Gaps of Time

It's funny how things can take over and suddenly it's 4 weeks later.

Well, it's back to business. First off, new training regime from the coach. Basically follow the advise given by Eddi Merxc years ago, quite simply ride my bike more. Spend less time worrying about work outs and simply get out and ride. Sounds awfully similar to what I was doing in the 90's when I was fitter. Maybe there is something to it.

To go with that. After some further reflection and all that realized that I don't need a cross bike. The reality is that at every point I was at my fittest I wasn't riding road or crossbikes. I was riding a mountain bike. plus the cross bike position puts a fair bit of stress on my lower back. So I had to find a new tool to meet this requirement. And it's the 29er that is the big thing.

Now I need to decide between the Specialized Rockhopper 29er or the Redline.
Decisions, decsisions.... Can't forget that I won't be wanting the shifters- will be running thumbshifters.

But first need to offload all the parts I don't need now, especially since I'm getting a complete bike.

Newness

So went by the local LBS and saw my new Cross bike. Yes, it's time for another training tool.

New cyclocross goodness that I have been missing for over a year. Plus will allow me to explore other parts of Kingston and such.

On to other things. Have been reading a new book I picked up from the states on the weekend. It's called Heft on Wheels- written by a guy who in 3 months changed his lifestyle and became the fit as hell athlete.

Been a good book and has given me some good bad ideas. The firts being the need to increase bike time. And that means I need to add some Cross bike action.

Time to start scrimping.

Self Worth

Self analysis can be depressing when one faces themselves. I say this because of the realization of what I have become.

In the last 7 months I have become everything I hate and despise. I have become fat, let's not pussy foot around like a bunch of PC fairies. Let's call it like it is. I'm flipping fat.

It's a byproduct of me dealing with various self issues by using food to feel good and deal with stress. Food and drinks have become the replacement for exercise. I used to train for hours on end plus work. Now I barely do any.

I have to ask myself is this not only what I should be like but more importantly. I say fuck no. It's time to make some flipping changes.

Sun and New Parts

Finally we are seeing the sun and the snow is melting.

The new seatpost arrived in the mail and looks good so far. tried it briefly yesterday and seems good. Last night installed a section of old inner tube to keep the crud out.

Now that the sun is out the real training and riding can commence. The goal is still to lose weight by the end of May. I'm going to be trying a more Kenyan type approach.

The new issues of MBUK and Singletrack cam out over the last couple of days. Some good stuff in both. Gotta say they are way better then the mags we have here in North America.

Stealth Profile

For almost 2 weeks kept myself off the radar as I recovered from being sick. Plus the winter was getting to me.

Last Friday pulled the trigger on one of these babies,



Should be fun. It was cheap and I figure it is a good way to find out if it works for me before I actually spend $300 on a Joplin or a All Mountain Post.

So with the snow melting I can finally start ramping up my training and work on losing some weight. Plus begin an experiment I want to try this year.

Drifting

Failures and Learning

It has taken me a few days to process and learn from my weight loss failure over the last month and a half. After talking with coach 2 it has been decided to try a different approach to the problem. This will fully begin once I recover from this dammed cold.

In the meantime coach has added one 20 minute walk a day to the schedule. The innuendo that came from coach was he wants me to start running in 8 weeks.