Towpath Ride

After a few months of riding the trainer, even the Towpath seems interesting. Got a good workout in this morning. Rode from station road bridge to Peninsula and back in 1:02 towing one of the boys in the trailer.


Called the Rogue Mechanic www,roguemechanic.com this afternoon getting the road bike ready to ride.

Tuesday Ride

Did a short ride this morning of about an hour. I woke up at 6:30 to ride but it was still a little foggy outside. I was not in the mood to get run over by some fool who did not get any sleep, and who was to lazy to clean their windows.

I do not think I will have any time to ride outside before the weekend. I may have to do a trainer ride on Wednesday or Friday.

Going Postal

Went out on my road bike today for the first time since October. 10 minutes on the road is a better work out than an hour on the trainer. Not to bad for the first time out. About 40 degrees, rode snowville in under 15 minutes. Did not check the mileage of the ride, but rode for little over an hour.

Two weeks until the Spoke Junkies (www.spokejunkies.com) first ride.

Rogue Mechanic 

Stickin' it To The Man

I had the great pleasure of telling the man to "stick it" yesterday. That is the only good thing about working for the man, when you get fed up with his antics just walk away. Thinking about going Postal this afternoon.

Happy Easter 

Weekend Rides

Saturday rode on my mountain bike to new place of employment. It took me 25 minutes to get there. Rode a different route home, so I ended up with an hour ride total. Not bad outside about 35 degrees with a little wind..

Had a road ride planned on Sunday with Dirt Diggler, unfortunately it was about 35 again but with a steady rain. I spent another Sunday riding the trainer watching NASCAR. The first and last lap were the only interesting ones, 497 miles of boring racin. Took a good 30 minute NASCAR nap on the couch though.

I do not have much time to ride outside this week. I see a few more trainer rides on Wednesday and Friday.

Trainer rides

Tuesday 1 hour 150-160 HR over 180 a few times.

Wednesday-Thursday out of commission due to food poisoning.

Friday 30 Minutes

Thinking about going postal this weekend. The end of the snow is near.

Due to change in employment I may have to rethink my thoughts on mass produced beer.

ride

had made great post about the trainer ride i did today and old punk rock. somehow it did not get posted. shit happens

Tuesday trainer ride

Today's ride was a better workout than Mondays. Today I did 1 hour with my HR around 150-160. When listening to old-skool punk like suicidal Tendicies, Bad Brains, Social Distortion, etc the HR will creep over 180 without much effort.

Will try do another 30 minutes on Wednesday.

"Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it."
Jello Biafra

Monday trainer rider

Did 30 minutes on the trainer today. I wasted my weekend away doing nothing. Hopefully I can use my time better this week.

Driving in the snow

If for some reason you have an SUV and still drive 15 mph in the snow YOU ARE AN IDIOT! Just in case you have not noticed it snow every year in Ohio between October & April.

Tuesday Run

Did a 4 mile run on Tuesday, about 30 minutes. The temp was not to bad, however; the wind was a blowin' strong.

Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm. ~Jacquie Phelan

Ramblin Rants

The following is several days’ worth of rambling rants.


Saturday I did what may be the slowest 6 mile trail run ever; it took 1:15 to run six miles. Granted there was plenty of snow on the ground, in various states from untouched to very trampled and uneven. I measured 14” of snow in BVH and am sure there was a similar amount on the Buckeye trail. My previous slowest 10K run was 50 minutes. It was the 1985 Bank One run in Ashland, OH. I went through 5 miles in under 35 minutes then just cramped up and finished off the race with a blazin 15 minute mile.

Sunday went to the new car show and looked at several cars/ trucks I will never be able to afford. When you work for the man you should be lucky if you can afford to drive an 85’ Yugo.

Monday did 35 minutes on the trainer. I just did not have much interest in riding longer than that. I wonder how I was able to do the 24 hours of going nowhere, when now 30 minutes on the trainer is a long time.


"People don't understand how riding for 24 hours straight can be a rush, but it is."

John Stamstad

Trainer Ride

Short on time today rode on the trainer for 45 minutes.

More snow on the way over the weekend, I may try to get a ride in on Sunday. Most likely it will be on the trainer.


Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

Cross Training

I have added some cross training to my irregular training schedule. I figured that shoveling a foot of snow makes for a good cardiovascular and upper body workout.

I will attempt to ride for an hour on the trainer on Friday. Planning on doing a trail run on Saturday morning.

For those who did not catch this piece of news Bob Taft was rated as the worst Governor in the Country. Read the story http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/ispol/1109766705276920.xml?ispol I can’t do much worse than that.

Cheers!

MORE GEARS AND BEERS!

I am officially announcing my candidacy for Governor for the State of Ohio in 2006. My campaign slogan will be “MORE GEARS AND BEERS FOR ALL”

Concerning my platform I can give you the usual politician line of crap: Health care for everyone, better funding for our schools, lower taxes, and affordable drugs for seniors. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. While all that is important and I will address my plans later, I will outline the major points of my campaign.

1) Speed Limit: Who is not in a hurry? When elected Governor I will raise the speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike to 75 MPH, and 70 MPH on all other interstate highways.
2) Casino Gambling: I will make bringing the Casino’s to Ohio a top priority. The State of Ohio can gain plenty of tax money and lower unemployment with Casino Gambling.
3) Environment & Urban Sprawl: Very simple if you live more than 25 miles from your main place of employment you will be taxed ten cents per mile for each work day. For example if you live 30 miles for work you will be taxed for the five additional miles over the 25 mile limit .10X 10 miles (5 miles each way) X 5 days or $5.00 per week. Multiply that times 52 weeks and you pay $260. All the taxes raised on this program will go into fixing roads and bridges in the state.
4) More Gears: I plan to open all state park & hunting lands to mountain biking.
5) More Beers: All micro-breweries located in the state of Ohio will receive a tax break. For saving everyone from mass-produced swill.
6) Health Care: How about getting a job that offers health care?
7) Funding for Schools: Scholl districts will receive back what they pay taxes. The Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District receives about 35% of taxes paid (real estate & income) back from the state; East Cleveland receives back 300%. When the City of Cleveland offers a 10 year tax abetment to move into the city, meanwhile it demands the long time residents pay more for the schools.
8) Lower Taxes: I will be honest upfront I will not lower taxes.
9) Affordable Drugs for Seniors: Don’t get sick and you will not need drugs.


I will be providing more information on my campaign in the near future. For additional information email me Chris@mrbigring.com