Saturday was a great ride. 60 miles total with lots of hills. My Endurance is increasing. As long as I stayed fueled with peanut butter sandwiches and Bartlet pears my energy is strong. The ride sucked too. Mosquitoes and road rash.
Good parts of the ride:
- 60 miles with hills, averaging 17-19 mph.
- Courteously blowing past a group of riders and leaving them in the dust.
- Getting passed by two guys that were flying.
Bad Parts of the ride
- My rear tire blew out. Not to big of a repair except I stopped next to a mosquito infested ditch. Any where there was open skin the damn mosquitoes were on it. Little Bastards.
- With 15 miles to go, I hit the pavement hard. It hurt like a son-of-a-bitch. The helmet probably saved me from a concussion; and the $6.00 Walmart SafetyGlasses protected my green eyes well. I totaled 9 wounds across elbows, knees, face, hip and back. And even my eye !! I had bust a blood vessel in my eye. Pretty cool wound I guess.
Things I learned:
- Carry a travel size spray bottle of Mosquito repellent in the box. Damn Mosquitoes.
- Push through the hills, If I think a hill is too high, I just think of the downhill run.
- Always wear a helmet. Mine Saved my ass on this ride.
- I don’t have to buy the energy gels, just peanut butter and pears.
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I love my Android. Much better than an IPhone: These are the 6 apps I like the most and they are all free:
- Handcent for txt messages. Much better interface than the built it one. Free.
- Twitter app from twitter. Not the third party apps.
- WordPress from WordPress: I take alot of pictures on my phone. I can upload them to my blog and then edit the post. I could almost do the whole blog on the phone.
- Facebook, for friends
- CardioTrainer: Great for bikes. Tracks distance, speed and works like a charm.
- TextsFromLastNight: For the laughs.
I am writing a couple apps myself.
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To keep my core strong I do 400 push ups and 120 pull ups per week. It is basic, but it works. Plus I can do them when I travel. After stretching and a little bit of light yoga, I do 100 military grade push ups and 30 pull-ups. I started with the goal of 40 push ups a week. At first it was difficult to get through 5 push ups. But now I blow through them. My pecs / boobs start to hurt at about 80 but I work through them. It took me about 3-4 months to get up 400 a week. Not to mention that my upper body, shoulders and abs are looking damn good.
There has been a definite increase in my core strength. Ab / core strength is very important for overall training. I have felt an increase in my core strength, especially running and up hill biking. My posture is better too. Here is a good article on how to do a proper push up. Next month my goal is 500 push-ups per month.
So push on. 
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I didn’t think it would work when I bought it, but the
GUTR sweat band is great. The hot Florida sun makes me sweat, and this keeps it out of my sunglasses and eyes. It’s weird some times because all the sweat runs down the gutter and to the side of your face. I never new I sweat that much. Worth the 19.00 for a comfortable ride.
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I have tried a couple Bike Computers on my Evo and the best one is:
CardioTrainer. It tracks avg speed and my rides, all the normal stuff you need with some great charts. The pauseing feature is works well. 6 Miles of my 50 mile ride is on city streets, so there is alot of stop and go. CardioTrainer accounts for the stops and gives you accurate average speed. Real simple to use and works like advertised. I have used it for running as well as bike. Great
shareable maps too. You can find it on the Adroid Market place and it is FREE !!! You can purchase a couple options but it works great. It does needs a way to tweet locations. It does facebooks updates butnot twitter.
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Mellow Johnny’s gear (Lance Armstrong’s most awesomest bike ship). My wife went to Austin and got me a Team Radio Shack Jersey, Mellow Johnny’s shirt, Hat and water bottle. I am so frikin cool !! Last Name: Ever, First Name: Greatest.
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On rides I am always prepared for break downs. I ride at night and early in the morning and having someone pick me up is usually a tall order. So in addition to
- Allen wrenches
- 2 extra tubes
- Duct tape
- Zip ties
- Leatherman pliers
- Mini socket set
- Razor blade
- Vasaline – For getting the tire back on the rim
- Tube tool
- Tire Patch Kit
I added chain repair kit to my bag of goodies. Also I added a couple extra links and locking links. And I am able to get all this stuff into 2 bags, one bento box and one sandle bag. It may add a extra pound, but I would rather be prepared and have a little extra weight.
Chain breaker / repair tool
Extra Links
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I was looking through the pictures on my camera phone and found a picture of two cups of delicious chicken fat.
Tags: chicken fat
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