Long weekends

Got two hours in on the Monocog 29er today. Felt fast, nimble, and in control. I remember riding back in May thinking getting in shape was going to kill me. I sit here totally exhausted, sore beyond belief, and in a lot of pain. I haven't felt this good in ages.

Where's the ibuprofen?

peace
cd

Update

I finally made the under 270 mark, and I am still falling. I have now lost 36 pounds in a little over 2 months. I cannot sustain this, but I will continue to fall towards my initial goal of 240. In doing this I haven't felt this good in a long time, and I'd like to thank my electrophysiologists and the manufacturers of flecainide! Thank you very much.

peace

cd

Too much complaining

I have been complaining too much about work and how much crap I have to take there. I am trying hard to stop this annoying habit now. I remembered on my bike ride yesterday that I am descendant from Vikings. Vikings don't whine, bitch, cry, and complain. They just move on. I am moving on. I have a great job, I love the people I work with, and they are sending me to Hawaii in October to a trade show. My opinion change has nothing to do with the last item, but it doesn't hurt. I have a lot of autonomy here and I am going to use it to make this place and myself better.

here's to Valhalla!

cd

Dog days of work...

I have the hardest time concentrating at work lately, too many projects, not enough time, tour de france distractions, bike sitting in office, nice days, and stale career have made it difficult. The riding continues as I have five days out of the last six for at least an hour a day. Today I got home for a quick hour and was doing steep climbs on the redline that I wasn't able to do last week. I guess that's progress in one area of my life.

peace

cd

It continues...

My pledge to ride my bike everyday is already broken, but I needed a break as my bike/person interface is sore. I set myself up for success by getting my road bike to work to ride off stress up to three days per week at work. I enjoy riding at work when I don't have to spend 15 minutes putting on layers of clothes. This morning I was at 283 pounds and I hope to get down below 280 by Friday when I see the surgeon that did my ablation. The only chance for going off the wagon this time is because of my persistent arrhythmia that has come back after the ablation. Hopefully this is just a chance happening and everything is still healing.

peace

cd

It starts....part II

Last week I was over 300 at around #305. This moring I was at 284.6. I will ride every day this month and hopefully be down to around 270 by the end of July.

Happy Birthday America!

peace


cd

Trail Building in My Backyard

The past three years I have been riding in the field in the back over some paths that my father-in-law mows. Last night I grabbed a mower and started mowing paths for myself with some gnarly turns for mountain biking. There is no climbing, no rocks, and it's not very techie. It does however, give me a place to go anaerobic for short workouts and I don't have to take a phone with me. I will try to get it respectable by the end of the year with log piles, berms, and some actual single track sections. Right now it is about a half mile long and I don't think it could get much bigger. One half has lots of turning through pines and the other half is wide open with a half oval. I am going out tonight for the inaugural ride and look for other ways to build it up. I am a horrible technical rider and if I can build some skills slaloming and going over log piles maybe I could do some races again. I hope to have more work done this weekend and pictures up by next week.

peace

cd