The not too serious get fit thread

[DesmoDiva]

Great day for a run!!

Spring is trying really hard to break free from winter.

To clarify, not a fan of the Honey Stinger gels (too sticky/sweet), just all their other products.

[bryant8]

Ran in the Dallas Rock n Roll Half Marathon yesterday and PR'd at 2:02:31 (9:21pace).  Not bad for my third go at that distance.  I had originally planned to go for sub 2 hours, but a chest cold in the middle of last week had me thinking of taking it easy and doing 10+m/m if not walking/jogging.  Woke up and felt good (but not 100%) yesterday so I decided to just run by feel instead of worrying about metrics.  There's something to be said about just enjoying the run.  Wouldn't you know it, I came in at pretty much my goal time without even pushing hard for it.  Beat the previous PR by over 15 minutes 

Definitely a testiment to the 'not too serious get fit thread'

[bryant8]

Oh yeah, no music at all for me during warm-up/routine/cooldown.  I just prefer the time to unplug.

[Monster Dave]

Check this out: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/new

This is a great website for mapping runs, walks, cycling routes, even motorcycle rides, but it give you elevations and highlights the area on the map where the elevation changes occur.

[Monster Dave]

Raced on Saturday - 72 miles - 97 degree morning heat...one of the hardest events I done. Things started out great though. For 2/3rds of the route I was on track for a Platinum finish, then came the first flat tire.....then about 10 miles later came another flat tire and only then did I discover that I had used my one and only CO2 cartridge to repair the first flat...

By the time I got the 2nd tube changed, got back on, and started moving, I was on the low end of the Gold time, but regardless of how hard I tried to push the remaining 20 miles, I crossed the line just over the mark and earned a silver medal.

Overall though, I rode well, made a major break through in understanding the "circle of power", and finished strong. So I've got nothing to really complain about aside from the fact that it was the first weekend of April and actually hit 101 as a high temp!!!

[cokey]

Get better tires

[Monster Dave]

Get better tires

I pulled these little metal shavings out of my tred - I don't think any other tire would have made any difference in this case.


Next race is in 2 weeks - though I've never ridden the course, I hope to have better results then.

[cokey]

Irony; someone probably had a duc on that road.. had to fix something,  stripped a bolt and left metal shavings...

[Monster Dave]

Irony; someone probably had a duc on that road.. had to fix something,  stripped a bolt and left metal shavings...

LOL

The the real irony would have been hysterical had it impeaded a guy riding a Ducati bicycle. 

[bulldogs2k]

I ran a mile today but it is too nice to be working out here in key west.  Today, I sat on the beach flinging rocks at a coconut tree, suckers are hard to hit but man what a pay off!  I've been eating sort of crappy but we'll be doing some snorkeling and kayaking in the next coming days. 

[Monster Dave]

I ran a mile today but it is too nice to be working out here in key west.  Today, I sat on the beach flinging rocks at a coconut tree, suckers are hard to hit but man what a pay off!  I've been eating sort of crappy but we'll be doing some snorkeling and kayaking in the next coming days.  

Just kidding....I'm lamenting the fact that I'm sitting in my office with no windows and know that it's paradise out there...

[bulldogs2k]

Just kidding....I'm lamenting the fact that I'm sitting in my office with no windows and know that it's paradise out there....

LOLOL glad I didn't see that while sipping on my coconut! 

[Monster Dave]

So I was out for a training ride yesterday when I saw something quite surprising and rare.

As I was riding down a path where there was a railing on one side along a canal, I saw something that immediatly got my attention:



This Furrginous Hawk was just perched on the railing watching people pass by!! I was awestruck at the sheer size and beauty of this rare sight. I must have passed within 3 feet of it and it just looked at me as I went by as though it didn't have a care in the world. The Furrginous Hawk is the largest hawk in North America.

[El Matador]

So my new Gi showed up yesterday. It's a little flashier than I expected but the construction quality is amazing. I can't wait to get submitted in style later on today 

[Monster Dave]

So my new Gi showed up yesterday. It's a little flashier than I expected but the construction quality is amazing. I can't wait to get submitted in style later on today 

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