"Ouch"

Last Friday I had experience. Myself and my bike came around the corner and the bike went completely sideways and of course i wnet with it, I did recieve some road rash on my leg and lower left buttock. But oh well I will heal. The did get the seat scratched up. I am not sure when I will fix it. Either before or after RAGBRAI. I have riding out on thet open road the last few days. 21 or so miles each day. Of course not since thursday. We are out at the beach for memorial day weekend. Hope the weekend continues so great. Well got to eat.

Sunday day of rest

Well yesterday was a small test. I went riding out on the road. I only went for 25 miles but it was a bit challenging. It was fun. The scenery was really nice. I had a great day.

Playing Catch Up

Boy, I thought writing this blog would be a motivator and be so easy. I was always ribbing the kids about how they neglect thier blog. I now am eating crow. For I am also a slacker in this department. This last weekend was great for the girls. They seemed to really enjoy themselves. The fellows also did very well. I believe they all respect thier wives role in raising the children a little bit more after walking a day in thier shoes.
Sunday was not a great day for training. However Monday and Tuesday, I did however step up the pace a bit. I am struggling with the time neccessary to train, however I have been able to ride 15 miles in less than a hour and still be able to walk a mile in less than 18 minutes. I know this not really fast for most folks but it is huge for me. I intend to continue untill the end of may with 15 miles and then step it to maybe 25 or 30 miles a day at the same level of intensity. I know i can 30 miles however i want to try and do it at 80 rpms or more. That is the hard part. Well have a great day.

Saturday

Well today was a real long day. I got up at 6:30 am. Which is early for me. I then commenced to complete my mission og picking up Amy, Carrie, Laura and Judy and then giving them the keys and preloading the GPS and say good bye until Sunday afternoon. They then left without knowing thier destination (which was Seaside Oregon). They shopped and mosied thier way down the coast. They sounded like they were having a blast. In the meantime, I hung out with Adam and Brinnon and Samantha. We went running around getting propane and bicycle stuff. Like spandex shorts for riding. Yeah I know me in spandex! What a sight? Then I came back and tried starighten things up. Adam and kids came back around 6 for supper, Just as I was finishing up riding the bike and walking. Later I fell asleep watching TV. What a day.

Friday

I was able to get only a ten mile ride. No run. Was staying busy around the house. Also going to work. Now Saturday will be a real busy day. What with trying to do training and also getting the girls off on thier Mother's Day race. Will explain more tommorrow.

Thursday

Today I did get a small work out in. I only rode 10 miles but in a new time (32 minutes). It was rough but i did it. I was trying to see how high i could get my heart rate up to and sustain it. It was great. I felt good doing it but afterwards I was tired LOL. I also tried putting a new system on my old computer. So far so good, still working the bugs out.

WEDNESDAY

I was a slacker yesterday but not today. I rode the bike in my best time yet. I am not sure spped is the answer to successful RAGBRAI. However I believe anything i better than nothing. I rode 10 miles keeping my heart rate above 135. That is great for me. I then walked a mile. Other than working on the august bkie trip and working out. I really hve not done much. Well have a great day.

Slacker

Yesterday I rode 10 miles and walked a mile and was quite busy with yard work and such. Today I am such a slacker. Just went shopping. But will have to get back on the bike tommorow. Hope everyone is having a great day

Progress

I just finished riding 10 mile and walking a mile all in a pretty good time. Will do better tommorow

Training for the RAGBRAI

I am just starting this blog to record some of my experiences and display my pictures and to motivate myself by sharing some of my training for the RAGBRAI.