Today was a good day to be on the bike. Some of the parks opened up, the trails had somewhat dried out from the rain and the sun was out. (Oh, and it was a nice 80F day). I was slated to do an endurance ride with 2 – 20 minute tempos. Ugh. More road… Read More Today was a good day
Ugh. Winter training is starting to get the best of me. Night time workouts, primarily road rides, weird people that show up at the gym at 5.30am, cold commutes where you hit unseen potholes, tempo rides in the dark, trails have been too swamped to explore due to rain… and then the rain stopped 🙂… Read More A little more daylight
The west coast of the US has been recently slammed by rain (and much needed snow in the mountains). Good for the environment; bad for training. Most of my training during the week is in the dark. Booooo. Stinky gym workouts and cold road riding commutes. I tell myself that it’ll all pay off when… Read More Windows…
Let’s face it – when you’re on your bike, pedaling along commute, NOT thinking about the sleep deprived new father reaching for his coffee cup – it’s best to be seen. Blinks and headlights aside, when I’m on the road I strive for safety & to be seen. No, I don’t look cool in bright… Read More The Fashion of Being Seen
Checkmarks & dopamine hits. I love them. My rap name would be Mama GSD = Get Sh*t Done. But last night I skipped the check mark and turned my bike around. I didn’t “complete” my intended workout. I’m still having mixed emotions over it. I was having a tough day: work travel this week, along… Read More Knowing when to turn around
Speed; it’s something we all seek when we’re on our bike. We train our muscles to push faster on the flats, stronger up hills and to take the ‘hover’ position for miles while we cruise downhill. Another part of being speedy is NOT falling. I’m pretty good at all the other stuff – but falling… Read More Falling
I’m already planning and scheming for 2017… all in attempts to reach 1 lofty goal: complete the BC Bike Race. 7 days of mountain bike single track racing in British Columbia. I’ve read some others recap the race; broken hands, twisted roots, slippery rocks. Not to mention the mileage and elevation gain alone. (One day… Read More Lofty Goals
Today’s ride was interesting, I met two ladies that I would want to ride with again. 🙂 I have my small band of guys that usually ride with… and since mountain bike group rides never seem to work in my schedule – I don’t get to met a lot of other riders unless someone actually… Read More Unexpected New Friends
As recovery is coming along slowly, I’m finding that I need other things besides riding to bring a smile to my face. I finally purchased something that I should have bought years ago: prescription sunglasses. I’ll admit, I don’t always wear my contacts (they don’t seem to get along with hours on the computer)… and… Read More Do these glasses make me look fast?
Ok, well not yet… but soon… with practice. This last weekend, I took a mountain bike skills camp up in the Laguna Mountain area. It was scary, hard and amazing. I’ve always been a strong rider… but let’s face it: I didn’t grow up BMX-ing and sometimes the technical stuff leaves me with scraps and bruises.… Read More Mad Skills
The Rambling Biker 