Posted in Climbing, Commuting, Racing, Training, Weight Loss, Weight Training, Winter on Sep 25th, 2008
In March, I wrote about my goals for 2008. I have shown some definite improvements, and have failed miserably in an area that is most important to me. The point of today’s post is to review those goals, assess my strengths and weaknesses, and make a new plan for the fall and winter.
Podium [...]
Posted in Beer, Racing, Training, Weight Loss on Aug 22nd, 2008
Beer . . . or ride? Hm . . . well, I could sneak a ride in tomorrow even though I’m on call. I’ve done it several times before. I used to do it all the time when I worked full time and fifty percent of my free time really wasn’t free [...]
Posted in Churning Rapids, Climbing, Maasto Hiihto, Mountain Biking, Racing, Trail Work, Training on Jun 4th, 2008
Pat and James after conquering a Maasto Hiihto hill I can’t climb.
My team mates James, Pat, and I embarked on a “32-mile” ride today. Our course wasn’t really 32 miles because we were doing the Keweenaw Chain Drive long course sans parade rollout.
The “long course” consists partly of all the trails in [...]
Yesterday marked the end of National Bike Month. At the beginning of the month, I set a mileage goal of 400 miles. With the cold, wet weather we had this May, I did not find the motivation to get out much. When the weather was nice, I chose to mountain bike instead [...]