Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Diet, Weight loss |
I’m starting at ground zero. Well, kind of. It’s clear to me that I’ve done well with my training and diet up to this point–eighty pounds of weight doesn’t just come off–but it’s going to have to be more.
So from here on out, this is again ground zero.
I am currently working on research–I have to do some work on both my training and my diet, but more on my diet, in order to get where I intend to.
And of course I’ll be blogging about it here.
This will be interesting.
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Bicycling, Organized events |
The final conclusion: I didn’t finish due to a mechanical–a thrown chain that refused to let go of the gap between my hub and cassette–five miles from the finish.
Five miles that are going to stick in my craw for awhile.
But in the meantime I had an unbelievable time and loved every second. My roommate Tommy, [...]
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Administration |
Sorry, it’ll take a little while more to get back on track here. I had to urgently (although expectedly) change the brake pads on my truck. This took a lot more out of me than I thought it would.
I hope to be back on track real soon now. My apologies.
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Bicycling, Motivation, Organized events |
I’m humbled and I’ve decided right now, I’m Before 2.0. As I’ve chronicled, not only was the Livestrong Philly ride the hardest I’ve ever done, I did not finish due to a mechanical just about five miles from the end, just as I was able to clear the last psychological barriers to finishing.
I am [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Administration, Bicycling, Organized events |
My apologies for thre longer than expected absence. Philadelphia proved very entertaining and the Livestrong Challenge proved more than challenging (but that’s a tale for another blog). My thanks to Team Fat Cyclist Philly, especially my captain the amazing Philly Jen, roommate Tommy, and teammate Philly Maggi. I wish you guys and the rest [...]
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Administration |
I’m officially on vacation, although it’s for Livestrong Philadelphia; expect posts to be erratic although this blog will have more than my others!
Posted on August 13th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Diet, Exercise, Social aspects |
I can work out, work out, and work out.
At most, it’s only half of what keeps me healthy.
The other half is diet.
Diet is where I often fail. Part of the issue is simple: I have to eat. And while I make a lot of efforts to eat healthily (what is healthy is as always [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Bicycling, Motivation, Organized events |
I’m a little reassured. It’s been a tough couple of weeks but I think I’m just fine in terms of my training. Even though I’m tired and beat up, I’ve been able to ride without pain for hours at a time–which is exactly what I’m going to need in Philadelphia.
It’s still going to be a [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Social aspects, Technology, Training |
This past Thursday was a Twitter Fun Run in Honolulu; my buddy Jenn has already blogged about the run so I won’t go into that. I participated, but I’ve cut down on my running for awhile.
Why?
To try to avoid injury.
That said, as soon as these two centuries are over, I’m going to really pick up [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Bicycling, Organized events, Training |
I’m nervous. I’ve been riding but the long rides have largely escaped me, in part due to weather and in part due to the craziness of the last few work weeks. But I’ve put in a lot of miles and I think I’ll do fine.
There’s still a lot of things to do before I leave [...]