That is all
- it's all about pace
- Jacksonville, FL, United States
- In Life as well as in running the secret is Pace.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
October
Okay.. I totally ripped off this format from boB (thanks Beth)
Run 70 miles – Houston we have a problem… it looks like fall running season will not get off the ground this year. Mileage is not the problem legs are the problem. More on this in a future post
Bike 40 hours on the bike… yep… ridin' like it's a part time job
Swim I am beginning to seriously consider it =;-) in all seriousness… I will return to triathlons in 2014… and ergo swimming too
Races – Just the aforementioned CX stuff
Current Reads
A pretty good novel about the Norman invasion of England in 1066 and the aftermath. I plan to read the other 2 books in the trilogy.
Right now I'm reading :
Interesting… it's lots of stuff I did know along with a few very interesting details of which I was unaware. The book really tries to unravel the interconnecting relationships and conspiracies behind the Lance Armstrong story.
Current Obsession cycling aside… Playing Golf. After a 10 year hiatus.. and no surprise… Judi is pretty good.
Current Need A new pair of mountain bike shoes. These fell apart midway through a Cyclocross race. My "sole wrenching" did not help my podium chances
Current Triumph – Getting CPR and First Aid certified
Current Bane of My Existence keeping the 3 bikes I have in working order
Current Goals
Racing: Southern Cross 55 mile endurance Cyclocross race on 22 Feb 2014
Personal development: Judi and I are half way to being certified to teach spin at the YMCA. Just two more classes which we will finish up in six weeks or so.
Current Indulgence Brown Ale
Current Blessings the best family and friends a guy could have
Current Excitement Tuesday night rides in Guana Park
Friday, October 25, 2013
Ridin' Dirty
So… I have been doing a lot of riding…
Group rides:
Cyclocross Races:
Trainer rides:
Climbing Mountain Passes:
I even placed in a Cyclocross race:
I know… 3rd place in the "B" race is not the Olympics or Le Tour but for me…. Being the 3rd fastest non Cat 3 or above goofy cyclist running around in a city park on a Thursday is kinda groovy
But last Tuesday… well let's just say that I found my people…
One of our local group rides (http://beachesfirststreetcycling.blogspot.com) goes off-road in the off-season…
Well actually the road looks like this:
In the daytime…. And when it is dry….
Well… last Tuesday it rained all day and the sandy dirt road was awash… but…
About 25 of us went out and rode our bikes from twilight into pitch black darkness down these roads like we were racing Paris-Roubaix
It. Was. Awesome.
Afterwards I looked like this:
And my bike may never be same
But I'll be back next week… is it Tuesday yet?
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
September
Yes kids that's a bunch of bike hours… almost like it's a part time job
Run distance is not as consistent as I would like. I need to work on that
Swimming… gotta get back in the pool. Planning on a few triathlons next year.
Kid Rodelo
The first novel that I ever read….. way back in like 1979 I found a digital copy online so I re-read it… Kind of a quick easy read.
I started reading anther book that I'm pretty excited about
If you are an athlete… I advise you to check out this guy's website:
it can change your athletic life.
His mantra is simple… yet a bit unconventional for the overmedicated masses…
In other news…
It's Cyclocross Season.
Pretty muddy last week… not my best race. I struggled a bit jumping/landing on my creaky old knee and with 3 creek crossings it was not a fast course for me… but it was muddy and we had beer so who cares.
Spinning:
Judi and I are half way to our goal of becoming spin instructors… We have taken a basic fitness course as well as CPR and First Aid
Now for the cycling part. I think that we have decided to get the Cycle Fusion Cert:
Hopefully we will be teaching classes by January
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Tempo/Fit Test
So I have been "exercising" for a couple of months recovering not only from RATS but the training that came before as well. My body feel pretty well rested and recovered. Now I'm ready to get into a bit more of a training mode.
The plan was 1 mile warm-up, 3@~8:15-8:30 the 1 mile cool down. How did I come up with that? Well it's simply what I had time for at lunch.
The results:
8:22 pace with an average HR of 146. It was 93F with about 60% humidity.
No great turn of speed but I am happy with the stable HR and the god sensations in my legs during the effort
bring on the trainin'!
Friday, September 6, 2013
August Recap
I know… we are already 1 week into September but…
Another month spent just exercising and being active…
I still have a few little injuries that haven't remedied themselves but… then again I'm not 23 years old anymore.
It's good to feel some cycling fitness return, and I know like Eddy Merckx said if I "ride lots" I will continue to improve.
I read a couple of books:
As with anything written by Pat Conroy, it was excellent. I had actually first read the book when I was about 18. Interesting to read the book again with the experience of fatherhood as well as that of a son.
I also read "Calico Joe"
And Grisham is a great storyteller… and I love baseball history… I should have loved the book but… it was just okay
I didn't listen to any books this month but I did discover Podcasts… or to be specific a podcast that I enjoy.
"Open Mic with Mike Creed"
it's basically recently retired domestic pro cyclist Mike Creed talking cycling with people involved with pro cycling.
I dig it.
Got some big plans for the coming year… I'll blog about that soon.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Guess how many intervals I did today...
If you guessed 6 you are correct!
1 mile warm-up… 6 @ 3 minute intervals with a 90 second recovery interval 1 mile cool down.
In this: 
weather
weather
I'm sure this will pay off during cross season.. which starts this week!
Heck to the yeah!
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