Spinning Out of Control

Ok... Well I'm not really out of control, but I can't say I'm in it either. Basically that's my title for today, because that's what I mostly did over the weekend, and yesterday (01.29.07).

SPINNED

First news.. Mr. Jarvis will not be able to compete in the 24 Hours Of "where ever it's held now". Evidently he's got some ruptured discs in his back and has been advised against it. I've been there, done that. Back in the early 90's I had a ruptured disc myself, and hell I couldn't even put my own socks on due to some of the pain. But that is a story for another time.

Needless to say, after conferring with Mr. Pike and receiving this response....

Cool !
We go!
Okay, we just need to recruit the other 2.
If you get
anyone to commit, let me know, Likewise, I'll do the same!!
OH
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAHHHwhoOOOO

'Course Jim gives me that response once I tell him that's OK that I'm still game to do this race. And I am.. Just that now our team needs two riders instead of one. To compete in the Clydesdale category, these riders need to be heavy. Any takers?

So yesterday I was off work sick.. downtrodden and feeling terrible... Don't know, Sunday eve.. just started feeling miserable.. Shivered all evening long, and basically woke up and didn't feel like going to work. But whoever does?

However after lounging around for a few hours yesterday morning bored to death watching it snow decided to try to get some exercising in. If I wasn't able to do so, then I'd quit and go back to watching TV on the couch.

First did about 15 minutes on the Elliptical trainer, as it was cold outside and didn't really want to have that aggravate my cold. Plus this is easy, and if I couldn't do this I wouldn't be able to do some intervals on the trainer.

Intervals - Tempo Intervals - if you've been following, I've started a new periodizing series.. "Base Two - Week 1". I think the goal this time around is to start getting more work into the zones two and 3. Do more Force work - like climbing hills, and such, and some "muscular endurance work" as the book calls it. Workouts that keep you going longer at higher intensities. thus the more zone 3 work. However I also think they're designed to be aerobic - what's that mean again???

Anyhow, today basically the workout was to warm up and then do 4 sets of intervals, 6 minutes in Z3 (153bpm - to 160bpm) with 2 minutes off. repeat. Cooled down and then spinned till I had worked out for about an hour.

After that, I did some weights, and then spinned on the trainer some more. This last bit was basically just for shits and giggles and low intensity, just to unwind from the days workouts. All told worked out for about 2.5 hrs. So if I relapse into my cold I'd know why. (however I didn't - least not yet)

Then of course - a couple pilsners and some deliciously made jambalaya with the better half watching her drool over Mathew Machannnyahay in Two for The Money.

So because this isn't really a summary post...

Today, it was 238.5lbs. This surprised me as last week I really didn't watch my diet all that well and probably ate more than I should have and I definitely drank a little more than intended.

to be continued....