sunday muck
in some personal discussion over the weekend, i ultimately decided that i would do myself a world of good if i got some daily exercise, and i mean daily like every day. now, the average type-A endomorph Adonis gets his (her) daily workout, and that's one reason they're 'adonis-like'. they get it. i, on the other hand, am lazy and fat, so i don't get it. i KNOW that i should get my lazy ass out of the chair and workout, but do i? not really. i DO ride to work, with varying degrees of regularity. when it's somewhat clement i do so pretty easily, but if the cold really snaps, or i get out of a rhythm, then it's straight to hell. this fall has been a terrific example of how to F2#$K up a good thing. throughout August and Sept i rode very regularly. then in October, we had a quick but sturdy cold snap. one of two days of that i elected to roll out of bed into the confines of a warm vehicle, thereby going by my fav Sunergos for some warm coffee. STRIKE NUMBER 1. later i decided to do a little time on the Ran's, just to not loose the mojo. somehow i really screwed things up there, wrapping a chain around the wrong flywheel and bending a tab and breaking another tab on hte little mini light i use. who knows, but STRIKE NUMBER 2. the next week or so i had a morning flat on the LHT. fortunately i had left early enough not to be late, but again, is got me out of sorts. STRIKE NUMBER THREE. instead of 4-5 days of riding and losing 7 lbs without thinking, now i'm riding 1-2 days a week as the days get cold and dark and picking the lbs back up. being fat sucks.
so this weekend i told myself that, to stave off the terrible winter blues that i've had the last few years, i would get daily exercise. and today i did or varying types.
firstly, i walked to church. nothing revolutionary. 1 free mile of activity.
second. i finally got the cross bike out after a LONG WHILE. that is to say, if you remember, i have over the years used the CrossCheck for commuting purposes. in fact, it still might be my favorite commuter mount. after i switched to the LHT i hadn't been out on the CC since. so today, amidst a balmy but wet Sunday i took 'er out for a spin, going over to Seneca. first i tried out the nice little path along PeeWee Reece dr in Seneca. it's not really that useful for riding, but for walking/jogging it's excellent. i then head up the hill next to the golf course, a trail that's been a traditional mtnbike/cross training route. to my surprise, the original 'halfpipe' has been replaced by a very windy, circuitous trail across the hillside. with my relatively smooth cross tires i was useless and ended up walking/jogging/loping for most of it. also, that trail at the end near Seneca #3 (or 4) has been dramatically changed, the creek crossing long gone and a new bridge in its place. hell, i don't think i've been on that route for a year from the looks of the foliage. all that part of the trail was made difficult by the slimy mud and leaves and i walked much more than i would've liked. i then went across the horse bridge and over to the loop for a few laps by meandering over to Cherokee, and then home. my total miles went too impressive, but i did get :55 in.
and finally after eating thanksgiving leftovers at my mum's son #1 and i walked home for another .75 walk.
all told, better than doing nothing. we'll have to see how the commuting thing is going to go with the rain forecast that it is.
55minutes/55temp and wet.
so this weekend i told myself that, to stave off the terrible winter blues that i've had the last few years, i would get daily exercise. and today i did or varying types.
firstly, i walked to church. nothing revolutionary. 1 free mile of activity.
second. i finally got the cross bike out after a LONG WHILE. that is to say, if you remember, i have over the years used the CrossCheck for commuting purposes. in fact, it still might be my favorite commuter mount. after i switched to the LHT i hadn't been out on the CC since. so today, amidst a balmy but wet Sunday i took 'er out for a spin, going over to Seneca. first i tried out the nice little path along PeeWee Reece dr in Seneca. it's not really that useful for riding, but for walking/jogging it's excellent. i then head up the hill next to the golf course, a trail that's been a traditional mtnbike/cross training route. to my surprise, the original 'halfpipe' has been replaced by a very windy, circuitous trail across the hillside. with my relatively smooth cross tires i was useless and ended up walking/jogging/loping for most of it. also, that trail at the end near Seneca #3 (or 4) has been dramatically changed, the creek crossing long gone and a new bridge in its place. hell, i don't think i've been on that route for a year from the looks of the foliage. all that part of the trail was made difficult by the slimy mud and leaves and i walked much more than i would've liked. i then went across the horse bridge and over to the loop for a few laps by meandering over to Cherokee, and then home. my total miles went too impressive, but i did get :55 in.
and finally after eating thanksgiving leftovers at my mum's son #1 and i walked home for another .75 walk.
all told, better than doing nothing. we'll have to see how the commuting thing is going to go with the rain forecast that it is.
55minutes/55temp and wet.
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