Saturday, March 3, 2007

Today's ride

So, I got enough sleep last night and didn't really have any problem getting out of bed today to ride. Although, I was a bit disorganized and took a while getting out the door. The ride itself was fine and fairly uneventful. It was overcast and a bit chilly so, no pics of the sunrise because there really wasn't one.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Another workout bust

Well, I was supposed to ride today, but didn't. There was a bit of a situation last night that resulted in a late night "we need to talk" session that had me up until 1am and then I didn't sleep well after that. There was no way I was rolling out of bed 3½ hours later when the alarm went off. Oh well... tomorrow, none of this should be an issue and I'll do a longish ride then. A couple of hours alone on the bike in at daybreak will probably do wonders. Maybe I'll bring the camera along and try to get some pics of the sunrise or something.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

God help the jackass that stole my bike

So, last summer my bike was stolen and I had to replace it. It was a second-hand, mid-80ish Peugeot in pretty decent shape and may not have been anything special, but it was mine and after much trial and error, I had it fit to me perfectly. When I replaced it, all I could afford was a Schwinn Varsity from Wal-Mart. It's a decent bike, but I've been tweaking it for months and it simply is still not as comfortable. It's really a drag.

So, basically, I had a rather disappointing ride yesterday. The whole thing just felt "off", so I cut it short. Then this morning, about 2 minutes into my run, my knees both made it known that they were not on board with my choice of activities. Perhaps if I'd gotten a little more sleep, I'd have been a little more motivated and able to overrule them, but they shouted me down. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

First run since my 15k race

I ran the 15k in the Gasparilla Distance Classic on the 17th and took a week off after. (read: was too lazy to drag my ass out of bed) Today, I finally mustered up the will power to get up and go for an easy 2½ miles. As tired as I was when I rolled out and then hit the road in the dark, I felt really good walking back up the driveway when I was done. Felt like I finally shook off whatever malaise has been hanging around me for a few weeks. I definitely feel more motivated and am eagerly anticipating getting back on my bike tomorrow.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Well, here it goes...

As cliché as it's going to sound, this is my blog. Not really sure what I'm going to do with it right now, but I'm sure it will all coalesce into something in time.