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Monthly Archive for August, 2008
10 Days till the Capital City Century! If anyone else is interested in doing a lesser amount, there are courses for 12, 25, 40, and 62miles besides the 100mile course. If the weather keeps holding up, it should be a great day for a ride.
So far the longest ride I’ve done has been 55 miles (just a few weeks ago). I felt really good after that. So this weekend I am going for 70 miles. I’ll post the course later on Google maps. I am thinking once I hit 70 miles, I should be able to get past the mental block of trying to conquer 100.
I’ve also been working on my bike. I just had Wheel Fast put on a new front derailer and a new chain ring. My chain kept popping off when I would start from a dead stop and when I was putting a lot of torque on the pedal. Tonight I also replaced my worn out Look cleats with a brand new set. Bike rides great and I’ve got a CO2 pump and extra tube stashed in a seat bag.
The one thing I need to pick up, after experiencing a facefull of rock dust from my 55 mile ride, is a new set of shades. I’ve already had to dig several insects out of my eye sockets. Not fun when you’re trying to ride straight and avoid traffic on one side and a ditch on the other.
Doing all that physical activity wouldn’t be fun unless you could come back from your workout and logged it to the internet, right?
Right?!
Okay, so I am a nerd and have a thing with numbers and seeing a graphical representation of those hours on the bike.
I’ve been using an online tool called DailyMile (http://www.dailymile.com/people/gotshoo). It’s a great little tool that let’s you log your mileage, time on the pavement, or your laps in the pool. Cool thing about it is that you can join groups with other people in your physical activity. I joined ‘My First Century’, but it’s just me and another dude. I did see some other groups with great q/a like ‘Couch to 5K.’
I’ve got 24 invites - let me know if you’re interested.
Don’t know if you noticed, but last week spfldbloggers.com was hit with a bunch of McCain ads. This week it is Obama?
BTW - Feel free to click the ads… multiple times.
Update: Nevermind, now displaying ads for both parties.
Still free to keep clickn’
Photo taken by BradJWard
Roll call: Who made it downtown for Jobama?
Mrs. Shoo and I talked about it briefly, but we had a laundry list of stuff, so standing out in the heat for three hours was kind of out of the question. I am curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on the rally and your opinions about these two canidates.
Where did the summer go?
Seriously! It was just May and we were getting ready for wedding season. The days are getting shorter. I noticed the other night coming home from a bike ride that the sun was setting at 7:30. Back in June, the sun was out till 8:30!
We’re headed to a friends tomorrow for an end of the summer party. That almost sounds depressing. Maybe it should be a pre-season exhibition to fall party? Just a thought.
I totally get it now! And I knew potassium and water didn’t get a long.
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My parents mom’s dog is officially spoiled. She dropped her off tonight to run some errands. All three dogs got along just fine chasing eachother, playing, spooning till my mom came back to pick her up. Belle jumped right up in her lap. Buddy and Clancy tried to move in for attention, but each time Belle would snap at them.I threatened the water bottle after that and everyone was fine then.
Not only does a great job of stealing socks, marking his territory - he can pick out music.
What he’s picked up in the last few weeks.
The Avett Brothers - The Gleam II: A six song release, like previous of The Gleam, I am still trying to get into this one. Slow and lyrical intense songs.
The Decemberists - Picaresque: Their release before The Crane Wife (one of my favorites). It has a lot of the elements from The Crane Wife which makes me appreciate that album even more, but I like it.
Devotchka - A Mad and Faithful Telling: These guys were at Lollapalooza and I didn’t get to catch their set. So far, this one is all over the place with different musical stylings. I just checked their Wikipedia, and it says they were once the band for a burlesque show.
Booka Shade - The Sun & the Neon Light: Saw these guys too at Lolla’. They’re German techno. Enough said.
In the quest for a century ride, this weekend I did a 55 mile ride from Sherman to Mt. Pulaski to Elkhart and back to Sherman. The longest ride up to now that I’ve done has been 43 miles.
It was a beautiful day for ride. The temps were in the 80’s, the sun was out.
I did worry about what I got myself into the first 10 miles. The roads had just had new rock put down, so whenever a car would pass a dust storm would be created. I literally cried the first few miles to get the dust out of my eyes. Note, next time wear sun glasses.
I didn’t take many photos - I was more worried about making it back in one piece and not getting a flat. But I took these at Elkhart. There’s a huge incline going up to Elkhart so I needed a short rest and checked out the Elkhart cemetery.
The bike is in the shop till early next week, but my next long ride will hopefully be up to 70 miles. Anyone want to ride?
Dave created a mini-movie, “The Yellow Car”, starring his son Ethan and entered it into a local contest for a credit union. He ended up winning first place!
His cool swag.
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