At the beginning of this year I made a silent promise to myself (dare I even utter the word… resolution?) to get back on the wagon, shed the dead weight I’ve been carrying around in my butt and thighs, and become a Rock Star on the bike again. As I contemplated how I was going [...]
View Article bicycling, cycling, Fitness, Lululemon, races, run, running, spinning, trainingActually I have no good excuse for why I’ve been MIA. Tons of incredibly blog worthy stuff has been happening in my life and I’ve just failed to post about them. I have chosen sleep and work over blogging. Yes, I know… “Bad blogger, bad.” [slaps herself on her hand] OK, I think I’ve been [...]
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Back in April, when all of my bicycle training started, I purchased a pair of Shimano M324 SPD pedals. I had heard great things about clipless technology and it made the most sense to go ahead and purchase clipless pedals at that juncture so that I would have plenty of time to get used to [...]
View Article Bicycle Outfitters, bicycling, clipless pedals, cycling gear, eggbeater pedals, Look pedals, Shimano, Shimano M324 SPD pedals, Weapons of Calf DestructionThis weekend was a crazy rollercoaster of insanity. My friend Christina recently wrote about how you’re never prepared for home-ownership, and this post partially addresses that issue. But since my comments regarding this all under “The Bad” let me first start with “The Good.” The Good Friday night, DH and I went out with some [...]
View Article Garmin Connect, homeownership, Inception, movies, refrigerator, W&OD, W&OD detourI’ll be the first to admit that I’m a little bit of a gear junkie. When I find a new hobby or something that I really get into I want to buy the latest and greatest to outfit myself. Sometimes I go a little overboard… which makes for some cramped storage space in our basement [...]
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