wind – check uphills – check blazing sun – check punctured tire – check 3 1/2 hours later, I rolled my tired self through the finish line. I rode this one alone, so I had some good time with Jesus. The theme of this ride = try harder. “Jesus, I’m tired. I’d like to be [...]
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5 Apr
Ouch
Yesterday’s second ride … didn’t go so well. A jump gone wrong resulted in an endo, face plant, 2 minutes of “i can’t breathe,” 2 minutes of laying there and learning to breathe, 10 minutes of sitting on the ground, 20 minutes of walking the trail, 1 hospital visit and 2 wrist fractures and a [...]
4 Apr
30 Miles Later …
They call it the tour dallas. I call it one kick-a Saturday morning. My little eyes opened at 5:20 this morning and it was time to rock and roll! We hit the DART station to catch the 6:55 train. Yay DART! I felt so urban and granolla. Made it to the staging area with a [...]
7 Mar
10K (6.2 miles) Later …
The race I ran this morning, the Trinity River Levee Run, was not the race I planned on running. The original plan was an 18 mile relay – 2 -9 mile legs – but I was unsuccessful in coercing any running buddies until it was too late. Anyways, I downgraded to a 10K, but it [...]
21 Dec
15k (9.3 miles) Later …
Owned it! Not because I finished with a good time – but because I finished! For someone poorly trained, I think I did alright – and I didn’t even want to die afterward. I even found someone to run with me! My friend, Andrew, hard-core athlete that he is, decided he would run it without [...]
22 Nov
35 Miles Later …
This morning my friend Jen and I rode in the 26th annual Denton Turkey Roll Bike Rally. It was so fun! It was my first time ever on a road bike. Jen actually had to explain how to shift gears. But we owned it! I love Jen because she’ll do anything and make it more [...]
9 Nov
Stillwater runs – fun!
I went to Stillwater this weekend to visit my sweet friend, Kari. Highlights: Kari’s cooking Eskimo Joe’s lots of good conversation lots of good sleeping (something that’s been a bit elusive lately) taking Batman on his first road trip (he was the best dog ever!) Lowlights: Saturday’s mountain bike ride – it started well enough. [...]
30 Sep
Good Job!
I went to do some laps at Arbor Hills last night and halfway through ran into a guy I’ve met there before. He’s much more advanced than I am and wanted to ride with me and give me some tips. He was the best rider and coach I’ve ridden with – gave good advice, pushed [...]
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