CFB V07 is Here!

That’s right, the much-anticipated launching of the College Football 2007 season happened last night.  What a great time of the year, probably my favorite.  I surfed around the dial and caught parts of LSU vs Miss St. while it was still a game in the first half; saw parts of Louisville whipping up on Murray [...]

Week #8 of 13

 
It’s kinda funny that I’d use Cal Ripken’s picture with this week’s training.  I mean he didn’t take two days off for, what, 19 years and I begin and end the training week with a rest day.  Despite the rest, I still finished the week exhausted.  That can’t be good.  Here’s the recap:
Mon - The 1st [...]

On Setting an Alarm

For about 5 weeks, everyday, I woke to an alarm.  This past Friday, I had a choice.  I wasn’t working but planned to ride.   I decided to let my body tell me when it was ready.  What a simple pleasure it is to wake on your own.  I moved a bit slower than I hoped [...]

Week #7 of 13

Yeah, I realize that I’m almost at the end of week 8 and I’m just now recapping week 7.  Hey, what can I say?  I’m busy.  But not too busy to actually get in my workouts.  I did everything I planned last week, including a 16 mile run and my second 100 mile ride in [...]

Bright Spot on a Gray Day

The weather around here has been more like late November than August.  We haven’t seen the sun in about 4 days.  This morning I woke early and had enough time to ride for an hour before going to a doctor appointment.  It was chilly with light drizzle but I had a good ride.
My visit was [...]

Running in a Fog and Riding in the Rain

Saturday was a perfect morning for a run.  The temperature was somewhere in the low 60’s and there was little to no humidity.  So I headed out on a route that I mapped the night before.  I wanted to run 16 miles and I needed to be at Cedar Lane Park for son #2’s football [...]

Flyin’ High in Week #6 of 13

Here’s the recap of the training for the week that ended on 8/12:
Mon – 1 hr. swim
Tues – 5.3 mile run
Wed – 25 mile bike
Thurs – 1 hr swim; 4.6 mile run
Fri – 1 hr 15 min swim followed by 20 mile ride
Sat – 103 hellacious (or formidably difficult) miles followed by a 2 mile [...]

Rest and Roger’s Return

Last night I packed my gym bag for today.  I knew I wasn’t going to wake early and swim like a normal Monday.  When I woke, I actually packed more clothes in case I didn’t want to swim but did want to do some stretching and core work.  Not a chance of either happening today.  [...]

“Do it for the people”

On Friday morning, I changed up my routine a bit.  I was supposed to be off from work but that didn’t work out so well.  So I decided to go in late and get in a couple of workouts.  Instead of heading to the pool close to my office, I went to our gym, Lifetime [...]

It’s Official. I Can’t Sing.

With a night off from football (practice canceled due to excessive heat index) and training (got out on the bike in the AM before it got hot. Or I should say, before it got ridiculously hot), we had some family time. Unfortunately, I missed the swimming at the neighbor’s (best neighbor) pool because I was [...]