Laguna's amazing this time of year
My wife is awesome...
- live, work and race to your full potential
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Grind
A training day in the real world:
I don't like to refer to the "real world" too often because we all determine our own lifestyle, but a training day in the "real world" does not involve an 11am start, a 2 hour visit to the bike shop, a coffee and pastry stop, or golf in the afternoon.
I'm not sure what blogs you're looking at while bored at work, but that is the kind of day most of them will be describing. For a solid 95 percent of us that like racing bikes though, a training day is more along the lines of this:
5:30am - Alarm goes off. It's obviously early and still dark out making it pretty hard to wake up. Breakfast is rushed because the sooner we're out the door the better "ride time" we can get in.
6:15am - Out the door. Still a little dark and cold but at least traffic is light for a little while. A couple hours of peace on the bike.
8:30am - Arrive at work. Change into clothes stashed in the office the day before. Pound a hopefully healthy snack.
11:00am - Tired and hungry, this is a tough hour to push through before lunch.
12:00 - Lunch, and if lucky, a few minutes shut eye on the office floor.
1:00pm - Back to work for another 4+ hours.
4:00pm - Tired and hungry again! Trouble staying focused.
5:30pm - Short ride home in a bunch of traffic.
6:00pm - Time to make some dinner and crash on the couch. A precious couple hours of rest before prepping the stuff for the next mornings ride and hopping into bed early.
Of course, any one of us with a job and the health to race bikes is living a pretty blessed life! A little longer nap time at lunch would go a long way though...
I don't like to refer to the "real world" too often because we all determine our own lifestyle, but a training day in the "real world" does not involve an 11am start, a 2 hour visit to the bike shop, a coffee and pastry stop, or golf in the afternoon.
I'm not sure what blogs you're looking at while bored at work, but that is the kind of day most of them will be describing. For a solid 95 percent of us that like racing bikes though, a training day is more along the lines of this:
5:30am - Alarm goes off. It's obviously early and still dark out making it pretty hard to wake up. Breakfast is rushed because the sooner we're out the door the better "ride time" we can get in.
6:15am - Out the door. Still a little dark and cold but at least traffic is light for a little while. A couple hours of peace on the bike.
8:30am - Arrive at work. Change into clothes stashed in the office the day before. Pound a hopefully healthy snack.
11:00am - Tired and hungry, this is a tough hour to push through before lunch.
12:00 - Lunch, and if lucky, a few minutes shut eye on the office floor.
1:00pm - Back to work for another 4+ hours.
4:00pm - Tired and hungry again! Trouble staying focused.
5:30pm - Short ride home in a bunch of traffic.
6:00pm - Time to make some dinner and crash on the couch. A precious couple hours of rest before prepping the stuff for the next mornings ride and hopping into bed early.
Of course, any one of us with a job and the health to race bikes is living a pretty blessed life! A little longer nap time at lunch would go a long way though...
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Hanging in there
Today was a tough one on the trails. After a couple hours of great riding in the Santa Ana's my good friend Ryan had a bad crash coming down the Motorway trail. Broken scapula, broken bone next to left eye, 16 stitches, and jaw being wired shut tomorrow... I feel terrible for him just writing it. I get so comfortable on the mountain bike I sometimes forget the chances we're often taking. One little mistake, which is all that happened today, can have big consequences. Knowing Ryan he'll turn this experience into something positive with time, but it has to be super frustrating right now.
Stay safe out there!
Stay safe out there!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Photo update
20 hours on the bike this week = good times! San Juan last Sunday and lots of time at work and on the road bike ever since. It was beautiful this week and I'm feeling healthy and strong so the year is off to a great start.
San Juan - words can't describe the fun!
Typical scene at cocktail rock
Typical me at 6am
steep hills
Awesome sunrises
Being productive
Home sweet home!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Holidays over!
It's 5:30am, time to down some breakfast and ride. I'm trying to log some big hours this week while also getting back into the work routine. Should be fun! Here are a few photos from our trip to Texas over the holidays.
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