08 Jun 2016, 8:45 pm
tinky2
Sea Gull
Joined: 21 Mar 2015
Gender: Female
Posts: 241
Location: Sur la lune dansant avec les vaches
08 Jun 2016, 8:53 pm
My technical climbing ability is gradually improving; there are so many things to coordinate. I have started (reluctantly) doing some basic strength training so that helps; I have about 30lbs worth of weight at my disposal which isn't much, but I can work with it. Unless fencing is involved, I refuse to set foot inside a gym. Target fixation is one of my biggest issues, lol.
I biked up to Flamingo and came down Race Classic. I didn't feel like biking through a gravel pit again, so I went left at a junction and wound up on a trail called "Surf and Turf." It was super sandy and flowy; the steep sections were awesome as the back end of my bike drifted quite a bit, but I never lost control. I guess that's where having the big downhill tire in the front makes a difference. Once I commited though, it's not like I could stop anyway, so one way or another I'd get to the bottom!
Dude, so freaking jealous. Don't have trails like that in New Orleans. This thread is good as it might help me get off
my butt and start exercising again.
08 Jun 2016, 9:21 pm
09 Jun 2016, 9:22 pm
10 Jun 2016, 2:53 am
I was on a mission tonight and did 39 km on the bike. Through brute force and ignorance, I was determined to get up to the KVR by any means necessary. Now I've managed my way up two of the trails from Crawford and was always curious about the center one...well it turns out the center one is ***** off steep near the top! There was a lot of hiking, pushing, carrying my bike on my back and quite literally in a few spots dragging it up behind me. My calves were killing me. My thighs were killing me. By the time I reached the KVR I might as well have been freaking Lieutenant Dan! 
Once at the KVR it was smooth sailing...took a break at the horse paddock up there before totally making train noises as I crossed Bellevue trestle...things were good...and then I came across three massive puddles! I figured, "Oh yeah...a couple inches maybe! I can totally bomb through them!"
Axle deep. Got half way through the first puddle and stopped dead. Mistakes were made. My hiking boots and socks got thoroughly saturated and soaked clean through!
The ride down the logging road was *****ing awesome. What more can I say? Like the old school cruiser clunken denim sporting chaps back in the 70's that tore down logging roads with coaster breaks, I was grinning the entire way. When it opened up, I felt like I was coming in hot landing a plane; eventually making it back to the house. 
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10 Jun 2016, 3:00 am
I did 10.16 miles on the trike. The first two miles were pure hell (my legs were really stiff and painful), but then I started to loosen up and things got better.
If I don`t start cramping up too bad, I'm gonna try to do 7-10 miles every other day...
The scenery is one of the reason I do it! I remember the first time I went out...I only made it like a km and a half, lol. It's one of those things that if you stick with it, you get stronger, more coordinated and things gradually get easier.
my butt and start exercising again.
Do it! The hardest part is getting started, but do it enough and it becomes routine! The thread is great for keeping motivated and keeping a log of some form also helps to keep track of progress.
10 Jun 2016, 10:04 am
10 Jun 2016, 8:32 pm
Alright. I've been sick this past week and have only felt like exercising once on Wed. So tonight I'm going to do Friday Fight with Shaun. I dread this workout. I don't feel ready for Round 2 yet. Maybe next week. I'm going to get ready and try it without a breathing treatment. Lets just do it.
maxed 843. legs hurt too much again. drink of water and back in it.
im having to stop after ever exercise its getting hard to breathe but i cant tell if im going to have a respiratory problem or its just the exercise
im going to need a resp tx at some point im starting to cough but i only have 9 min left so im going to try to keep going even though i almost puked on the bed
5 min left
i made it thank you jesus
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10 Jun 2016, 8:41 pm
10 Jun 2016, 8:50 pm
GoonSquad
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Age: 56
Gender: Male
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10 Jun 2016, 9:35 pm
11 Jun 2016, 7:32 pm
Cycled 24.1 kms.
I bottomed out on one of the suspension type bicycle bridges and bent my left pedal 
Not to mention I then ran off the side of it
Fun times 
12 Jun 2016, 1:24 am
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13 Jun 2016, 6:50 pm
13 Jun 2016, 7:53 pm
