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Remind me not to this again… again! (And other things.)

January 22nd, 2007

Dammit, I did it again… (No, you’re not going to get me to start that sentence with “Oops”!)

I rode my bike to the gym again today… and then did a legs strength training session. Didn’t I say I wasn’t going to do that? Didn’t I make a comment, a mental note, that my legs are like jello (as they should be) after doing squats and lunges and leg press, and that I shouldn’t be riding my bike home after doing that? I think I did!

But as if that wasn’t a bone head enough move, I also actually did a 20mile ride before getting to the gym. And not just any 20mile ride, but a pretty much balls out petal to the metal speed session with hills on my single speed. What was I thinking? I know what I was thinking… Ahh… the joy of the road! That’s what I was thinking before the gym. Afterwards I was thinking… what was I thinking!

Anyway, another random thing… My cousin Joe posted on my blog today. I didn’t know Joe knew I had a blog. (He’s actually my wife’s cousin, but seeing how we’ve cooked BBQ ribs together as a tag team, I pretty much consider him a blood relative… I mean, it takes a serious level of trust to let another man add hot peppers and molasses to your home made BBQ sauce… but I digress.)

I don’t know for sure, but I think Joe actually got to my blog with this search ‘ “hefta-gaub” iron-man’. Which is kinda cool when you think about it. Joe lives in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts… we see each other every couple years for family things, most recently was cousin Molly’s wedding (hence the BBQ sauce). I guess I talked about my quest for Ironman at the time. Or maybe he heard through the family grapevine.

Anyway, I’m going to take credit for Joe deciding to get back into cycling… he’s been away too long. He needs to get back in shape and back to his former glory of a serious road racer. He’s started a blog to publicly document his new commitment, and I suggest you all go there and egg him on.  Hey Joe, I dare you to ride 5,000 miles this year! Oh yeah, and go buy yourself a single-speed to ride that “bump” you call a mountain!

Entry Filed under: Fitness, Diet, Weightloss, Cycling, blogging, Strength Training