Wheezy Jefferson Weekend

So I finally got out on the bike for an extended ride this past weekend, and got to finally ride with Matt Anderson - the mastermind of our Bicycle Tour of Colorado ride. First off, he shall forever be referred to as MANderson - that guy can freaking hammer! He was burying Sawyer and I all day. Granted, he was on a Kuoto Time Trial bike, and I had a chest cold from Satan, but even if he were on my old Schwinn and I had the lungs of Lance Armstrong, I would have still gotten my butt kicked pretty good.

The weather was fantastic, and chest cold or not, I needed to get out on the roads. We ended up riding about 41 miles in 2h 03m - so just over 20mph average. Told you, MANnderson hammers. I rode in aero for most of the ride, and it felt good. I need to get the headset lowered quite a bit to get in a bit more aggressive aero position, but I'm glad I am figuring these tweaks out now. I'm going to tinker with those changes this weekend and see how I feel.

Other than the bike ride, I'm trying to kick this cold. I have more herbs in me (thanks to my beautiful wife) than an apothecary, and I think they are working. My cold has progressed pretty quickly, and I'm feeling much better tonight. I went for a run tonight - a short run, but a run none-the-less. I felt like Wheezy Jefferson, but it was nice to be outside in the perfect sunset hours. Tonight was more about getting some fresh air in my lungs than burning off calories, so it was a success.

That's all I've got tonight - go check out rideforthehangout.blogspot.com - and if you are interested in making a donation to our cause, shoot me an email. Peace, love, and hamburger grease.

E

Bicycle Tour of Colorado

We're riding for the HANGOUT. The Bicycle Tour of Colorado is a 6 day, 513 mile ride from June 21 - 27 - complete with 44,000 feet of vertical climbing. Guess I'm going to have to get my ass out there and climb some mountains!!!

The HANGOUT is a really cool - small - organization that helps to support people with Traumatic Brain Injuries. We have committed to take over the fundraising for a gentleman who in the past has raised over $5,000 per year for this great organization. He is in Med School this year, so we are picking up the slack!! Somehow, I fear that raising the money will be the easy part. It's going to be a really really cool experience regardless, and it's going to be even cooler since we are riding for a purpose. We've created another blog to keep track of our training for the ride, our fundraising goals, and our feelings. We'll probably post a lot about our feelings. Either way, check it out, it'll be a really cool blog: rideforthehangout.blogspot.com

On the triathlon front, I have been a bit of a slacker lately. My diet has been spotty, my workouts short, and my motivation lacking. I feel like I'm under a lot of stress (work, money, getting our house replumbed, etc.), and that is translating to a lack of motivation - which leads to short, uninspired workouts and a lack of concern for my diet. Our house is going to be finished this weekend, so I kind of am viewing that as the beginning of my training season. The diet has come around in the past few days, and I've at least strung together about 7 days of workouts, even if they are only 20 minute long runs or 1,200m swims. It decided to freaking blizzard today, so I went to the gym and sat on the stationary bike for about 30 minutes and punished myself, and it felt oh so good.

I am praying for the weather to clear out so I can get on the bike for real on Sunday. If not, I'll go for a sloppy run and try to stretch it out a bit. And the diet, oh the diet. It'll come around, I just need some patience. Now do me a favor, go check out my buddy Mike at mikeane14.blogspot.com - he's dropping pounds like the SEALs drop pirates. That's a lot, just in case you were wondering.

Hugs.

E