Have I been training?

That was the question I was asking myself out on the road this morning. I've been checking with my training mentors and they assure me everyone goes through it. I just didn't feel like I had any strength or wind today. Last week I felt like Superman.

I kept going though. I guess that's the important thing.

Looking forward to turning the corner and getting back on track. Thanks for listening to my whining. I'll stop now.

More donations are coming in. Thanks to Cindy at the Chino Kiwanis. Patti dropped a check in the mail. Ben with R.C. Kiwanis gave me a check as well. The donations are rolling in slowly and surely.

I have a BBQ set that was donated by The Home Depot in North Fontana (thanks Troy). We're doing a raffle to give it away. We'll do the drawing on November 10th. It's a dollar a ticket, 6 for $5.00.

Good luck...

See ya on the road!

Doug

Generosity

As you can imagine there are days when you don't want to get up before the sun to go out and ride. I love it once I'm out on the road, it's leaving those sheets that are just the right temperature that is the difficult part. But you know what keeps me motivated? It's the generosity of the people that are supporting me. The words of encouragement, the checks that are coming in, the donations, it all comes to me as I struggle to throw back those covers and strap on my helmut to go out and do the 4, 7 or 15 miles I have to do that day.

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

See ya on the road!

Doug

love the support

I think we're starting to get some momentum. checks are coming in from across the country. We got one in the mail from Virginia the other day, thank you Peter. Also, thank you to Leslie, Billie, Mike, Cindy from the Chino Kiwanis and the many others who have promised checks. Troy over at the North Fontana Home Depot has promised some goodies we can put up to sell. Look for those soon.


I'm on vacation this week so I've been sleeping in a little. Which means even if I get up at 6:30a it's too late to get out on the road. There's too much traffic and as low to the ground as I am I don't feel safe.

Good news, I found out I can get a trailer hitch for my Civic for under $200. Now my plan of getting a small landscape trailer to tow the bike wherever I want is looking like more of a reality. Keep your fingers crossed.

See ya on the road!

Doug

Blood pressure good.

Back on the road this week. The days are getting shorter so yesterdays 4-5 mile ride was over before the sun was up over the mountains. Tuesday was 880 intervals day. I fell like I'm getting stronger both physically and aerobically. Today I couldn't ride because I had a drs. appt. Just a routine visit and everything looked good. Blood pressure was the lowest its been in years. Nice surprise. Back on track tomorrow.

See ya on the road!

Doug

What's a fartlek?

My training schedule had me doing fartlek's today. i say to myself, "what the heck is a fartlek?" so here's what wikipedia had to say... Fartlek, which means "speed play" in Swedish, is a form of conditioning which puts stress mainly on the aerobic energy system due to the continuous nature of the exercise. The difference between this type of training and continuous training is that the intensity or speed of the exercise varies, meaning that aerobic and anaerobic systems can be put under stress. Most fartlek sessions last a minimum of 45 minutes and can vary from aerobic walking to anaerobic sprinting. Fartlek training is generally associated with running, but can include almost any kind of exercise. Okay then. So I alternated between a slow pace and a faster pace for a little over 5 miles.

See ya on the road!