Spinning is definitely making a difference. More details to come, but I have now ridden the Lake Sammamish 20-ish mile loop (is it 20? is it 25? if only I knew how to use my bike computer...) twice and I feel much stronger now. I attacked some hills, sped up my cadence, felt strong...it was awesome.

Last week I posted that Matty and I had lunch together; we had steamed veggies earlier that day. Broccoli, beets, and elephant garlic...this did not bode well for the rest of the day/evening. We tooted our way across campus for the rest of the day. To accompany it, I got "max salad" (at one point they stop charging for weight and just make you pay ( Read more... )

Food

1 piece Whole wheat toast + raspberry jam
1/2 cup multi grain oatmeal

1 scoop whey + non fat milk
1/4 c TJ's all natural granola

tea+ 1/4 c soymilk
the same salad i get everytime, but this one kept getting attacked by bees!
- kidney beans, chickpeas, grilled chicken, red bells, cucumbers, red cabbage, spinach, mixed greens, balsamic vinegar + ( Read more... )

Saturday turned into an off-trianing day for me; instead, I learned about triathlons by witnessing my first one! This post is dedicated to lessons I've learned from watching Matthew Noah Pearlson compete in his first tri.

Course Description: Swim .25 miles
Bike 14.5 miles
Run 3.5 miles

I was up at 5 am to drive him across the lake (Washington) so that ( Read more... )