I hooked up with the Sunday show-and-go ride yesterday. About fifteen guys showed up and we rode to Huntington and back. I was racking leaves in the AM with a warm sun, but when I got to the meeting point and geared up it was gray, windy, and cold. The weather modeling my mood as of late. We had a bit of rain at one point that added to the dreariness. Having not been on my bike for weeks I was a little reserved. And the fact that the only 'true' pair of wheels I have right now are my Zipp 808's. Those are not good wheels to ride in a tight group situation, hitting corners fast, on a windy day. I was all over the place. They sure do look cool though.
Tonight I'm swimming. I've really slipped up lately, letting myself get out of the exercise 'mode'. I think my adipose is growing. I've been lifting weights in a very random haphazard way. I don't track what I do, I don't even count my reps. I'll just do curls to the point of exhaustion or something and then switch to lateral plyometrics acting like a world class downhill slalom snow skier. That hurts so bad. Due to this pathetic effort I'm thinking of laying down some money for a personal trainer. Get someone to force me to do it, build up some muscle this winter, so long as it doesn't effect my stroke. If I really focused on weight lifting I bet I could even look like a triathlete ...like those big mean looking Germans I compete against at Ironman Wisconsin.
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