Hello Again...

Wow. Well. For the past two-ish weeks it has been nothing but Band Camp (lame) for me. Apparently, I have been so focused on multitasking (ie. Marching, Breathing, and Playing Music) that I have completely forgot to blog. AND>>>>> I havn't said anything about cycling in months.

* side note: I'm deleting my twitter. What a disasterous waste of time. No one wants to know what I'm doing 24/7 anyways. (That's what AIM away messages are for)

BICYCLING.... READY>>>>> GO!

1. I missed out on buying a $35 fixer-upper Cyclocross bike. It was an old steel frame "cross" type frame a lady was selling from her driveway. It was blue and just my size. Due to my hesitation and need for approval from Jon, I missed buying it by 2 hrs. sigh.

2. The good news about the last post is that I saved $35 which may be going toward a MTN bike. Yes, I said that correctly. I got a semi- offer for a Gary Fisher 29'er fully built used for a GREAT price. So great, I may pay more just to seal the deal. I would need a test ride tho.... Fingers are crossed at the moment.

3. The single speed is complete! Woot! Rode it to classes today! I was kind of calming just riding to campus this morning, not worrying about traffic, or parking, or getting a parking ticket. All I'm paranoid now about is it being stolen... or having a wheel stolen. Bitches better not steal my cool blue Pokemon cards from the wheels either!

One slight design flaw with the S.S. Blue Pearl though.... the gearing ratio is horrifically wrong for the hills to and from my house to campus. I think I have it in a 54/16 right now. Need to jump down to a 30ish something in the front and tighten my chain. (It will work for now).

4. Well, over the summer, I lost no weight. I didn't get in 100miles/week. I only went 3-4 days on long (1.5hr+ rides). And I didn't weight lift before my internship hrs at Mechanicsburg. I did manage to work, work, work, go on a long expensive vacation, see a Red Sox Game, and survive my 21st birthday. Overall, fun activities for the summer was a success.... Bicycling.... epic fail.

This became evident when I went out with Chop, Mike, and Jon the other day. I could barely keep up and it was suppose to be a recovery ride for them. Long story short (and please excuse the colorful language).... I'm fucked.

5. Let's lay out some goals for the upcoming week. I'm going to try to do this weekly and see how it goes.

For the Week: at LEAST 65 miles (hoping for 80+) /// Make it to both of the scheduled SU cycling training races

For the Month of September: LOSE WEIGHT! (at least 5-7 lbs) I'm hoovering around 200-205 now, I would like to be consistently around 190. /// Start a work out regiment 2-3 times a week for now, then up to 4-5 days a week in the winter.


For the Year: Work Hard all Fall and Winter. Get good miles in before it gets cold. In the winter, train on the trainer, run, lift, and get more involved in MTN biking. Then when Spring hits, start Collegiate as a Cat. D (Cat. 5) and try to place top 10, or even top 5 in a race other than a crit. (ps. I hate crits, love circuts, hate crits). I don't want to be peer pressured into jumping into Cat. C too early. 2-3 top 10 finishes in Cat. D will be my goal! woot!

Off to lunch now... today is the first day of my last year.... it's a bit depressing.