Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 7.92 mi [Cycling]

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 7.92 mi [Cycling]
7.92 mi in 00:31:30 hours at 15.09 mi/h on Schwinn CrissCross. [Cycling] Head cold. Stuffy, runny nose, chest congestion, cough. Loaded up on meds and had to get at least a short ride in today. Feel wasted, but I think tomorrow I will be fine.
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7mi MIwood-Portage

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Sat, Apr 18, 2009 - 15.13 mi [Cycling]

Sat, Apr 18, 2009 - 15.13 mi [Cycling]
15.13 mi in 00:59:30 hours at 15.26 mi/h on Schwinn CrissCross. [Cycling] Longest ride on the new Schwinn so far. 3rd ride in 3 days. Too much. I normally just ride back to back or at least have 1 day recovery. It was so nice today though. The new tires and lube on the chain seem to help. I was able to get a good cadence going eventually.
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Milwood-Portage-Oakland-15

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Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - 10.54 mi [Cycling]

Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - 10.54 mi [Cycling]
10.54 mi in 00:40:04 hours at 15.78 mi/h on Schwinn CrissCross. [Cycling] 2nd ride on the CrissCross. Still need that rear tire and to fix the deraileurs. Got a better cadence going today than yesterday. Overall the best ride of the year so far.
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Milwood to portage

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Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 7.68 mi [Cycling]

Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 7.68 mi [Cycling]
7.68 mi in 00:32:10 hours at 14.33 mi/h on Schwinn CrissCross. [Cycling] 1st ride on new Schwinn. I need to get a new rear tire, adjust the rear derailleur, it keeps skipping over a gear. I also need to adjust the front. I cannot get it into high gear. Overall, just a short ride as I already lifted today. It is so nice outside though and I was anxious to ride the new bike.
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7mi MIwood-Portage

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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - 14.10 mi [Cycling]

Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - 14.10 mi [Cycling]
14.10 mi in 00:58:30 hours at 14.46 mi/h on Road Master Mountain. [Cycling] Kinda of an all over ride. I went to Zoo City Cycle, then down Kilgore to Oakland to Romence over to Breakaway Bicycles. I test rode a Trek there around the bike trail loop. I then took the Garden Lane entrance bike trail back up to Kilgore again. Then I went over to Portage Rd then back home.
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Spring Break update

Nothing too exciting going on here.

I just wanted to give a few personal and family updates.

• I have decided to go back to school. I am going to train at KVCC to be a Paramedic. I am starting classes May 18th with a Biology class and an EMT class I need as prerequisites. The actual paramedic program starts in the Fall and goes thru the following summer. This time next fall I should be working as a paramedic with a local ambualnce service.
• My wife twisted her knee back in February and tore the meniscus in her left knee. She is scheduled for arthroscopic surgery April 21st. She is very scared about having her knee scoped, but she is also in a great deal of pain. Hopefully this will provide her with some relief.
• I was thinking about training for and competing in the Borgess 5k Run. It has been so long since I ran distances (about 22yrs). I have been biking seriously for about 4yrs, but running is such a different animal. Pounding on the joints, expending energy very quickly in large amounts. I might be able to add some running over the next 6mo and then try next year. My heart just is not in to the running right now.
• I love biking though. I am planning on competing in the Starkerman Jr. Time Trial 20k on May 15th up in Gayord at TreeTops. I need to get my bike tuned up a little and me also before I tackle that one. There are a lot of hills and I need to get the brakes fixed on my bike first.
• I have added on some weight recently. I am sure it is because of a number of factors. I am unemployed, so sitting at home all day leaves many foods open to tempation. I also am lifting more and doing less cardio than I was last summer. Once I get on the bike and start classes, I am sure the weight will come off quickly. I am 223 right now with a little more of a ponch than I had at the begining of the year. That also should come off quickly. I have added some new ab exercises to my routine and they will produce quick results.
  

Sat, Apr 4, 2009 - 12.11 mi [Cycling]

Sat, Apr 4, 2009 - 12.11 mi [Cycling]
12.11 mi in 00:52:10 hours at 13.93 mi/h on Road Master Mountain. [Cycling] Very windy!! Up to 25mph gusts. Of course most of that was on the way back.
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Milwood to portage

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