Stronger, Fitter, Faster

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.

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Amazing cyclocross shot

Up, originally uploaded by Joe Sales.

Easily one of my favorite images of cyclocross ever, this fantastic shot looks like it could have been taken on another planet. It also reminds me that I'm basically working all year to get better at races like this, so while it may look like hell to some people, it's actually the highlight of the year for my riding.

Posted on January 6, 2009 in photos | Permalink | Comments (0)

A cyclists' best friend in Winter

After the past couple weeks brought heavy snows in the otherwise rainy Pacific Northwest, all the local towns started throwing gravel down to improve traction on main roads and at intersections. The downside is it leaves gravel everywhere that gets kicked up and deposited on the roadsides, making the bike lanes unusable while covered in sharp rocks.

Thankfully, a week after the thaw I noticed this street sweeper was making quick work of most of the town's bike lanes. I shot this over my shoulder while driving around doing some errands this morning.

I haven't had any flats in recent riding, but I have had to take the main lane on most roads to stay out of the gravel. Looks like in a day or two things should return to normal on the shoulders of major roads again.

Posted on January 6, 2009 in photos | Permalink | Comments (0)