16 miles out of 20 not bad

Last nights ride and Runkeeper map

This was my first real ride outside on highway that was greater then 10 miles. I did almost 20 miles last night. I know now what my tri is going to be like in 2 weeks. Im hoping for NO WIND! LOL the hills coming back last night were brutal with the wind. I need to get something to eat halfway through as I was starving. Plus I think I needed to drink more then I did. I was trying to time my ride so I didn't run out of daylight. I got very cold near the end. The road I was riding is not the safest road. Lots of curves and some blind hills. Traffic is always a little higher speed then what it should be. Started to cramp at the half way point. I stopped to get a drink and walked for a bout 20 sec and it eased up. Im hoping to ride the full course this weekend.

My iPhone battery died at the 16 mile mark and so runkeeper stopped recording my activity. Still i finished my ride and it was 19.7 I felt pretty good too.

Rain Rain Go Away....

I hate the rain and Im not wanting to ride in it very much. Blech!!

QOTD: If you can make your heart and nerve and sinew serve your turn long after they are done, and so hold on when there is nothing in you, except the will that says to them 'hold on.' Rudyard Kipling

Weekend Rides

This weekend I managed to get out on my new bike for not one but TWO bike rides. I have not gotten properly fitted yet so I I have tweaked the seat adjustment both days.

I am a little disappointed but I guess I have been unable to ride for more then 30 days. I was really hoping to be faster then what I ended up with. I know part of it is the knee and just making sure not to go to hard.

Saturdays Ride

Kind of cold and I felt sluggish and heavy

Sundays Ride
I felt better and faster. Kept getting slowed down by traffic and poor roads. I need to get out on a old highway

Testosterone Filled Tidings of Joy

I felt like I needed to put this out here because it means so much to me. Im a Father of 4 beautiful daughters. They are all my precious little angels and I love them so very much. On New Years Eve my wife and I found out she expecting unexpectedly. Yay!

So you got to learn to accept all the wonderful things God gives you. A few weeks ago I found out our little baby is a Little baby BOY! Im so excited to finally have a son. I dont know how to explain it so Im not going to try.

Cant wait to share all kinds of man stuff with my son!

You did what...?

So yesterday I decided that I wasn't going to take my bike in and have someone else cut my bike seat down. Let me back up. My new bike...the seat post is carbon fiber and needs cut down a few inches because Im short and the seat post is too long. So because it was expensive and I didnt want to ruin my bike seat I decided that I needed to have it professionally done. Then I started thinking and started Googling and then Tubing and I found that its not quite as dangerous as I thought it might be.

So I measured a bunch of times and marked it carefully. Giant requires 4 1/8" of post minimally inserted. I clamped it down and used a super fine toothed hack saw blade along a straightedge to to cut off 3.5". It went very well and the cut looks very nice. Its smooth and very even with out any fiber splintering at all.


It wasnt at all as difficult as one would believe. Also Im tagging this as weightloss. :)

A tiny taste of Tri

Well I have committed to a friend to participate as the Cycling Team member of a Sprint Tri. She will be doing the swim portion and I volunteered to do the bike portion. Im not sure how I got stuck with the longest part of this but I did. Its a sprint distance 300m/30k/5k. I guess I better get back to biking regularly. Its been more than a month since I cycled that distance. I know Im out of shape. Its crazy how quickly you lose ground.

Newton YMCA Summer Daze Triathlon

*Update*
Its official We registered as a team last night. Im doing this. I kind of wish I had done it solo but I think this was a good thing for me.

Negative talk reinforces negative feelings

6 Unhealthy things you should stop saying now

Someone had reposted this on MFP earlier today and I quickly glanced through it and can confirm many of these things really do bring you down. This article is written towards women...Im not sure why because guys do this too. Ive said lots of these things and still struggle with a few of them.

I frequently have a problem with #4 and really need to try and stop doing that. I'm sorry self implies so many negative things to others and your own self image.

Here are few others that I have noticed in my own daily interactions.

"I'm bored" I hear this a lot from kids and young adults. Really are you really bored? This says I'm a follower and I'm boring. Do you want others to think your boring...Well you are boring if you say this. Get up and do something. Ughhh I hate this when I hear it.

"Im so tired" This is very negative if your really tired go take a nap...Or adjust your schedule to eliminate the lack of sleep. I know sometimes we cant help but miss some sleep do to a deadline or an intense training schedule but remember this. Do you want to be around someone who is always tired? I dont. I'm more awake and alive then I have ever been I dont want someone else bringing me down.

Dont let your own negative talk bring you or others down

Go Be Fit!

Say hello to my "Little" friend.

Just a huge shout out to my friend Rachet. She is truly an inspring and driving force in my journey. On sunday she finished the Lone star 70.3 Half Ironman in Galveston, TX. She's just practicing really, because she is already a Full Ironman finisher. Check her out HERE Im sure she will post a race report in a few days and some great pictures.

Thanks Rachet for your inspiration and take care of that sunburn!

The Law

1. Resistance builds muscle.
2. Cardio builds fitness and inner health.
3. Nutrition controls weight.

See Dick. See Dick Run?

Thats right, I ran yesterday!

first run in about a month. Oh my it felt so good. Very short but so good. My knee felt really good during the run and after. 3-4 hours after running I had some very minor discomfort in my knee. I took some Vitamin I before bed and I have no pain or discomfort this monring! :)

I only ran 1.5 miles @10min/mile. But I wanted to take it easy and not go to hard. Im going to keep My weight training as my primary goals right now and wait 3-4 days before I run again.

I have to say...I had been missing running. But I didnt realize how much until I was done. The feeling of it is so awesome. That little run was like an appetizer I wanted so bad to run today!!!

There is this feeling of exhilaration. An oneness with yourself. A freedom of being able to run. I never thought a year an a half ago that I would love running like I do now. I never thought I would miss the feeling of my lungs filling with oxygen and my quads burning. (Hey, :( a month is a long time they did hurt a little)

I know i would have never thought I would crave this like I am. It has become something I cant live without. I need to run!

Iron Sharpens Iron

The Iron

Wow saw this yesterday. It is truly a great inspirational read. Never knew this side of Henry Rollins. Makes me want to do a little more reading on the guy.

The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found. There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back. - Henry Rollins

Definitely check it out!

Knee update

II know its been a while. Forgive me for my inability to be productive as a blogger when my head is on crooked. This stupid knee is still healing. End of the week last week I attempted to do a little recumbent cycling and light resistance training. Bad Idea!!!

What was I thinking. I could tell it wasn't ready after the weights. It was very light resistance, but was enough that I knew immediately. Luckily I dont think there was any lasting damage. So Im just continuing to Lift and wait for the knee to heal.

I think maybe Ill try some biking this weekend sunday. I might wait another week to let it heal Im so worried Im going to injure further or damage permanently.