I have a few goals to work towards this next 10 months or so.
I have been fairly successful in a weight loss quest but have gained back about 10lbs. I started out at 207 got down to as low as 157 but hovered at 160 for a while then over the course of last year I got lazy. I am at 170 pretty solid right now. I’m putting this on paper so to speak that I will try my hardest to get to 150 over the course of the next 3 months. This is not an option for me I have to finish what I started.
After riding the Flint Hills Death Ride I really. really want to ride in the Dirty Kanza 200 race.(200 miles in gravel through flint hills in 1 day) I have plenty of time to save and get a decent 29er to ride gravel on. I really like riding the gravel over road these days. I also found I like my mtb over my cyclocross bike for the gravel as well due to the handling and comfort. So a 29er would be all the better.
I am also just crazy surprised on how far I have some cycling in general. I did just start cycling again since a kid last Feb(2009). It’s been a little longer then a year now and I feel pretty decent about my progress. The thing for me I need to get out of my head is lately I have got it in my if I can’t go get at least 50 miles in then I usually just skip a ride all together. This is stupid who do I think I am. I need to get the high intensity 15-20 milers back into my daily grind if I think I’m going to lose the rest of this weight. I have stopped commuting to work since switching shifts and usually too tired to ride home afterward. I love riding and need to be doing more so.
Last but not least as far as news on a life change I have flipped and gone Vegan It has been a little over two weeks now and my desire to eat any kind of meat is, well its gone. Originally I told myself I would still eat fish but when pondering the thought it actually just doesn’t sound appealing. I am not going to turn this blog into a animal rights blog but this will be my lifestyle here on out and my posts may reflect it time to time.
I guess this post was just as much for me as anyone. I’m drawing my line in the sand and committing to a few things here over this next year.
See you on the road
I have moved back over to the west side of town within 5 miles of where I grew up. I lived near Central and Ridge, but attended school at Bryant Elementary. So basically starting in about 3rd grade I think I was riding my bike to school. I traveled down Central every day using the same route. For some reason I never had a watch that I can remember. There was a clock at a local garage on the way to school that I used to reference to gauge my time to and from school. Now that I use this same road at the beginning of my commute as I look over I see this same clock there. Still works, though I have no idea if this is even the same owners of the garage. I don’t know the name of it now or remember it from back then. I never thought I would be passing by this clock 25 years later… on my bicycle.
Another thought, In the beginning of February it used to take 30 – 45 minutes to cycle a city block. That is approx 4 miles, I weighed 200+ LBS. Now I’m dipping under 160 LbS quite frequently and charging toward 150 Lbs. I am now commuting in under an hour @ 14 approx miles. I’m no racer but this is progress to be proud of. Picture is fuzzy but hey its a reminder how far I have come.
