Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 32 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said: Only in my dreams ... ? Cmon NS, come down and train with me ? 24 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: I've been doing this sprint 4 mile ride, just to do a hard ride. Takes me 17 minutes, but Ive been cutting time off. Thought about it, that's more than a four minute mile. So those running a four minute mile could pass me! That's crazy, as I feel I'm flying, can't imagine someone running past me at that time. There are some intense and insane athletes, def not the way I'll ever be wired, it's certainly impressive to see, but man!!! I had bike splits of 5 miles yesterday of 16 min or so and I was still being passed easily! 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Cmon NS, come down and train with me ? There are some intense and insane athletes, def not the way I'll ever be wired, it's certainly impressive to see, but man!!! I had bike splits of 5 miles yesterday of 16 min or so and I was still being passed easily! Thanks, Woody, that sounds dreamy. My wife has offered the same thing. I think I will try that first. Sorry ... ?? Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 58 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said: Thanks, Woody, that sounds dreamy. My wife has offered the same thing. I think I will try that first. Sorry ... ?? We can make it a 3 way..... ?? Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 40 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: We can make it a 3 way..... ?? 4 ... I have 2 wives now ........ ? 1 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 1 minute ago, New Scotland (NS) said: 4 ... I have 2 wives now ........ ? 2 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: We had one of those damn rodents in the damn house the other night. Scared the ***** out of me, but I got lucky and the dope ran right out the door. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 53 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said: We had one of those damn rodents in the damn house the other night. Scared the ***** out of me, but I got lucky and the dope ran right out the door. I'm guessing he was after your 2nd wife... 1 1 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 Up in Lake placid, did the 1.2 mile swim in Mirror lake, bit of a slow finish, but still not bad overall. 3 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 The 2nd leg of my Ironman preview workouts up in placid, I tackled the bike loop, 3100 feet of elevation and I was stoked about my split! Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 @Wyldnwoody44 ... you better save some energy for that thing we talked about up thread, eh!! Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 23 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said: @Wyldnwoody44 ... you better save some energy for that thing we talked about up thread, eh!! You know that this gets the testosterone flowing, makes for a very Woody, Woody.... 1 Quote
Doohicksie Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 6:03 AM, Wyldnwoody44 said: It's funny, yesterday there were so many people in 10k dollar bikes that I passed and at the end a guy on a 300$ diamondback passed me lol. What a Fred. :D Today I did 37 miles. That's not outstanding, even for me, but considering how much I *haven't* been riding until recently, it was respectable. I stopped riding regularly when we bought our house two years ago. One bike in particular has been neglected: My commuter bike. I know because it's had a flat tire since we moved in. So I took it out today for the first time since we moved into this house. Along the way I decided to shoot some pics of murals and sign art along the Hemphill corridor, a street that was recently restriped with bike lanes. 2 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 That's some pretty cool artwork, and I do appreciate riding for fun, I sandwich that somewhere between my training lol. 37 miles Is a lot of pedaling no matter what you're on also, probably a hell of a lot more than most people ? 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 On July 30, 2020 at 8:22 PM, ubkev said: Lower back tip that I'm finding works. Remind yourself periodically to keep your shoulders relaxed. Roll em back. Head up spine straight and most importantly engage your abs. Lightly flex your belly button to your spine. It takes some practice but it seems to be pretty helpful. This really helped. I tighten my stomach muscles whenever my back starts getting tired. Thanks :) 1 Quote
ubkev Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: This really helped. I tighten my stomach muscles whenever my back starts getting tired. Thanks ? Awesome! I'm very glad that this helps. 1 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 Cycling is becoming quite addicting, it's also wayyyy more expensive than I ever would have guessed. Hopefully I can start shedding some of these pounds I've accumulated over the last few years. Quote
Doohicksie Posted August 9, 2020 Report Posted August 9, 2020 It can be. If you have the money to spend, it usually is. I have 5 bikes, but they ranged in price from free (literally out of a dumpster) to $300. I've put a lot of time and effort into modifying them to my tastes, but that comes gradually. I managed to get 40 miles in today, first time I've done 40 in quite a while. No murals this time. I rode out to the new campus of Tarleton State University on the edge of Fort Worth. When I say edge, I mean edge. This is the view from the parking lot: 1 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 Damn, you get quite the scenery, I got another 56 in today, it was a group training ride, 3600 ft of elevation change with Coach and some other riders, I was happy with my times, but those hills destroyed my soul lol. You can cycle year round right? Quote
Doohicksie Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 More or less. There are bad weeks here and there, and of course every year I have to get acclimated to the heat. A few years ago I could rattle off 56 like it was nothing. Now I'm happy with 40 miles. If you don't use it, you lose it. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 So in new events, I partially tore my achilles, had the podiatrist look today and I now have to shut down most of my training and have to pull out of the 70.3 in 3 weeks, huge bummer! I'll be sporting a walking boot for 3 weeks and need a repeat ultrasound to see how it's repairing, I can still swim and bike but I'm not feeling enthusiastic at the moment. 1 Quote
ubkev Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: So in new events, I partially tore my achilles, had the podiatrist look today and I now have to shut down most of my training and have to pull out of the 70.3 in 3 weeks, huge bummer! I'll be sporting a walking boot for 3 weeks and need a repeat ultrasound to see how it's repairing, I can still swim and bike but I'm not feeling enthusiastic at the moment. Total ***** bummer, bro. Sorry man. Quote
LTS Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: So in new events, I partially tore my achilles, had the podiatrist look today and I now have to shut down most of my training and have to pull out of the 70.3 in 3 weeks, huge bummer! I'll be sporting a walking boot for 3 weeks and need a repeat ultrasound to see how it's repairing, I can still swim and bike but I'm not feeling enthusiastic at the moment. Look at it this way, at least your achilles injury is from working too hard. You pushed, it pushed back. Rest up and come back at it as committed as ever. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks guys, I can't really do anything different at this point, so I'll have to suck it up and deal, a total rupture would be much much worse. Limping around the hospitals is gonna be awful for the next month Quote
LTS Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Thanks guys, I can't really do anything different at this point, so I'll have to suck it up and deal, a total rupture would be much much worse. Limping around the hospitals is gonna be awful for the next month Too bad its not time to take vacation again... 3 weeks of sitting on a beach. ? Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Posted August 14, 2020 38 minutes ago, LTS said: Too bad its not time to take vacation again... 3 weeks of sitting on a beach. ? Ugh, don't tempt me, Covid has slowed me down, but it hasn't stopped me ? 1 Quote
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