Heh. Anyway. Yesterday in my strength class we did power cleans for about 40 minutes or so… well 1/2 power cleans any way, from the knees up (then later we did super fast, heavy deadlifts). One could say I’m a wee bit sore today…but just my shoulders and back. My bulging quads say[...]
Archive for November, 2008
November 24th, 2008 - 2:12 pm § in Food & Diet
How ’bout that challenge?
Well, other then crazy drinking Friday, I’ve been doing pretty well, and even THAT day wasn’t that bad. I’ve lost some weight (I think), and I’ve been feeling fan-tabulous. So I said it was a challenge? Well, with all the parties and events coming up, the reality of that chal[...]
November 23rd, 2008 - 9:45 pm § in MTB, Ride Reports
Wrenching & Snow Biking
The weekend definitely began on Friday night…it involved 1 glass of sake, 1 martini, 2 beers, a glass of wine, Embers, walking an hour in pointy heels back to the car across the Hawthorne Bridge, realizing I left my keys in my purse which I had given to Alex who went home, and coming home [...[...]
November 20th, 2008 - 11:13 am § in Food & Diet
The Rainy Season has begun
In an effort to post about things not cycling related… Well, it’s time to settle in for 9 months of rain. And do you know what that means (besides depression) ? TEA! My thirst for tea cannot be slacked with the rain’s a-pourin’. I don’t know if I would exactly call myse[...]
November 18th, 2008 - 3:55 pm § in Cycling, Deep Thoughts
Beyond Cycling
I have begun to wake up from my carbon-induced cycling haze and am beginning to rememeber that there are other things I like to do besides cycling. I have to admit though… it’s hard to do anything else. The thought of not having a cyclocross race to fill my Sunday fills me with a hollow [...]
November 17th, 2008 - 9:59 pm § in Cyclocross
Biker legs
A fellow racer whom I seldom see remarked that I “look like a bike racer” now. By which she was referring to my bulging quads. I’ve been noticing that I actually kind of look good in lycra now (if you think bikers look good that is)…thank you 8-week Challenge! [...]
November 16th, 2008 - 7:40 pm § in Race Reports
Cross Crusade finale
Hillsboro, cold but sunny; I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as mud goes. I had my usual gear, but I wasn’t really expecting much mud. And for the most part I was right…minus one enormous mud bog with huge watery sink holes. The course itself was by far my least favorite. It was [...]
November 16th, 2008 - 8:23 am § in Food & Diet
The 8-week Challenge & Alcohol
This weekend hasn’t been the best for the Challenge. Or even close to it; I’ve really remembered how HARD this shit is during the weekend. I kind of fumbled a bit because when I realized “I wasn’t going to have any fun” if I didn’t drink, then I caved, drank, and [...]
November 14th, 2008 - 8:32 am § in Workouts
Pain in the Park… they weren’t kidding
Last night was clear, not too cold, with a full moon blazing down on 30 or so people doing pushups on logs in Sellwood Park. I went to a winter event called Pain in the Park, put on by PV’s own Jeff Henderson (who also happens to run the Portland Triathlon). I knew it was [...][...]
November 13th, 2008 - 3:02 pm § in Workouts
Eight-week Challenge!
Since my racing season has wrapped up (mentally at least), I have started my winter training. Originally my plan was to make the end of November and all of December about resting and losing weight. I’ve started that this week, despite 1 more Cross Crusade race to go. It’s 8 weeks until 2[...]
