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.

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 [...]

Rode with my cycling coach Mike Manning yesterday at lunch from downtown Portland. At one point, he asked if I’d gone to any of the Meet the Team rides through OBRA. Being unattached or without a team in cycling is fine if you’re Lance. I’m clearly not, so Mike’s been gently pushing to get me [...]

It is funny how something like work and life can really kick your ass around. I had another great week of riding last week, but this week has been filled with one crazy surprise after another at work.Enough so that I’ve been distracted, and irritated. Worse, I have been off the bike except yesterday when [...]

26.3 miles14.1 mph average speed1:52 total time
Up and over Terwilliger, down through Lake O and West Linn, across the OC bridge, then back on the east side on river road.
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I love my little two butte ride. Just about 90 minutes (usually less) and I get maybe 25 minutes of climbing. Head north along 52nd, then go up and over Tabor, then head down Yamhill to 75th, which takes you to Tillamook. From there, you’re pretty much at the foot of Rocky Butte. Get [...]

I do not climb like a cycling god. Rather, I climb like a fat man who needs to spend a little less time with the beer and cheese making, and a little more time in the saddle.
Paul and I met up Thursday after work, and went up Lovejoy to Thompson to Skyline. I remember it [...]