- Evan Esar
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
- Ronald Reagan
That might just be the only smart thing Ronny said...
Got the hill work out in this morning, same route as last week - torched it up one of them... middle of Jenkes on the last stretch a car was waiting for me to back out so i thought "more power Scotty" and i got some response out of the legs... they kicked in and all that. On the first and second hill i was mentally feeling like crap, the legs were burning a bit more than i felt that they should have been, and i almost packed it in. But i stuck with it. I did the next one, and the next one, and the next one... and kept on going until i was finished with the circuit.
Had to bag the 20 minute cool down to get back to the brain enlarging gig here. Time to eat. Eat more food. Must replenish the glycogen, cause that was no way shape or form anything resembling a slow twitch fest - it was fast twitch glycogen love fest...
Rode in in the big ring to prep the legs for the force fest of the hills- felt pretty good... But could also use some more rest i think...
Have not yet managed to put the Klein back together again so it'll be yet another epic on the cross bike... Hell at this rate maybe i'll just slap some light wheels on that sunovabitch and race that thing (kidding - for real). Why'd i give my self a 4 pound handicap in just the frame weight - not to mention the stiffness and control??? The 53x39 rings are installed - Fder needs adjusting, Rder needs to be cleaned and chain/wheels all need to be installed...
My wife was at the boston food show yesterday - she came home with some cool schwag. Peak Brewing company was there but not handing stuff out (other than samples) but some fruit company unloaded their display and we've got two nice big bags of pink organic grapefruit, some kiwis (organic) and some gala (organic) apples... couple different spices and other stuff... chef hats for the girls...
Stonyfield farms was there somewhere - she grabbed the food service promo pack out of curiosity. Sounded like a blast!
And yes - Solo is correct - that's a damn good interview of our little friend. Almost as funny as the Greg Randolph or Patty O'G interview at drunkcyclist. Language and everything!
In defense of the geeks and info hungry folks riding (i'll call it riding as training is independent of actually owning/using a power meter) with power meters recording what you have done, is a good indication and potentially better for evaluating progress than HR alone. Yes. No argument that HR for someone who has tracked it and is wicked attune to how their body works... But just as fat people who own scales use them to see change over time, the healthy ones use it to track their progress in life. And hopefully wind up not so fat, just as shedding pounds is a gradual process , so is gaining power and speed... hopping on the scale can be the mental edge that empower certain mindsets to success... tracking power is the same...
Its a mental tool. Some people can benefit from it. Some people have no need. Those who don't need it should be a bit more positive and recognize that some folks can benefit from it.
That and some people just need some sort of recording device to track their riding time and effort and HR and cadence and all that jazz...
Having an opinion should be the result of THOUGHT not a substitute for it...
I like that...
Who over thinks things more than GeWilli? Very few people... who has more opinions than GeWilli? Again... very few people... coincidence? I doubt it...
Jef Mallett is a freaking genius!
And speaking of people being fat!? check Go Clipless... un-fucking-believable
Terry Kerry finally has some cycling related shizzle up... and who doesn't like to slip into some pink now and then... girls or guys... wait... that might not have come out right - i'm talking clothes... unless - nevermind... i should just let that be... Did you know that pink was originally a color for boys and men and girls were blue? Quick Google search pulls up this blog's entry about it with a few links to peruse...
If that isn't enough head over to About.com and read the entry "Real Men Wear Pink"
I wonder if that is enough of a James Joycean stream of consciousness... flow... or do i need to add something so almost unrelated to keep the flow going...
ooh - flow maybe isn't the right word to use...
one thing i've noticed since fighting the sinus bug - on the bike my sinuses actually drain properly... its amazing... days off the bike the sinus almost blasts me to pain... but if i stay hydrated enough and on the bike - esp in cooler mucus producing weather - i get to the office clear and in no need of a tissue to blast snot out all day! MUST ride... colder the better... Lungs clear, breathing good... cycling must have been made for me and my messed up poorly draining sinuses... I've tried that nose flushing thing and all it does is put more fluid in there that doesn't drain... I'd love to see an MRI of this cranium of mine to see just how the sinus cavities are shaped...
Speaking of shape - the Mandy made it on Pez... yet again...
and then you can't but envy Peanut hanging out in Provence France... ahh to have a house in the hills above Nice... long rides... great food... Chagal and Matisse Museums to go to, winding old historical shop streets... great outdoor markets... beaches... hills... and France...
And further evidence that cyclists are an opinionated bunch and they all have different ones... how does it go? Opinions are like a$$holes, everyone's is different and they ALL stink!
And yes - finally speaking of stinking, and maybe hoping it doesn't stink for the sake of the zine... USAC sent me a magazine... Road Bike Action. I'm sure many of the "bike racers" out there got a copy in the mail.
First reaction: WTF is Zapp doing anywhere near a Road bike mag? Seriously? Zapp? Roadie? No Effin Way?!!
The mag not bad. Bob Roll has a nice little feature -too contrived to be super funny but there are some nuggets of goodness... Subscribe? $10 for 6 issues? Nah... prolly not - i'll stick with dirt rag for now...
And for now - between the constant barrage and interruption (although fortunately it has all be mid thought and it hasn't disrupted the laying of this track) (multi-string tasking sort of thing is something i like doing alot)...
And on that note - Peace, Respect, Ride with respect for the laws if you expect respect in turn... Karma's an effin pain...
-G
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Mandy got Pez'd...
*drool*
*slobber*
*swoon*
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