This week has been quite interesting. Monday, at my bike shop job, I got nailed straight in the eyeball with some bicycle handlebars. Tuesday, I rode with my friend, Pat B. (who is quite an inspiration) and she broke her pedal and flipped end over end on her bike. Wednesday, nothing too interesting. Thursday, I fell in the woods, got scratched by a branch, got a flat, and chipped a filling. Today, I woke up to some strange bite on my bum.
On the good side, we are leaving for Vegas on Sunday. YEAH! I have 225 miles on the bike this week. I was hoping for 300 and I think I will get 62 or so tomorrow in Carthage. I might have to spin around my neighborhood tomorrow night.
Next week, I hope to relax and maybe run in Vegas. Then back to the grind. I really want to get in shape and lose some weight when we get back. It is frustrating. It seems like the same thing every day. I do well then eat like crap. AAAHHHH! It did not seem to be so hard in the past.
What can I do? Run, eat right, ride, lift weights and do the best I can!!!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
24 Hours of Booty
So, earlier this year, my friend, Jimmy D., somehow managed to talk me into doing 24 Hours of Booty. It is a fundraiser for Lance Armstrong Foundation and other cancer research facilities. Basically, you can ride as little or as much as you can around this 3 mile loop while raising money for cancer. Seeing my dad died from cancer, my mom and stepdad have survived other forms of cancer, I thought it would be a good idea.
My goal was to ride 300 miles. However, I actually underestimated riding for 24 hours. I need sleep. Plus I had a great time hanging out with friends. We started riding at 7 pm on Friday, then we had a yummy dinner, and I rode until about 1:30 am. A little nap was called for so I got in my tent and slept until about 3:30 am. Up again to get 27 more miles. I loved riding at night. There were not that many people up and it was quiet. At 5:30 am, I had ate a couple of doughnuts and took another nap until 8 am. After breakfast, Allison and I were able to watch the Tour so we didn't get on our bikes until 10:30 am. We popped back in for lunch and back out to the Booty loop. At this point, I was trying to get 18 miles in at a time. The booty loop is wonderfully shaded so even though it was very hot, it wasn't so bad! Finally, I decide 175 miles is enough but Jimmy had to tell me he had 176 so I had to go out for just one more loop. I ended up with 178.5 miles. Next year, maybe I will try 200 miles.
During the ride, the thought of people with cancer kept me going. Think of the things we can do that people with cancer cannot. I know it sounds hokey but I thought that. I also spent a lot of time thinking about my dad. Sometimes I was angry and sometimes I was happy with him. But all in all, I think it was a worthwhile experience and hope to do it again.
Luckily, I also met some new friends (Carletta, Liz, Marcy, and Terri) and got to see some old ones (Allison and Jimmy). They were so awesome. Carletta really inspired me as she plugged along on her mountain bike for her first metric century. They were always smiling and happy! Jimmy always inspires me as he is always running around doing some crazy mountain bike/ice climbing/whatever else thing. Jimmy is a Type 1 Diabetic and it doesn't slow him down one bit.
Now, back to reality. Today is my day off from working out. I really would like to work out but I need the rest. 426.5 miles in a week is ALOT!!!!!! I need to get back to eating right, exercising, and lifting weights. I am very frustrated at myself for not doing each of these things. It is so hard! But the things I want will not come easy so I must work at it! Hopefully, I can get 300 miles on the bike in this week as we are off to Las Vegas on Sunday. Running must become enjoyable again as Jimmy has challenged me at Goofy's Challenge in January. Plus I hate to look at myself in the mirror as I think middle age is starting to catch up to me. Nothing like looking like a sausage on wheels.
This week's plan:
Monday-off
Tuesday-ride, weights
Wednesday-run
Thursday-ride, weights
Friday-run
Saturday-ride
Sunday-VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!
