I can feel it in my body and I can see it too... I've gained a lot of weight (about 10 lbs!) and I feel lethargic and very heavy. Of course, I should know better... I've been eating the same way I used to before but doing zero cardio... what should I expect?? Right???!!! In fact, people at work are telling me “you’ve gained some weight” Ayayayayay but they say it is good to see that because before, according to them, I was so thin that I really looked sick (which it used to piss me off their comments of “are you ok? You really look sick, you’ve lost a lot a weight).
The worse part is that this Saturday I have my 7 miles trail running race: Run At The Rock at Burlington NC. Holy shit! LOL LOL I am really considering dropping out, but then that would give me another justification to just keep my sedentary life. The good thing is that there are 700 runners so I won't feel like I'll be the only one in the last place LOL, hopefully...
Oh boy... I really need to start training again... I miss mtn biking... Darn daylight savings too! I can't do much because by the time I get off work is dark. Sure I have my very expensive light that I've only used twice LOL but I need to find people that would ride in the dark (not a wise decision to go alone, yes). The other option is to get up early in the mornings and go biking before work... which it is really feasible and I can make an effort to do it although I am NOT a morning person.
And to top things starting next year I've been doing a lot of traveling so I won't be all the time in Asheville... Mmmm oh well....
Enough excuses, I just need to move my ass and start with the training again... starting from zero.
Let's see how things go this Saturday, yay!
Till then, move your ass and keep on training!
I know the season just started and I know very well how it has gone every season in the past… but this time I feel different about them… I feel like finally we’ve found the right recipe to move forward and be a really good team… the one that can make everyone forget about the curse of the Shaquino or the “old good times” of Shaq and Penny… I feel like dancing just like D-Howard does every time before a game starts...
Dwight Howard is blossoming into a monster on the paint and, pardon to other great players, THE BEST center in the NBA. He is so athletic, fast, and dominant… he takes my breath away every time he does one of his thundering dunks…
And now with Rashad Lewis we are able to hit teams from the inside and outside… in with Dwight and out with Lewis, Hedo, and even Bogans… I mean what the heck is that? Bogans was never an outside shooter, he was just a great defender and now he is 4th on the NBA on 3 pts made??? This is absolutely insane… I mean it… you might not understand unless you are a die hard Magic fan as I am…
Ahh I am so happy… I just hope things keep on going our way… Thanks Stan VG (our coach) for taking the job after we were ridiculed by Billy The Kid (Donovan), thanks for believing that the Magic was just steps away from being a contender on the East…
Sunday when we beat the almighty Celtics I was so emotional that I couldn’t help it to sheer some tears LOL LOL… it made me wanting to be back at “home” at the Amway Arena sharing the win with my brothers/sisters = other Magic fans LOL LOL.
As the slogan for this season says the Time is Now, Be BOLD, Be BLUE…
Till then, LET’S GO MAGIC!!!
I can summarize my Swank 65 adventure in two words: tough and crazy.
Wow, it was really hard! I really underestimated the power of Pisgah and mtn biking it for 42 miles… well… sort of… I’ll explain in a bit…
To start with, I was late to the race… yup I’ve said it before, I was born with the “late genes” and no matter what I do I am usually late to everything. Well, the race was supposed to start at 10 am and I got there at 10:15 am… no time for much… grabbed my bike, backpack, number, had some quick instructions by the organizer, and go….
I was able to catch up with some of the racers at the first pit stop. This first section was not back at all… just some up hill and nice trail… but ahhhh that was just the beginning.
After that pit stop things started to get ugly… the trails got more difficult… and while I was crossing a stream I felt and hit my knee against a rock just on the “sweet” spot, after that I was not the same… my knee was super swollen in addition that I was wet and my feet started to freeze up… (see pic of the knee).
Well I kept on going… no time to waste…
Second pit stop. My mind started to play tricks with me… I thought about giving up… my knee was getting worse… but I just kept on going. This was THE MOST difficult part of the race in the mental aspect, believe me, I almost cry couple times LOL, I screamed “OH GOSHHHHHHHHH” … thanks to Pilot Mtn Rd!!! The whole time I was thinking "ok logic tells me that if you keep going up there is a point you go down..." and I kept on going and going and going but the whole time it was up and up.
