spin spin spin to my lou

Spinning class is, umm, well, at least it gets my feet moving in a circle. I'd like to hit the pavement (when it warms up-- not from slipping on ice) in good shape ready to rock.

I've been hitting every spin class I can lately-- Monday, Tues, Thurs this week, with Friday at lunchtime. It still bugs me when the instructors give (in my mind) ridiculous instructions

"ok, we're coming to a hill, gear down and stand up". Yeah, when do i stand going up hills-- frikkin never.

or the most ridiculous, the one instructor wanted us to do some sort of standing sprint thing, but only 4 pedal strokes at a time! 4 pedals down, 4 up, 4 down, 4 up. I swear my knees were going to go flying across the room. I stopped that crap and just pedaled.

puppy

Omg I have a puppy!

First Tri

So the local gym (sanford) puts on an indoor triathalon each year (or at least, they did the past 2 years). Last year for various reasons I didn't go, and, well, we won't talk about that.

Anyway, I haven't looked at all the results, because seriously, it doesn't matter where I placed. I finished which was the only real goal. From here onward I'll worry about my relative times (Like I swam XX yards at YY pace). I don't need to win to prove anything to myself.

omg i'm not dead!

So yeah, poor blogging. Haven't been biking, so , eh.

What's new.

6 weeks to the wedding. invitations should have gone out. if you'd like to come and i didn't have your address or i didn't invite you send all complaints to my fiancee-- she's the reason you didn't get invited.

seriously tho, if you want to come (Friday, April 3 in SF) drop a note we can make something happen. Unless you don't like booze and cake.

Did a little run->swim brick today. Wow that was much harder on me than I'd have thought. The pool felt great after getting all sweaty.

Other than that, not much going on. The nice days lately make me want to get the bike out. Then we have a quick freeze and i retreat inside. Oh well, soon right?

Cars make people fat

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/12/surprise-people.html

Interesting statistics -- the more you drive (and correspondingly less you walk/bike) the higher the rate of obesity.

banana diet

I thought this was interesting

Banana Diet

Of special note

At meals, eat only until satisfied but not full (The Japanese expression is "Hara hachibu ni isha irazu" - "A stomach eight-tenths full needs no doctor."

Interesting concept. HuHot buffet for lunch anyone? I want to get stuffed!

spinning

I absolutely, positively, do not understand why the instructor in my spinning class insists we keep our RPMs in the 60-65 range.  How is it a spinning class if you plod around?

I usually ignore her and just spin at 90-100.  

Plus, every time she's like "here comes a hill" and expects us to stand.  pshaw, spin up the hill baby, spin spin spin.

In other news, spinning and circuit class (with some swimming when I'm able) and a focus on eating right lost me 7 pounds in October.  Not quite as much as I'd like, but totally do-able.  I'd like to think that all the weights in circuit may have put a little muscle on too.

Other than that, the bike is upstairs for the winter.  Here's hoping for a short winter and an early spring (not like 2008).