Long Hike Day

Softball is officially over for a short while.  Well, that is not entirely true; softball is never truly over.....But what I am getting at is that I now have some real time.  Today, post work, I am going for a long hike.  What is long you ask?  Five point five miles.  Yup.  Gonna pop on some tunes, grab a water bottle and get a little sweaty.

What are the plans for tomorrow?  Good question.  Tomorrow morning I get back on the bike, the mountain bike, and I aim to ride some sweet local singletrack.  There will also be a hike, perhaps to a fishing spot, perhaps not.  I also aim to cook some goodness tomorrow.  Maybe I will make some slow cooker chicken chile verde and fajita veggies.

Do you want to know what I am really looking forward to?  I long for the chill of winter and the wetness of rain.  How about you?


Get out there,

J

Sweat

Well, it seems my Strava feed does not update trainer rides.  Weird.  Well, anyhow....Get out and sweat every day.

Out,

J

This Says A Lot

Just saying.......

Out,

J

Sore Feels So Good

Good day.  I picked up one of these for those rainy day workouts, because we have had so much rain, right?  Actually, I am planning ahead for the El Nino weather that likely will not come.  I have added dips and pull ups to the Marin Fit Circuit (MF Circuit) for me.  I did a ton of dips when I was a DI NCAA wrestler and find that they are super efficient and make for a great addition to any workout circuit.

Oh, and did I mention how good it feels to be sore today?  It does.  I am looking forward to today's MF Circuit and some interval time on the wind trainer.  I get to watch my little play volleyball this afternoon so I will not get to workout in the daylight -  trainer time it is.....

Out,

J

Sixty Days........

Oh, hey there.  It has been a while.  I know.  And it would appear that I have been a slacker lately but I have, in all honesty, been quite busy.  I coach and I have been coaching and the season is drawing to a close for the next 5 weeks and in those 5 weeks it is my goal to get the ship right ... so to speak.

Sure, you can say I should have made time for 'the me' but sometimes it is okay to give more than you get.  This is my case.  I have now weathered the perfect storm that is my life: coached 3 softball teams, parenting, husbanding, working 50 hours a week, carpooling and even spectating my son's sports and the sport I do not coach that my daughter plays as well: volleyball.  So we can say I have had precious little time to keep the chassis tight, I have slipped, and I am going to fix that by January 1, 2016 - the goal.

Sure there is a plan.  I am a list maker.  What?  You want to see it?  Ok.  Here is the short form:

For this Next Week:

SOFTBALL and VOLLEYBALL

Monday - Run and MF Circuit

Tuesday – Trainer Intervals, MF Circuit and Hike (if time allows)

Wednesday – Run and MF Circuit

Thursday - Trainer Intervals, MF Circuit and Hike (if time allows)

Friday – Long Slow Hike

Saturday – Ride MTB & Run or Hike (if No Softball Tournament)

Sunday – Fun Ride = MTB  (if No Softball Tournament)

For the Last 5 Weeks:

NO SOFTBALL and NO VOLLEYBALL

Monday – Ride MTB or ‘Cross and MF Circuit

Tuesday – Trainer or Live Intervals and MF Circuit

Wednesday – Long Slow Hike and MF Circuit

Thursday – Trainer or Live Intervals and MF Circuit

Friday – Long Slow Hike and MF Circuit

Saturday – Group MTB Ride w/Boys

Sunday – Fun Ride on MTB or Long Slow Hike

FOOD

Breakfast – Eggs and Veggies or Fruit or Oats

Lunch – Protein and Veggies

Dinner – Protein and Veggies or Shake

LIQUIDS

Water – LOTS

Coffee – In AM

Well, there you have the plan in its slimmed down glory.  If you want to join me on the 60 day excursion reach out.  Let's do it.

Best,

J

I Think There May Be A Race In My Future

I have been gone some time.  My bad.  I am back, back on the bike, perhaps working on getting fit once again.....perhaps.  Where have I been?  Good question.  I have been busy getting fat and old and slow and doing all very well I must say.  But I do believe the time is nigh, nigh for me to get frickin busy and back to fighting shape.  I have been slowly working my way back to becoming a cyclist.

cy·clist

ˈsīkləst/

noun

1. a person who rides a bicycle.

Just in case you forgot - like I did.  Now the title may be a bit misleading as I truly may not race this year. But, and there is always a but, knowing me like I know me, I have found that my success rate is much higher when setting a goal for me to achieve, a specific goal with an end, a time frame, a fucking deadline; so that is what I have done.

So, for the mean time, if you need me I will be here doing what I should be doing, not to mention the MFWO (Marin Fit Work Out) circuit like a good boy:

 Out,

J

Been an Absentee Writer

I have been back on the bike.  I missed riding.  A lot.  And I have certainly enjoyed the comeback. At first it hurt.  A lot.   But then the gain outweighed the pain and there were smiles aplenty.

Now I don;t have a lot of time to ride.  But I have been able to squeeze in 3 or 4 or sometimes 5 rides a week of about an hours duration.  It has been working.  

So keep on checking back so you can see what I see while I am out on the bike.  The picture above is my backyard.  I love where I live.

Out,

J