The Road to No Where
I got out of the shower. And all of a sudden I didn't feel very well so I stuck a thermometer in my mouth: 100.5. And I am totally ready to go. That's the part that is a total bummer. Another year and my birthday bash, is out the window. It's so sad, I think, I need a bucket.
The Road to Warda
Slow and steady, like the Tortoise. Seems to be a much used statement from no other than, Moi! I sent Ken to Fastenal with the Truck. So I have until after 4 to "get ready" to go. My food is almost ready. My bikes are ready. My lights are ready. I'm not ready. We have had snow days since Tuesday. I am forgetting what it's like to be a part of the work force. My oldest monkey doesn't want to go back. She likes hanging with Mom at the homestead.
The thing I love about Texas
1.28.2011 Friday, it was 76 degrees. And it made it wonderful to do my therapy ride in. It was very good therapy. The Hilliard Site is down, so I didn't need to worry about any kind of sulfur, all I had to do was ride. I wanted to push my limits. I wanted to see where I could go. I hadn't been there in a long time so I didn't know what would happen. Fart
“Functional Training”: Implications for strength training; stable vs. unstable
“Functional fitness” has been defined as having the physical capacity to perform activities of daily living in a safe and independent manner without undue fatigue. Unstable surface training has been found to be suboptimal for increasing strength. Results showed that training on the unstable surface resulted in a 44% reduction in muscle activity and a 70% decrease in force output compared to the same activities performed on the stable surface. After 10 weeks, the stable surface group, of elite athletes, displayed greater performance improvements in all measures studied compared to the unstable surface group,
Thank you God, Thank you DORBA, Thank you Muscle Memory
Thanks to everyone who was super nice and called out passing. I really needed that yesterday. It was tough being out there. It was really tough when all that hard soil turned to mush. And I kept thinking, 'my jaw surgeon wouldn't be too happy about this'. 4 weeks post total jaw reconstructive surgery. I have to say, today I feel pretty darn good. I walked the two rock gardens, the Flinstones, I began riding Fred's but continued to walk Barney's. I didn't go through the slot, and a couple of times
It’s tough to CHOOSE to do something you’re going to be really bad at
And that's exactly what I have had to do for Saturday. That's what I had to remind my ol' man yesterday while he was on the golf course. It's not about winning or losing it's about playing the game, and having fun. I don't want to give up on my goals. I have to let go of the idea that I will be any good, and just have fun, and ride for a long time; 3 x longer than I have in months. (shake of head) It's important to set aside one goal to
Days like today I feel like Lance Armstrong
Going out on the open road, when everybody else is sleeping, or snuggling. 38 with drizzle. I had the whole road to myself. I did feather my brakes on some descents. That would make my jaw surgeon very happy. Yesterday 2 hours at NS most of the EZ side and some of the "HARD" side. It was awesome. Nothing like "crash programming". I'm far from ready for Solavaca Ranch. I am ready to suffer!
Still crawling my way back to the top 1.14.2011
Yesterday ran 34 minutes at the back of Twin Coves. No, I'm not that crazy. I ran the road to the main trail head, then, in. On the way back out I hit the side on the lake, the road, and then, slowed it down on a couple of hills because I felt my intensity going above recovery. Wednesday 1:30 on the bike, new route, seemed bueno. Although, Copper Canyon, I didn't know it, is under a whole lotta construction that led to some sort of CX practice. Had to bail onto