Friday, May 6, 2011

Training

Based on the information brought to me by this book

I will be training in the 11 week program it has scheduled out for me for Six Gap.
Which puts my actual nut up or shut up date the week of July 11th.
Now, I will continue to work on my training from now until then...but that is my absolute I better be ready to MOVE it date. 
So in the meantime, I will work and attempt different times to wake up, schedules, and riding as much as I can, when I can. 
Gas prices have made this a bit easier.  I have put forth the effort of if it is 5 miles or less from the house, I will bike it.  I have pannier bags and a messenger bag, and I have carried groceries in those bags and on the bike before.  Yes it means more trips as I can't carry AS many things, but...I also plan on doing a monthly jaunt to the grocery store, Target (I can't carry litter on my bike), and the recycling facility.  So that drive is the drive that I'll get all the bigger items I need that I can't carry on the bike.  

Six Gap will be accomplished this year!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Thoughts from a wise wise man....

"I just had the epiphany that when V brakes ruled there was peace and prosperity. The era of disc brakes brought about everything from Bush to Hipsters. This can only lead to the logical conclusion that disc brakes are evil" and V brakes are the answer to serenity."
- BEBE Shaker