoors on the trainer/rollers or outdoors. Ride 1 hour: As FAST and HARD as you can. After warming up, of course!