WOW 2008 is about over

Well it is amazing but 2008 is about to be over. By taking up this new sport I learned how to drop weight really quickly. I also learned how to put it back on as well(just stop riding and keep eating bad stuff and see what happens).

Well I have some high hopes for 2009. First off is getting a new bike near the beginning of the year. Some of the guys are wanting to ride in the Anniston race in the Spring. I can't wait for the Tuesday night rides to start again at the Botanical Gardens. I have a plan to ride in the MS150 in Gulf Shores, AL. I also look forward to the HOT 100 again in Tuscaloosa, AL. Of course old faithful (Oak Mountain State Park) will be there waiting on me.
All of that and some YMCA workouts thrown in as well as my normal baseball routine and I am hoping for a dramatic health/weight change in 2009. Wish me luck....

Time for an Update

Well everything in the injured leg feels strong and healthy so I am thinking I will get out this coming Saturday and take a short ride. I'm gonna hit the YMCA over the next few days to make sure I feel no pain.

OH YEAH ROLL TIDE

UPDATE: Well the workout at the YMCA went well so I will try that again tonight and see if I can build up to a ride this coming Saturday.

9/30/08 BOT RIDE

Well today's BOT ride was me and Matt again. We seemed to be keeping a pretty good pace in the beginning(16+mph) but we lost a little on the return trip(probably that detour we took over a few hills). Near the golf course I asked two lady cyclists who were fixing a flat if they were ok? One lady mumbled " uh uh uh I don't know" so we spun around to see if we could help. Just as we arrived one of them figured out how the co2 cartridge worked. It was funny. Now as for the ride 19 miles average speed 15mph max grade 13.2

Scenery was phenominal today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/23/2008 BOT RIDE

Well today's BOT ride was good. Just Matt and I from our group. Greg pulled a Neal Miller. Not really but we had to pick on him a little bit for not being able to get away from work. Matt messed up his pace by tooling around the bank parking lot. I on the other hand only did that for a second so we went 18.14 miles @ an average speed of 15.7mph. It was a good ride. We met a new guy Chris who rode with us the entire way. We met up with 2 other guys at the turnaround so there were 5 of us on the return trip that stayed together. My son plays soccer @ 9 on Saturday and baseball @ 9 on Sunday so it doesn't look favorable for me to ride this weekend.

Flying in Atlanta

Got to give a shout out of support to Michael in GA. Yesterday he rode 22 miles at an average speed of 19 mph. Now that is moving considering they do ride some hills.

9/16/2008 BOT RIDE

Well today was an interesting Botanical Gardens Ride. Our group consisted of Greg, Matt and myself. We left out with 3 other guys. About mile 6 we caught up with a group of 15 or so and stayed with them until mile 9. At this point we started up 78 hill and I got dropped. Near the top of the hill Matt got dropped. Greg stayed with that group and even dropped some more of them along Old Leeds Rd. Today was my fastest time to do the 20.5 miles. My average speed was 15.5 mph. My top speed was 37 mph. Greg finished 10 minutes ahead of Matt and I was 3 minutes behind Matt. I must admit I was not feeling 100% around mile 12 but I pushed through it and felt good nearer the finish.

BAMA vs WK