Played hooky from work a while back to take a long ride. Was one of my best days ever.
Sunny and hot. Went up and over Turner and Mountain roads, then had my first battle with Pete’s Mountain road. Hard. Steep. Plus I was running very low on water, and all the mega-mansions up there [...]

Four+ hours of riding over the weekend. Beautiful, hot weather. Friends. Lemonade stand. Tour de France. Back pain seems to’ve been related to my IT band, which is easy enough to stretch so long as I make the time.
As long as I make the time. What a great weekend.

Have been fairly consistent for the past three weeks or so. Really, for the last few months. But lately I’ve been stepping it up. And I’ve noticed that it’s keeping me a little saner. Things at work have been unpleasant. I’m burned out and disillusioned and bitter about the pettiest things.
But when I can take [...]

This has nothing to do with training, but I’ve realized that every morning for the past three workdays has been filled with tension and dread.
Sooner or later I’m going to give in to it, play hooky, and go ride my bike down in the Valley somewhere.
I think I man have figured out my back [...]

Lifted twice this week with Lonnie. So sore. Took yesterday off, but plan to go back today even if work is hard. Especially if work is hard!
Did incline press and butterflies. That’s what really killed me. The weight I used for flies was hilariously light — 20 lbs. I didn’t struggle, but I sure felt [...]

I’m not exhausted yet, but am definitely feeling more tired. I still plan to hit the gym today, however, because we’re doing a whole lotta nothing this weekend other than camping and drinkng.
Oh sure, there might be a little hiking too. But generally speaking, I expect rest. And naps.
And I think that’s the [...]

Did a short swim the other night. Not more than 1,700 yards I think. But it included a basically a 500, a 200 kick, and then a 1,000 free. Felt good to swim long like that. Really forced me to slow down, which enabled me to breathe every three strokes.
I also am trying to [...]

Oh sweet Jesus. My back already feels sore from yesterday’s ride. And it’s not even 9 am.
Definitely will be adding a few minutes of core work to my morning routine, or I foresee a bad week of hobbling around.

I migrated the old blog over to WordPress from Blogger. Nothing against Blogger, but I really like my WordPress iPhone app. And what I say about training is not terribly verbose, most of the time.
Amanda and I have been swimming for the past two months or so. Maybe even a little more. It’s been great [...]

Mike, my cycling coach, dropped me a line last night, asking how things were going. Here’s my reply:
1. Yep, I registered for the Harvest Century last night. I’m in.
2. I didn’t know a few of the exercises, even after looking them up. Are they in the training videos on your site? Specifically the

Medicine Ball Extension/Flexion
Floor [...]