I train with little equipment.  My philosophy is that we have been born with plenty to work with and until we actually get off the couch to use our bodies, there’s no sense in pulling out the big guns.  It’s important to develop what trainers and coaches like to refer to as kinesthetic awareness.  If [...]

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Yesterday was a rest day so it was all about PUSHING today.  Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 96 ft Location: Campbell, CA, Elev. Gain: -178 ft Date: 01/20/09 Up/Downhill: [+91/-269] Time: 08:54 AM Difficulty: 2.3 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   48 F temp; 59% humidity   48 F heat index; winds CALM calm mph Performance Distance: [...]

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With a slowly dawning realization that my idea of human potential has been moderately narrow, I am proud to say I’ve survived the two days of crossfit certification training! Learning and refining the olympic lifts (push-press, push-jerk, overhead squat, deadlift…) awesome. Unexpected bonus was learning to do the muscle up. Wow. Didn’t know what it [...]

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Steady state ride – no hammering, just let the ride flow. Pay attention to breathing, find the groove. Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Campbell, CA, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 01/16/09 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 09:02 AM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Weather: Sunny 45 F temp; 62% humidity 45 F heat index; winds SE 3 [...]

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Here’s a plan: decide to bike commute to work (14 miles one way), start out slightly late to make an early morning meeting. Hammer like a maniac. Get a flat. Fix the flat. Hammer like five maniacs on a soft tire. Make it to work blasted and very awake.

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