Well, I kept on going… but after the concussion I was not the same… I managed my mind in to not giving up but by then my body gave up. I pushed it a little more but my knee couldn’t go any further… I was mostly falling all the time… I was dizzy… and well… I didn’t finish the race… I only did 32 miles…
Yeap 32 miles… long day! And only 6 miles left to finish the race… so close… so far…
Overall, I am proud of myself! And I know I’ll finish it next year!
I have my Swank 65 number right here in my office…. As a good reminder to never give up and to make my mind and body stronger!
Next month Dec 1 is my 7 miles trail run “Run at the Rock” let’s see how that goes… and well I’ll start mtn biking again (my knee is fine now) tomorrow and this weekend. BTW, I am going to be a bike Marshall for the AVL Downtown X-Mas Parade this Saturday, yay! LOL LOL Let's see if I find some antlers of something to decorate my helmet LOL.
Till next update stay strong and keep on biking!
I just hope I can be ok and finish the race... I hope I don't suffer any major accidents and enjoy the 6-8 hrs of suffering I'll encounter on Sunday at wonderful Pisgah.
I must confess that I am a little hesitant about the race especially due to the lack of training these past two weeks (although I've gone to the gym and done weights)... I've thought about dropping out but I can't do that, it goes against my principles.
Anyways, let's see how things go... I'll post the out coming of my adventure next week…
Till then use warm clothes and go mtn biking!
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Yes friends… I did freaking 3 laps = 24 miles of one of the most horrible experiences I’ve had thus far on my young mtn biking addiction. As much as I try to look at the “fun” side of it I was not able to do so…
- 200 lmn riding light: $300
- Three mtn bike tubs: $15
- Long sleeve mtn bike shirt: $25
- Long biking tights: $30
- Cool weather mtn bike gloves: $20
- Two tanks of gas for round trip: $60
OMG could you believe that my first race is this Saturday? And I haven’t done any training on the dark! I just hope I make it alive!My friend Jenn said that it looks like it is going to rain all this week… darn… I hope not and even if that’s the case I need to do some training!
Also, my other fellow mtn biker junky, Allan, left me a comment asking how my Swan training is coming… uyy… I don’t know LOL at least now I have the 780 map so I can bike around and hopefully not get lost, but I don’t know… I think I am going to die at the Swank. Dave from PAS told me that he’ll do the Fishery Hatch (is that the right name? LOL) ride with me on 11/3 but I doubt it… that’s the same weekend PAS is working at DuPont.
Oh and my Saturday night out adventure? Bah… that’s all I have to say… thanks in part to that I had to take a rest Sunday… Oh lazy day with Herr Faust Picasso (see picture).
Every time I hear the name "Pisgah" I think of pissing... not sure why... it is like when I hear "dejavu" I think "dejabrew" LOL LOL I know makes no sense but I am like that...
Remember the song by Hootie and the Blowfish I think the name was "Hold my Hand" when he sings "with a little bit of love and...." up to today I have no idea what he says but I sing it this way "with a little bit of love and M&Ms" LOL LOL.
Ok enough of my wondering mind... Friday, I went to BC and did about 2 hrs and a half of biking (left work early) and when I noticed it was already 7ish by the time I got home it was late 7ish and by the time I took a shower blah blah blah it was passed 8 so I decided to stay home and just not go to the Downtown Assoc. party.... Oh big deal, I was not in the mood to socialize anyways.
Today I did almost 4 hrs at Pisgah with Dave, Valerie, and Mike from SORBA... Ouch all I can say... the hills were hard specially because of all the lose rocks and the downhills were hard too... and guess what? I got not one but TWO freaking flat tires!!! the front and back one... I was a lucky girl today. Oh yeah and more bruises and cuts thanks to those darn clips LOL...
See the latest addition to the collection of cuts and bruises... but it is ok... at least I am still alive!
Tomorrow? Some more riding... I hope! I am going out tonight (WOWOWOWOW LOL) to meet a friend of one of my "gays" LOL and then go dancing with my gays because my dearest one: Mario told me that I don't love him anymore LOL ohhh gay drama!
Note: blogger is not working for pics so that piece of beauty = beat up leg LOL must wait for some other time...
Till then keep on biking and bowing to the Queen = Pisgah
