I’m winded, but I’m not giving in. It’s been ridiculously windy during my recent rides, sometimes sending me on very modest hills down under 10 mph on my rides. The speedometer is sometimes discouraging. The truth is, I focus on speed too much, in part because I’m not fast–even when I enter races, I’m not […]
While not part of the RICE method of dealing with athletic injuries, stretching is an essential part of any athletic repertoire. And flexibility is one of the great weaknesses of cycling. Doing the same motion over and over and over again without full range of motion is not helpful to flexibility, so stretching is even […]
I’m feeling okay but a little worried. The weather, my sore ITB, and my schedule have conspired to get me less training time than I’d like–although admittedly, that didn’t hurt me in the Ford Island 10K. The one event coming up at the end of the month is one I haven’t ridden since two years […]
I’m wavering. I’m having success with some of my results, even though my training and diet have been mixed. I keep starting on a better diet or a more diligent training program and I get derailed by poor weather, other commitments, or my own laziness. This has got to stop–again. Life, to me, appears to […]
Today is the day before the day of the Ford Island Bridge 10K, which I am somewhat but not as well trained for as I’d like. I have to be doing better than last year, however, when I had a gouty arthritis attack a few days before. In preparation for this run, I will be, […]
One of our family dogs died unexpectedly overnight on Friday. She had been a three time rescue from the Humane Society (we were the final ones to rescue her) so we were never really sure about her age or medical background. She had been having some trachea problems for awhile and had a tough day […]
I’m the living embodiment of my own worst critic. I know it but it doesn’t stop me. I’m never fast enough, or strong enough, or have enough endurance. The bike is never well tuned enough. The weather is either too hot or too cold or too windy or too voggy. Nothing’s ever perfect. The truth […]
I’m getting serious. Time is running out. Not for anything but my events next month (that sounded pretty ominous) but I don’t really have a lot of training time left. The Ford Island Bridge Run–10K out and back–is in early April, and the Haleiwa Metric Century is in late April. I’m feeling like I could […]
I’m dirty and I’m sore, but I’m also feeling satisfied. Spent this Sunday doing a hike and a bike ride after spending Saturday doing a run and a bike ride. I’m not quite where I want to be, but I’m getting there. The funk I was in after my Oakland trip isn’t totally behind me, […]
I’ve been missing some workouts recently. The weather is one of the things I blame, and my crazy schedule is another, but all those are are reasons I don’t get done what I need to get done. What I need to do is make up those times. When I miss an hour ride, it’s not […]