A Birthday Beer
Posted on 12 December 2012 | No responses
What started off as a tough decision, was made when weighed against Heather’s birthday just days ago!
How about a birthday beer for the birthday girl. Deschutes Brewery’s (@deschutesbeer) 24th birthday Reserve Black Butte.
Pours deep and dark with nary a head. Smooth and balanced up front followed by molasses then chocolate and figs. A lingering finish with a hint of vanilla. 9.5/10
VftR: 12/9/12 Big Balls
Posted on 9 December 2012 | No responses
Great feel good 7 miler. Maybe I did so well due to pizza and cake earlier. ???? I felt like I could of run another 4-5 miles easy. Hayden rode the bike while I ran, but not a lot of conversation as he was about 10 meters behind me. It was still good to spend time with him.
VftR: 12/8/12 Back Home
Posted on 8 December 2012 | 1 response
Happy to be back home from Texas and hitting the road. 28mile interval ride, 1 min sprints with 3 min 70 rpm recovery. Wish I could have gone longer, but things to do today. Got home last night at 3:30a, so getting up early was out of the question.
VftR: 12/6/12 Bryan Texas
Posted on 6 December 2012 | No responses
VftR: foggy Texas morning and out for a run with a new Friend. Not much to really shoot as a suburb is a suburb, but found this great post sitting on the corner of a property.
We ran a pretty quick 4 miles, even with the stop.
A Weight Loss Journey
Posted on 2 December 2012 | 1 response
About my weight loss.
*Sorry, I realize that I don’t have many great pictures of me to create this post.
No. I didn’t have surgery, and I’m certainly not on meth. Those are the questions many have asked when asking me about my weight loss. Hopefully, those things were said in jest. When I first started getting serious about my weight, I had hit a high of 273, and just like most people when they see a number on the scale that sickens them; I made a decision that it was time to change. Not that I hadn’t made those decisions many times before, but this time, I DID change.
I guess the first thing I want to say is that it’s hard. That’s really important to understand. You don’t wake up one day, look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I need to lose weight.” Wake up the next day, or even next month and BAM, it’s all gone. But then again, if you were honest with yourself, you didn’t put on weight all at once either. It’s a pretty gradual process. And that’s the second important thing to understand. Putting weight on, or taking it off is a gradual process. Anything fast is doomed to fail in the end.
So what did I do? What exactly were my steps? How did I go from 273 to 205 in 11 months? How do I plan to get to 175?
Sex and Koolaid.
What? You don’t believe me? Then tell me, how did I do it?
It’s ok. I’ll wait for you to answer.
VftR: 12/1/12 Gym Rat
Posted on 2 December 2012 | No responses
When I’m running at the gym, it’s a little creepy to try and break out the camera for a VftR. I did see this picture recently and it’s about how I feel when I’m on the treadmill.
Got in a nice 35 min run, went down stairs and got in the pool (rinsed off first people, ewww). I need to spend more time in the pool as I’m in a no-mans-land for swimming. I realize I need to focus on form and have been reading about Total Immersion and watching Total Immersion videos. Yet, I also need to put down laps… right now, I haven’t drilled enough of the TI for it to be muscle memory, but when I try to swim laps, there’s too much to focus on and I rehash all my bad habits. Oh yeah, and I have 3 months or so before my first Olympic Tri…
VftR: 11/25/12 Low and Slow
Posted on 25 November 2012 | No responses
VftR: downtown Oceano on a Sunday morning. I had nothin in the gas tank for this run. I’ve pushed pretty hard this week and today showed. Still got in 6 miles, but pace was way off. Low and slow is still a good run, so I’ll take it.
Fresno Navy was leaving town too. The line stretched 6 deep on the street waiting to get air and gas.
VftR: 11/24/12 Guadalupe
Posted on 24 November 2012 | No responses
VftR: a pit stop at the Guadalupe cemetery provided a great opportunity for pictures. I know, this is the second cemetery this week. No particular reason, but there are great photos to be found. Total of 34 miles, with this break at about 20.
VftR: 11/23/12 Trails
Posted on 23 November 2012 | No responses
Amazing day on the trail with Heather, Ron, David, and Alicia. I know it’s November and we’re lucky to be on the Central Coast, but it was crazy beautiful on the hill side. Some of the hills were very difficult as legs were jello after the hill repeats yesterday and post basketball, but was still a fast run for me. It’s totally the shoes! Seriously though, I feel really good in my Merrell’s and my form feels more consistent which I think is helping me drop time. I’ll take it what ever it is.
I took a number of pictures, so enjoy them all!
VftR: 11/22/12 Hill Repeats
Posted on 22 November 2012 | No responses
VftR: happy Thanksgiving. Thankful for cycling hill repeats up James Way and Prinz Rd. Thankful for calories burned to enjoy dinner. Thankful for everyone’s encouragement during training. Thankful for amazing weather on a SLO November.
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