Cycling

About a year ago when I first joined the gym for the 5th time I got in the pool. My bad shoulder was grating like it had a handful of rocks in it and since then I hadn’t been back. After a year on the chest expansion machine the shoulder pain eventually disappeared and the

A slight eruption of a volcano that is about 130km from here last night. The sky was beautifully clear the last 2 days and the weather hasn’t changed at all yet there is a haze of ash all over the sky like a low lying thin grey cloud. Mount Asama Google maps I rode near

2006 I was probably about 88 or 89kg all year. Christmas and a lack of riding had me balloon out to 95kg. This was when I joined the gym. Exactly a year ago. Let’s look at what I did and compare it with the graph. January: 331km of riding. February: 367km of cycling: Joined the

Went up to route 16 crossed over into Saitama and then back down to Noda bridge. Home now and think I’ll head off to the gym to use the hot bath, sauna and shower. Legs were good for the 1st 5km then started to hurt a bit then on a downhill stretch I had to

Woke up and could hear the wind this morning and even knowing that it was nice and dry I stayed in bed till 11:00. I knew that there would still be at least 10 or more at training but decided to do my exercise after. I also had something to do around noon. I can

Having my 3rd long weekend in a row. School entrance exams tie up all the teachers with extra work so they cut a lot of days.  I am taking 3 students, a science teacher to a factory tomorrow that my father in-law organized for them to test some bio-diesel fuel they made out of pig

6 riders. 10 laps.3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 3rd, and the rest I didn’t contest. Not bad for me. Felt good although still having problems keeping with the pack around the course. I think it must be some psychological thing and I need to work on sticking with the group no matter what. I manage

Finished work early around lunch time and met up with a friend at Abiko station and went for a roundabout ride. From home, down the Edo river to the Tone-Unga canal. Followed that to Tone river to Abiko and up to the station. From the station we headed straight down to the Tega-Numa (swamp) lake

A story of determination. Allan has been in the TDU 11 times in a row. He had never won a stage there until this year and he won 3 of them this week. Enough time bonuses to keep my favorite Stuart O’Grady 25 seconds back in 2nd place. Lance Armstrong also using the race as

Sean decided to do his violin recitial with minimum practice. This was the result.