ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 42)

Yep!  Left calf.  So far I am in love with it...................But no date was placed on the tat!  I am going back someday!  My mind has been made up.  There is something that will call me back to Boston.  Patriotism some would say, I guess.  When I go back it will probably be more powerful to me than the first go round.

Here's the finished product..........

x2 on all of that, just what I was thinking as I was catching up on the group from the weekend.

Warren you sound like you are having such a great time and getting in some really tough rides this summer! I don't even know where I would have to go to find hills like you are riding on.

TALES froma JUNKIE...

Over the weekend I did a long brick - 144 min bike ride + 70 minute run....

A few hours later my husband and I were riding in the car to get some new tires put on the car and he said to me....."With all that cardio you do, you should be really skinny... ummm.. what I meant is that you should look really, really lean....what I meant is... I love you honey, you are so beautiful."

Rather than get upset and let him sleep on the couch.... I simply said, "looks like I get to sign up for a few more races, thank you honey."

The long rides sound great!  I am planning to get my long rides going again in a few weeks.  I really have a love/hate relationship with anything much over 60 miles but I have seen a lot of fitness gained from the few big rides I've done this year.  I  would like to get a couple of century rides in this season if I can swing it.......And you guys are inspiring me!  If I can get a few of these in this year it should really help me mentally through the winter training season and lead up to IMWI 2014.  It's kind of exciting already.

Tony and Will, you're both going to be ready to complete your IM races.  But how are the runs going?  I hear a lot of discussion about riding and not much about running.

Thanks all for the props for my races.  I have been blessed this season, I suppose.  I know I've put a lot work in over the past couple of years and all of it has been prep work.  Patience is a key to success in our sport and I am typically not a patient person, just discuss my patience, or lack thereof, with Lis.

Oh no he didn't! Nice attempt at a save though . And great job on your long brick workout!

I am by no means a power guy but these numbers seem low in a sense.  Some might expect bigger numbers until you look at what the rest of us paltry cyclists would compare if were riding the same wattage on a flat.  They would be screaming by us at 35MPH and we likely be at 18MPH.  What those guys can turn over in the same power range is what makes the difference.  We would be like a small child on training wheels if they were to ride with us

Yes!!  Press the race issue!  His recovery phrase seems he knows he fumbled and almost lost the ball but I think he recovered.  He'll just need to take the loss of yardage and down.  He'll also need to be assessed a penalty for poor verbiage................2 sprint race penalty or 1 oly should suffice.

I remember you telling us when you joined the group that he does very little cardio for fear that he will lose his mass.  I think he still has that misconception that doing endurance type exercise burns muscle and that's simply a mistake.  He's not going to lose mass, rather he would simply increase his conditioning and potentially decrease his body fat more by burning calories.

I have had similar thoughts myself.  Things seem to have quieted down in the group in many ways.  There's a lot of training going on and it's summer so all the vacations and weekend getaways may be part of what's going on with her.  Besides, she's dealing with a young one of about the right age to begin some outside the home activities if I remember correctly.

I know she's not allowed to leave the group!!!!!  No one can leave!  EVER!!!!!!!!!! (As I stand wielding a knife, making slashing movements.)

Karl I better not answer your question. I am not good at early morning workouts. My friend Tiff wanted me to come swim at her pond early yesterday morning. She does not like swimming in the pond by herself. So I got there at 5:45. I did not have time to eat or have my coffee before the swim and I had the hardest time! It was one of the worst swims I've had all year because I was so tired and hungry. So personally, I would rather sleep and get a quality workout but I know my time is a little more flexible since I am not working full time.

Funny thing about the swim yesterday, I took my pup Mickey with me so he could play at the pond. He kept wandering off up to Tiff's house after her dog so I had to call him back each lap around and pat his head. Finally he realized I wanted him to just stay there so he sat on the dock waiting for that pat on the head. Such a good boy, but then he decided he wanted to swim too! He jumped into the pond and started swimming after me until he caught up and then swam on top of me! If I could just teach him to ride a bike I'd have a great training partner .