I’m worried. I’ve not gotten as much training in for the century as I’d like to, and this weekend was pretty much a total loss, since I stayed out late on Friday night with my friends, did no riding yesterday but instead went to play basketball, and promptly injured myself. Now I’m sore and not […]
I’m sore. The 65 mile ride on Saturday wasn’t hard (because I decided to take it easy), but there was a lot of wind to make my way through and it was hot. My left knee is a bit tender although I made it through without cramps. I was still dehydrated a bit as of […]
I’m feeling the pressure. I’m only a few weeks away from my biggest ride of the year–a ride I’ve done three straight years but last year got heat stroke from. I’m not afraid but I am concerned. There’s no such thing as cramming training time in, but I’ve really done enough miles, even though I […]
Not from working out, but from actual work, so I’m taking the day off from Athletic Diabetic except for this quickie post letting you know about that decision. I’m going to try to regroup on several fronts today; hopefully I’ll get in a bit of working out too. I’ll be back tomorrow!
If cycling is about three things–speed, endurance, and strength–the place I lack most is strength, if strength is about climbing. There’s certainly a possibility lots of that is psychological. Since I started life as a cyclist weighing a lot more than I do now, I was an absolutely horrid climber for a long time. I’ve […]
There’s a certain amount of heat I feel right now due to the coming century and the fact that I’ve not ridden as much as I want, but that’s not the kind of heat I’m talking about. I’m talking about the heat outside with the humidity and the sun bearing down. Last year during the […]
I’m inspired. Not that I haven’t been inspired before or there aren’t zillions of reasons to be inspired, but these past few weeks, Fat Cyclist and Team Fatty have been making me consider not just my personal fitness journey but also how to give back. Of course, Team Fatty is not the first or only […]
I did a fifty mile ride this morning. I’m not really where I want to be in terms of training yet but I’m more than okay. The route I did this morning has three significant hills–Mokapu, Keolu, and Makapu’u for those of you from the island. They’re not fun although they’re not the worst that […]
I’ve been talking for awhile about triple workout Thursday–my attempts on Thursdays to get in a cycling, swimming, and some other (sometimes running, sometimes weights) workout. This week I decided to change things up a bit on the weekend, going for quadruple workout Saturday. Two hours on the bike; one hour in the pool; a […]
It was Thursday night and I was hoping to get to bed in time for a Friday morning ride. I was looking at my bike and realized the rear wheel was a bit out of true, so I got out my spoke wrench and got to work. Two hours later I had broken and replaced […]