My goal was to ride 300 miles. However, I actually underestimated riding for 24 hours. I need sleep. Plus I had a great time hanging out with friends. We started riding at 7 pm on Friday, then we had a yummy dinner, and I rode until about 1:30 am. A little nap was called for so I got in my tent and slept until about 3:30 am. Up again to get 27 more miles. I loved riding at night. There were not that many people up and it was quiet. At 5:30 am, I had ate a couple of doughnuts and took another nap until 8 am. After breakfast, Allison and I were able to watch the Tour so we didn't get on our bikes until 10:30 am. We popped back in for lunch and back out to the Booty loop. At this point, I was trying to get 18 miles in at a time. The booty loop is wonderfully shaded so even though it was very hot, it wasn't so bad! Finally, I decide 175 miles is enough but Jimmy had to tell me he had 176 so I had to go out for just one more loop. I ended up with 178.5 miles. Next year, maybe I will try 200 miles.
During the ride, the thought of people with cancer kept me going. Think of the things we can do that people with cancer cannot. I know it sounds hokey but I thought that. I also spent a lot of time thinking about my dad. Sometimes I was angry and sometimes I was happy with him. But all in all, I think it was a worthwhile experience and hope to do it again.
Luckily, I also met some new friends (Carletta, Liz, Marcy, and Terri) and got to see some old ones (Allison and Jimmy). They were so awesome. Carletta really inspired me as she plugged along on her mountain bike for her first metric century. They were always smiling and happy! Jimmy always inspires me as he is always running around doing some crazy mountain bike/ice climbing/whatever else thing. Jimmy is a Type 1 Diabetic and it doesn't slow him down one bit.
Now, back to reality. Today is my day off from working out. I really would like to work out but I need the rest. 426.5 miles in a week is ALOT!!!!!! I need to get back to eating right, exercising, and lifting weights. I am very frustrated at myself for not doing each of these things. It is so hard! But the things I want will not come easy so I must work at it! Hopefully, I can get 300 miles on the bike in this week as we are off to Las Vegas on Sunday. Running must become enjoyable again as Jimmy has challenged me at Goofy's Challenge in January. Plus I hate to look at myself in the mirror as I think middle age is starting to catch up to me. Nothing like looking like a sausage on wheels.
This week's plan:
Monday-off
Tuesday-ride, weights
Wednesday-run
Thursday-ride, weights
Friday-run
Saturday-ride
Sunday-VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Long Time Since My Last Post...
Back to the Blog...
The past few months have been fun but I need to get back on track. I have gained some weight and feel huge. So, yesterday I started to turn over a new leaf in my forest. Back to Weight Watchers, P90X (Again) and trying to be much more positive.
This weekend I am going to do 24 Hours of Booty with two of my CNC friends. I hope to get in 300 miles over this 24 hours. I hope I can do it!! The past few weeks I have had great mileage week. Thanks to my friend, Milanne, who is willing to ride some crazy mileage with me. Finally, I think all this work is paying off. I feel great and am cycling better than the past cycling years. I also feel I am well on my way to my year goal of 10,000miles. Over 4,000 miles so far.
This Fall, UNCG has accepted me to start my doctoral work. One day, I might actually have Dr. in front of my name. YEAH!!!! This is very scary but exciting.
Update complete and hope to get the blog to a much more regular basis.
The past few months have been fun but I need to get back on track. I have gained some weight and feel huge. So, yesterday I started to turn over a new leaf in my forest. Back to Weight Watchers, P90X (Again) and trying to be much more positive.
This weekend I am going to do 24 Hours of Booty with two of my CNC friends. I hope to get in 300 miles over this 24 hours. I hope I can do it!! The past few weeks I have had great mileage week. Thanks to my friend, Milanne, who is willing to ride some crazy mileage with me. Finally, I think all this work is paying off. I feel great and am cycling better than the past cycling years. I also feel I am well on my way to my year goal of 10,000miles. Over 4,000 miles so far.
This Fall, UNCG has accepted me to start my doctoral work. One day, I might actually have Dr. in front of my name. YEAH!!!! This is very scary but exciting.
Update complete and hope to get the blog to a much more regular basis.
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