Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
This picture is from our walk with Cookie on Saturday morning. Because it takes a few moments to take a picture w/ a 55-year-old camera, Lori decided to snap a picture of me setting up. Well, I showed her! I finished at about the same time she did!
It has rained hard the last couple of days. After the long rides this weekend, yesterday was a rest day. Today was a run day. And it rained hard, very hard, both days. I managed to get my run in this morning before going to work. And, it the rain was actually pretty light. My legs, though, were very heavy. Once I recover, I get to be stronger!
Oh yeah, and I’m planning to ride my bike to work tomorrow. I guess we’ll see how that works out. After riding this weekend I know I can do it. But I don’t think it is going to be easy…
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
We rode from the Bear Valley visitor center in Pt. Reyes National Seashore today. It rained twice as much as yesterday, but we were better prepared mentally. Same gear, just better brains. This ride is one of the best bucolic beauties you will ever see. Unfortunately our glasses were coated with water and grime for the best parts. I guess we will have to go back. 53 miles in 3:20 hours today. Including a yummy stop for some focaccia bread in Tomales — it’s the best ever. Here’s the ride:
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Oklahoma Freewheel is one of the best deals your’e ever going to find. 7 days of camping, 7 days of riding your bike w/ aid-station support and a sag wagon, and numerous opportunities for good ol’ barbecue and biscuits and gravy — sometimes at the same meal! But the real beauty of OKFree is that the training is basically free. You just have to get out there and do it. So, there’s a small cost in bike maintenance, Gu, and Gatorade. The rest is all on on you. And the payback in fitness is way more value than any of that stuff. So yeah, it’s kinda like free, only better.
Today I rode with Lori on her Ironman plan. She needed to ride four hours. I just needed to ride — that first day from Paris to Heavener has got me a bit worried. I’m still trying to figure out how they came up with that one. 
Anyway, we rode 64 miles, today. A few pretty big hills (including the Marshall Wall — with name like that you know it’s fun). Mostly cloudy w/ 30 minutes of very cold downpour. The rest was pretty nice though the roads were wet just about the whole day. Here is the ride.
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
It’s been raining cats and dogs around here for almost a week. Last night on my run it actually started to snow at above 1800′. This morning I decided to drive up the mountain and photograph the snow before coming to work. Unfortunately they didn’t open the top of the mountain, and it was STILL raining cats and dogs. I know I should have shown some dedication and hiked up, but I didn’t. Instead I turned around and drove down to this stream for a quickie waterfall shot.
15 Seconds in a downpour and this is the result. Worked for me.
