Stronger, Fitter, Faster
Getting into the gym, getting on the bike, and hopefully winning some races someday
Stronger
Twelve years behind a desk does things to your body. For the first time in ten years I've started hitting a gym 3x a week but that doesn't mean I can muster too many pushups just yet.
Fitter
Lose a serious amount of weight. This is definitely key to making everything else work, so I'll be focusing on dropping pounds to get not only into a healthy range of BMI, but to also increase my endurance and fitness.
Faster
Under the guidance of a cycling coach, I'm spending more time in the saddle and riding not just longer, but smarter. Power meters, training plans, and intervals will be the order of the day.
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Punxsutawney Phil lives in my derailleur
Today was only the third day of sun I've seen on my bike since the new year, but looking at the forecast, it's the first time I've seen multiple sunny days in the forecast so I decided to hang up the rain bike. It's officially spring, as I transferred the 9-speed cluster off my Powertap hub and replaced it with my 10-speed SRAM road cassette. I don't have a chain breaker and freewheel tool, so this was done at my local shop which means I'm not going back to the rain bike until next winter. It's been a long winter to me since I've put so much mileage down over the past few months. I've ridden on snow, I've ridden in sleet, but I prefer sun.
As the great ELO once said, hey there Mr. Blue Sky, welcome back, it's finally Spring.
Posted on March 18, 2009 in training
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