Monday, November 22, 2010

Sunday ride

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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