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Love Stinks
Monday’s trainer workout was the first after a two-day layoff. I didn’t ride on Sunday because I expected to do a hard hill workout on Monday, but those plans were squashed. Instead, I hopped on the trainer for another pyramid workout. Not only was I able to make it through the hardest gear at the “top” of the pyramid before resting a moment to drink, but I managed to push through a total of five sprints over the usual three. Marked improvement! I popped in The Wedding Singer for motivation. It turned out to be a great movie to watch during my sufferfest. One part that I particularly enjoyed—and that had a beat that facilitated the perfect cadence—was the scene where he sings Love Stinks. … Read entire article »
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WINNING!
Friday’s trainer workout was difficult. I had already ridden on Thursday, so my legs were feeling a little tired on Friday. Even so, I needed exercise. The weather was shitty. The trainer was my only option. I was going to do an hour-long workout of fairly steady spinning. Instead, I started off with a cadence of 90 rpm in a moderate-effort gear. I did that for 10 minutes. Then, I shifted into a harder gear and pedaled at a somewhat varying cadence of 88 to 100 rpm. That was hard. After the five-minute interval, I dropped it down into a really easy gear and kept … Read entire article »
Best of Moronacity—2011
The Best of 2011 was pretty easy to review, but not because of all of the wonderful content. It turned out to be a pretty uninspired year, so I didn’t post very much. Even so, I managed to find a few gems. This is a year-in-review for Moronacity Cycling. Three best of lists follow. Links will open in … Read entire article »
Trouble at Addison Oaks—A Photo Essay
I thought I’d squeeze in a quickie photo essay covering two events at Addison Oaks this past year. … Read entire article »
The Golden Carrot
I wasn’t particularly looking forward to my trainer workout, today; but I seemed to go into automatic pilot when I got home. I slipped on my cycling gear—the bonus being that it’s a hell of a lot less than what I would wear if I went outside—and mounted my green steed for an honest effort over the usual 60-minute … Read entire article »
In Spite of Cheese and Meat
Someone who works in my building saw me, today, and said, from the other end of the hallway, “You look really good! You’re looking slimmer!” Do you have any idea how good that made me feel? I’m looking slimmer! Someone noticed! Do I think I’m slimmer? No. Do I weigh less? Not yet. Someone thinks I look slimmer, though! I’ve been so down on myself about my weight, lately, so I felt my face go aglow and my smile beam when I heard this compliment. It’s almost as if it were the first time I received it, but I guess it really depends on my current frame of … Read entire article »
No Gung-Ho on Cycling
I’ve been doing quite well with my workouts throughout the holiday weekend. Wednesday, December 21 was the first day on the trainer (see Jake’s New Toy). I “trained” again on Thursday for 40 minutes. I sprinkled in three sprints, and my heart responded by saying, “No, not gonna slow down until you get off this damn bike.” … Read entire article »
Jake’s New Toy
My friends are probably sick of hearing me say, “I need a trainer!” The tropical rainforest-like climate of Metro Detroit has been getting to me. I want to fall asleep during the day, and I actually go to bed at 8 or 9 p.m. It’s really bizarre for a night owl like me! The biggest problem … Read entire article »
Detroit—A Photo Essay
I had the opportunity to take some photos of some of Detroit’s historical buildings, once during a week of training for work, and the following weekend on a little excursion with Jake. There is so much more I’d like to see, but this is a good start. … Read entire article »
Race across the Sky
It was a race across the sky: the sun versus Di. I saw it sneaking up on the horizon as my plane flew from Detroit. The tiny glow gradually grew along the eastern horizon. Would I see the sun rise in a plane? Wouldn’t that be cool! Today is blowing my mind a bit. I expected the … Read entire article »
Balance
This is really the first time I’ve sat in my new home—content, focused, goal-driven. I feel like things have been a whirlwind since I moved to Mount Clemens. I’ve been traveling a lot for both leisure and business, and my travel continues very early Monday morning—3:30 a.m.—when I scrape myself out of bed to make my way to the airport for a week of training in Denver, Colorado. I can lie to myself and say that I’m in control and living my life, but that never does any good. The fact is that I am simply rolling with the punches, not really in control, and I think I’m finally ready to … Read entire article »
