Week of January 23Workout:Sunday:       Run: Treadmill Run, 3.0 miles, 40 minutesMonday:     Bike: Spin … [Read more...]

Medieval torture device? Or shiny new saddle?  Shiny new saddle!  Shiny new saddle! … [Read more...]

So I am officially a coached athlete.  (The term "athlete" being used ever so loosely.)  And I would put a "plug" here for my coach, but I am NOT 100% certain that he wants to claim me … [Read more...]

Week of January 16Workout:Sunday:        Run, 4 milesMonday:      Spin bike at home, (1:20:00)Tuesday:      Rest. Wednesday: Spin bike … [Read more...]

Farewell, G-Force.  You were a wonderful bike.Not really.  You were terribly uncomfortable, and the cause of way too many low speed tipovers. Hello, Specialized Secteur Elite Apex.  I'm not sure of … [Read more...]

I just have to say that today, I am pain free.  I am blown away.  Three chiropractic visits and I can breathe better, stand up straighter and I am walking around with no hip pain, no neck pain or back … [Read more...]

3/4 mile swim at the YMCA tonight.  The only thing:  the YMCA holds swim practice for a local high school every day and keeps only one lane open for people like me.  I was minding my own business in my … [Read more...]

I have noticed when I slip into psycho mode that I become obsessed with working out, but also other things.  Like right now, I am convinced that the Expert and I could start a parenting seminar.  Not because we … [Read more...]

Four mile treadmill run yesterday, followed by an hour-long roll on the foam roller.  Today, I am not dying and I am not that sore, which I attribute to the roller, for sure (because four miles is longer than I've … [Read more...]