09.03.09

Been waking up everyday to smoky sky. The fire that started in La Canada is now over a week old. Only workout of the week came on Monday. Hopefully tomorrow.

8.30.09 No ride again

The whole past week was wasted. Plenty of stuff gave me the excuse to slack off, including big fire in La Canada. The whole San Gabriel Valley was covered in smoke. Nasty stuff.

8.26.09 BJ's

Wed ride shot to hell. It was triple digits in the valley. Fire in Azusa canyon, and La Canada produced too much dust for me to handle. Perfect timing for the AC to go out. Finished the day off at BJ's with beer and pizza with the guys. How long of a ride to burn all that off? Oh, boy. Next ride...Sat. We'll see.

8,24.09

Normally, Mon would be a ride day. But there's too much stuff to do at work. By the time I'm done with work, I just want to lie down, no motivation to ride. Hate to missed this one. Daylight is getting shorter. At least it's Naga Naga for dinner. Hopefully...ride Wed.

Rose Bowl ride 8.23.09

Did the usual 5 laps - 15 miles. Something of a time trail. Pretty bad time - 59:40. Really got to stop eating.

8.22.09

It's the weekend, Sat. Couldn't bring myself to do a real ride today. So I thought it's a good time to check out the gym equipment at 24 hr fitness sports Arcadia. Spent 20 mins on the stationary bike. It's more of a recliner, and not very comfortable. Feels like the feet are gonna slip off. But it does have a fan...and HD tv's mounted in front. After the ride, I did some back workout with the weights. I don't really like this place. LA Fitness on Lake is still better I think.

Rose Bowl...walk 8.19.09

After spending and ending so many vacations with foot pain and blisters, I decided I need to take my shoes shopping seriously. No more shoes off the sales rack for me. After stopping at a few stores, I ended up at New Balance. I got my foot measured, my walk analyzed, and some shoes recommendations. I already know that I have flat feet, but what I didn't know was that my feet is wider than normal. I'm around a 2E instead of a standard D. Needless to say these are the most I paid for shoes without cleats or skates on it. It's one of the most comfortable pair of shoes I had in quite a long time. So, just to make sure there would be no issue, I ditch my bike on my usual Wednesday ride for a walk around the Rose Bowl. I had Haley dog with me to keep me company and a little extra workout. I went at a good pace, and finish the three mile loop in about 50 min. Afterwards, there was no strange foot pain or blister, which is what I was hoping for. But ended up with a sore knee instead. Probably from the extra push. For now I say, it's because I always have some knee issue, and haven't work out my legs on the ground for a couple of years.

Wish I didn't forget my monitor. Wonder how much cal I burned walking?