Since the end of last years race season ,and with some help from a 2 week vacation I managed to put on quite a few extra pounds. So, I decided to give this cleansing diet a shot to try and kick start my weight loss. I have to admit it is a lot tougher than I thought. Thanks to some advice and words of encouragement from the likes of Spot Paul, fatmarc, Dan the Man, and most of all my wife Rachael, I have been pretty good at sticking to the diet. Not to mention I have seen some results and they seem to breed my motivation to stay with it. I am looking forward to Wednesday when I can get back to some sort of normal eating. Did I mention I haven't had a beer since last Saturday, Oh The Pain...
Having said all that, since starting this diet I haven't ridden at all, until this morning. A small group of us got a very early start to take advantage of the frozen trails of Fair Hill. Matt Run Forrest, Ted Logic, Alan the Cleaner, and Kurtee joined me for some frozen fun. I was told riding while on this diet was hard, I was ready for the worst. Surprisinglg I felt OK, I mean I didn't feel great but I was able to get in close to 2.5 hours and never cmae close to a bonk. Even when Alan was laying down a brutal pace through Gallaher, and again on 5 bridges, I don't know what got into him but he was riding really well.
Well I just hope for a another freeze tonight and a little more energy for a ride tomorrow.
Only three and a half days left.
Cheers,
Buddy
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
I Might Just Be Back On Track...
After a trip to the doctors I found out I have a bronchial spasm problem. I now have an inhaler to try and clear things up. Since it is nothing serious I decided to try and get in some good rides this weekend.
Fort James set up a ride at Patapsco State Park just outside of Baltimore. Joining us from up here were Ted Logic, Randy, and Mike. We got to the meeting place and there were people everywhere. I knew a few folks, Chris, Ricky D, Trevor, Pos, Johnathan and met a few more who's names I don't remember. The ride started off a little bad as I proceeded to blow my tire right off the rim. Luckily I had plenty of Stan's left and was able to seal it back up. The trails down there were awesome. They had a little of every thing, from Steep lung bursting climbs, to long gradual ones, Plus some ass puckering descents and some sweet flowing fast single track. I look forward to riding there again.
Today was a local ride. A large group of us took advantage of the frozen trails at White Clay. Todd led the way and kept the pace brisk. The trails were super fast with what we refer to as Super Hero Traction. I even got to ride with fatmarc again. It's been a while since that. It was a great ride, and it was good to see a big group out today. Not to mention I actually felt pretty good for a change.
Cheers,
Buddy
Fort James set up a ride at Patapsco State Park just outside of Baltimore. Joining us from up here were Ted Logic, Randy, and Mike. We got to the meeting place and there were people everywhere. I knew a few folks, Chris, Ricky D, Trevor, Pos, Johnathan and met a few more who's names I don't remember. The ride started off a little bad as I proceeded to blow my tire right off the rim. Luckily I had plenty of Stan's left and was able to seal it back up. The trails down there were awesome. They had a little of every thing, from Steep lung bursting climbs, to long gradual ones, Plus some ass puckering descents and some sweet flowing fast single track. I look forward to riding there again.
Today was a local ride. A large group of us took advantage of the frozen trails at White Clay. Todd led the way and kept the pace brisk. The trails were super fast with what we refer to as Super Hero Traction. I even got to ride with fatmarc again. It's been a while since that. It was a great ride, and it was good to see a big group out today. Not to mention I actually felt pretty good for a change.
Cheers,
Buddy
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