I tried something I normally abhor. I went running with the iPod. Yeah. Well I needed a way to time stuff. So I set an alarm for 12 minutes after I started running and the plan was to turn around when it went off. To give me a roughly 25 minute run. I don't own a watch. Well one that works anyway. So I thought this would work. Well I got out by the lighthouse and wondered if the alarm was going to be going off soon or not. Oh hey. Look at that - it should have gone off 3 minutes ago. Guess I should turn around. Now 3 minutes isn't a big deal. 6 extra minutes isn't either. Except that 6 minutes means I was late waking everyone up for breakfast and school. But we managed to make it work, got everyone out the door okay. But for my damn pinky toe it means a blister. I haven't run that long yet this year and just after I hit the 25 minute mark (out of 30) my two smallest toes on the right foot started hurting. Blistered a tiny bit. Damn.
I'm debating deviating from the coach's plan for a 1 hour block at Z3 tonight and counting the Z3 ride to work and a Z3 ride home as one hour. 30 minutes each way somehow though doesn't add up to a single block. We'll see what happens tonight. I may not get it in. Tomorrow morning I'll spend a nice 30 minutes on the trainer (per Coach's plan again) instead of running. Just have to wake up early to get it done. I've got a decent play list all ready. Warming up to Metallica's Outlaw Torn (S&M 2), intervals to the one non-spoken 30 second track i have in iTunes: old mother reagan, by the Violent Femmes. 2 minute breaks listening to Ian Giles, The Ramones, Nathan Milstein, Pink Floyd, and a cool down with Say Hello Wave Goodbye by David Gray. Wicked wacked out eclectic mix. I've got feeling I'm going to be searching for a different 30 second clip for next week.
Looking at more positives for G-ster. I'm not starting in the last row this time. Sure all the point getters from VT are in front of me. But that's about right. Hopefully I can get my race frame of mind tuned in before the start for a change and freaking race from the gun. If I blow up mid race, well I blow up. But damn it, it will be a different weekend. Focus, proper warm up. All that stuff. Maybe I'll even put the pit bike together. And possible re-tape the giant Cross bike. I've got the tape and had planned to put it on for the start of the season, so maybe I should carry out the intended plan.
I just figured out why the alarm didn't go off. The silly device was set to California time. WTF. Weird.
ET Phone home sort of deal maybe.
And I've decided to make a conscious effort to avoid any use of ellipses in this entry. All for crank falling off guy.
That and seeing a few pictures of me, I have decided to not bring the blue cycling cap to the races anymore - if i have to I will wear the black one. AND those glasses I've been using to mock the fancy non-cycling glasses wearing people, are not racing again. Neither of them work with the big red Planet Bike Kit (see image #09 in the Waterville Valley CX race for example). I don't recognize that guy - no facial hair, weird glasses, and a mismatched cycling cap. My coach doesn't agree and my mechanic is thinking I'm nuts but I'm 100% sure that those are the reasons I'm slow right now. I expect an instant change this weekend.
We'll see what Saturday and Sunday bring, eh?
Heddwch
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Photo 1 is very sweet. And they wonder why folks talk....
Where can I get one of those red jerseys? ALl my colors.
that was a touching moment.
what you couldn't see was me cracking up that Bill was taking their picture like that. but i have to give it to Bill, he did a great job capturing just how caring they both look.
They look like the perfect loving couple.
Your coach should suggest that you eat less waffles. Mr. ILOVECROSS should not show up at the start of the season with saddlebags like that.
-NC
Yeah, my coach has worked me hard - dropping 5 pounds last week - in the food department.
Like my fitness - my weight seems to be a bit slower than optimal.
But my coach tells me that I'm here to have fun and basically work on building until the end of the season. By December I should be down to the race weight of 195 or so and maybe be slightly faster than I am now.
Not that the latter should be all that hard to do.
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