Sunday, January 23, 2011

This is what happens....

when i spend time in the gym... i balloon out... people say that i look like Arnold.. i can see the resemblance.... my toe needs to heal soon so i can get back on the bike...
might have to switch off the RXL carbon bar and stem for a solid tubed Reynolds 851 so i don't pull them right off my bike....

Smooth Barnes... Smooth...

yeah...so training was going well, weight was good, strength was up, hours were up.... and then i pulled a stupid...
stepped around Jake sitting in the doorway and caught my baby toe on the door jam... broke and dislocated it in one smooth move.... and a few 4-letter words...
can squeeze into a riding shoe for some trainer work and can do strength just fine... but the running and snowshoeing is out for a while....
ahhhhh MAN!!!!!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

We're gettin' there...

been working on my "non-bike" endurance training... lots of snowshoeing as you have seen but also more and more running... keep aiming for the 1.5hr mark with increasing my distance... but the time never really went up.. committed the other day to a long loop with no bail-out options....
felt good for the whole run... 1:31, max HR 147, average HR 131, calories burned 860.... sore toes.. all of them...
still aiming for the 2hr mark just for fun...

Friday, January 14, 2011

Gotta Love the Snow!!

been snowshoeing a lot lately... enjoying the snow.... Eric "Mountain Man" Batty has been a great training partner... except... "Hey Eric... what's with all the climbing ropes being stuffing into that pack? You going climbing tomorrow and packing early?".... "Nah... i just need some more resistance... what do you think this weighs? 45lbs? 50lbs?".... ummm... Yeah.... I'll be doing the same thing next time... makes sense...
one of my more civilized snowshoe partners...
i can keep up with this guy....
Eric always plays with pictures when we snowshoes... he gets all the credits for the blog pics...

Friday, January 7, 2011

The old man throws it down....

so in response to "Paleo" Peter Glassford's challenge on a "50 Burpees for Time" .... he's my stepping up to the plate.... full chest touch on the push up...
full jump on the stand up... didn't reach to touch something because of the low basement ceiling... a bad excuse but i'm sticking with it....
50 Burpees in 3:05... give it a try and see how you do.... left me gasping for oxygen...

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Best of Luck...

She's off again to continue to ascend to greatness.... Emily is flying out tomorrow morning for Ontario California to swing through the Subaru factory (part of her new Subaru / Trek team) and then heading to Arizona for a few months to prep for the upcoming season. Then the life of the young and fast with trips to Europe and following the World Cup Race Circuit around the world....
But she's still the girl next door... went up today with the kids to say good-bye and wish her good luck.... she sat in her PJ Pants and chatted with us on the stairs, hugged the kids and asked about Santa presents.... we all love her because she is kind, caring, selfless and genuine.... She's happy on the new team and will do them proud....
Good luck Em.... you will be great...

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Year's isn't the same....

rather than going out for a big night at a bar or a friends place... we opted for the "Family New Year's" at the local community center.... count-down at 9pm... asleep by 11...
the kids were all smiles... "Look daddy!! Bouncy castles!!"....
"Look Daddy!!! The lady put a tarantula on my head!!" cool....
Luke went for the 3ft corn snake scarf...
finished the nite with some Indoor Camping... still had JiffyPop, fire and stories... just in the family room...
Happy New Year...

BEFORE quality time....

so sue and i just had our 9th anniversary....ahhhhhh.... but i got out for a nice ride before spending the rest of the day with the wife.....
one of my favorite lookouts... i often take this road just for the view at the top of the hill....
hours are building up, strength is gaining and it's feeling like 2hr endurance rides aren't enough anymore... darn...