Stale… ish?

9 months ago
by Ben in

With the explosion of Social Networking… who writes on their own personal pages anymore?  Sadly… I need to revisit this corner of the web, since it was a great outlet for me to explore thoughts and visit them later.  Often to find others comments on my thoughts… fortunately, less dribble than Bookface!

I need a topic… “The thigh-master, it’s neither a thigh… nor a master.  Talk amongst yourselves”

Fruit filled paraphrase…

1 year ago
by Ben in

I’ve rarely felt compelled to blather on from wherever I am… No, that really is a lie. I feel compelled quite often, however I never spent the time to get the remote feeds working. Well I installed WordPress app for the Blackberry. Holy crap.. This sort of thing used to be a lot of work. Now I just logged in and its all done. Mobile more I shall be!!!

Cheers!

A new adiction…

1 year ago
by Ben in

I started on a new hobby in hopes to improve my fitness levels, and have something fun to do on the weekends.  I went out and picked up a new mountain bike in hopes to blast through some woods, kick up some dirt, and enjoy some jumps.  Well…  I took my new bike for a spin down the road to try and get my sea legs back.  What I failed to recognize was the years I’ve spent *not* riding… have been detrimental to my leg muscles.  So the first of July… I almost cried after riding 2 miles.  Two days later… I set out to not feel so pathetic, and managed a meager 4 miles.  Again… I reached home in severe pain and thinking “WHAT am I doing to myself?”  By this point… I was feeling as if I had to be the weakest man alive to wince so bad after a few miles of riding.  So three days later… I pushed it a notch and did 7.5 miles… this took me an hour to accomplish.  Now we fast forward 3 more weeks… and I was literally jumping with excitement as I surpassed 10.9 miles in 49minutes.

Looking back at my first month of cycling again… I’ve logged 155 miles and close to 13 hours in the saddle.  What began as something to do on the weekends, has turned into something I want to do daily… and lots of it.  I’ve set a goal to log 250+ miles in August.  With my improvements in average speeds… that should be obtainable in 15-18 hours.

Something that has really helped me stay focused on improving has been logging every ride… I looked for a free app for my Blackberry so I wouldn’t go out and by a cycle computer.  Found Endomundo and it’s been awesome.  Doesn’t give the ability to do ghost rides against yourself… however just knowing the route I rode, with altitudes, and times has been great.  Each time I go out I keep an eye on it and try to push myself just a little harder to improve on my average speed or hill climbs.

The BIGGEST thing I’ve found this month… is the improvement in my attitude.  I’ve worked out off and on over the years, but I’ve never done hour long bike rides or runs… I finally see how people can get addicted to this.  The endorphin rush is simply amazing!  I’ve yet to loose but 5lbs… however my stomach is smaller, and I’m pretty sure I’ve gained several pounds in leg muscle.  We’ll see what this month brings!  So anyone dealing with depression or lack of enthusiasm towards life… I HIGHLY encourage you to start running, riding, or even walking regularly!  My brain is finally cooperating with how I want to feel… happy… and alive!  And that my friends… is my new addiction.

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