2009 April
Hisashiburi Tuesday Night
It’s been about 3 weeks since our last Tuesday night training… maybe only two…but feels like four. About ten of us tonight. No warm-up speedsters so we could warm up at a good pace and not worry too much. I managed about a ten kilometer warm-up before everybody arrived. Warm-ups are GOLD! There was a [...]
Where is everybody? (2)
Decided to go to morning training this morning if I awoke. I did wake right on 4.am and then had to really motivate myself. Calling myself a fat bastard seemed to be effective. I did look for a few excuses. Listening. I couldn’t hear rain falling. Looking. A quick peak outside the curtains hoping for [...]
Where is everybody?
I left a bit late this morning and thought I’d pick the crew up at the bridge 5km down river as that is where they should’ve been when I passed it. I went on the Chiba side and crossed over the bridge into the Saitama side. No sign of them. 5 minutes passed and one [...]
High Hematocrit over 50%
I got my medical check-up results back yesterday and after a high hematocrit level for the last two years I was anxious to see what it was for the third year. 2007 47.1% 2008 50.0% 2009 51.1% I had some doubts last year as I may have been a little dehydrated after riding 25km to [...]
Rainy Days and Tuesdays
With rain on the forecast for tomorrow I forced myself to ride to work today. With 2 training sessions planned for Tue (morning & night) I didn’t want to go without. A bit cool on the way in and dark clouds on the horizon made for perfect riding to work weather. No build up of [...]
Sunday Loop
Sunday training was in Shimofusa today and that would keep me away from the puppies a bit too long so I did my own solo training. Left home around 8:00:a.m and headed at a speedy pace to Sekiyado castle along the Edo river (20km) where I had a vitamin drink for breakfast. Then took a [...]
Tuesday Morning Training
The puppies woke me up at 4 a.m and after attending to them there was no excuse for me to miss the Tuesday morning ‘new’ training group. Last week I went straight back to sleep and felt guilty. I arrived about 5 minutes early (5:15)by lazy car and there was nobody there. Then they all [...]
Ride Ride Golf
Had a short 25km over to Fukuda to check out another secret training course and will probably go this Tuesday morning for a 5:30 a.m hard work out. This morning’s training run was pretty much as usual. Still lots of rape seed flowers out and millions of insects buzzing around them, up my nostrils and [...]
Puppies Day 18
Last night’s training really burnt me out. Feels like a bad head cold…. Didn’t do much today but watch TV, sleep and look after these wonderful dogs.
