On the road to healing?

I am doing better, finally had doctor ( foot doctor) appt and we had a major afternoon snowstorm Monday, I was on a call with the boss got out of here at 4 and appt was 4:30, 40 minute ride in good weather.So I called and said i will be really late traffic was slow, no problem rescehduling, Doctor said no i will wait for you you are in pain ...Got there at 5;30 he gave me a shot in the foot and a shot in the ass and said go get a good set of boots. Nothing I wore was any good, so  I got to sketcher 1/2 boot with memory foam that masked the pain.. Also have an orthotic he sells , not custom....

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Work your ride

Cycle Lab is now riding with the newest version of PIQ–Performance IQ.  There are some awesome features! Each rider is given the option to “Display Metrics” or “Don’t Display Metrics” when they create an account at Cycle Lab.  If you choose to display your metrics you will be involved with the many cool features the Performance Board provides.  If you choose not to display your metrics you are still involved…just not publicly.   Your bike will show “0” through the ride and you will not be ranked.  The computer randomly shuffles riders showing “0” and you will stay...

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Interval Training and Indoor Cycling: The Best Bang for Your Buck! OCTOBER 3, 2013  One of the many reasons I fell in love with indoor cycling again recently is that without a doubt you get the best bang for your buck in the cycle studio!  Maximizing the minutes we are spending working on our health and fitness in this chaotic and overscheduled life we lead is important.  Indoor cycling offers one of the best (the best if you ask me) cardiovascular workouts you can get.   Why?   Growing research shows that steady, moderate exercise isn’t the best use of your...

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Week 6 Good ride B4 Work

Ok Up and on the Bike by 5:15 am, one hour later 16 miles done , Awesome!!! What did you do before breakfast? Time for Vi shake and some Vi cereal, all protein and fiber! tire and sore at work after drive in should be fine. Maybe CST done later tonight! Mi...

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Week 3 Happy Friday

Anyways Happy Friday Weeks 3 okay took off yesterday, exhausted after being up til 1 am the night before celebrating our RED SOX!!! Got up at 4:30 to ride this morning did about 16-17 miles in one hour stats time 60 minutes power avg 110 watts revolution avg 75 Calories (Real) 430 Heart rate avg 126 Not bad , want to get the power up to 125, mileage up to 18 revs up to 80+ and calories up to 500. Interesting discussion on the ICO(indoor cycling)site I am on about calorie burns. They say it is impossible to reach 800-1000 calories per hour unless you are really elite. if your BMR is 100-125...

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Week 2 complete

End of Week 2 Okay update so I rode about 18 miles Friday night after work(on my Keiser M3 indoor Bike) , had a great Historia Video ( Def Leppard)playing , cranking to the old Def boys ( Love Mutt Langes role as producer at the end). Had my new Sennheiser 170 cordless headphones cranking OMG is that incredible. Loving the Keiser Bike if you cant tell!@ working and listening to — listening to Bruce Hornsby. Week 3 P90X C&B tonite rest week next week I will skip as I missed a few wo's M...

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Week 2 P90X

End of week 2 ( Sunday) 61 minutes on the Keiser, 18 miles, it is nice to go through my old music videos VCR did not work, whats a vcr? lol, need to get some old rush and van halen on dvd I guess Have a great day all! Doobie Brothers were perfect for this ride although my batteries didn't last in the old cordless headset ordered new Sennheisers ( digital headphones) from Amazon so that should be sweet! Week two starts today 20 minutes on bike and then Chest and back tonite, what are you doing??? M...

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Dr Sheehan _Inspired me !

A Sheehan Revival The Runner's World reissue of George Sheehan's book, Running & Being, introduces a new generation of reader-runners to the man who identified the value of living an active, fulfilling, and authentic life. By  David Willey Published April 03, 2013 One of the first things I did when I started this job in 2003 was put a framed photo of Dr. George Sheehan on the wall of my office. George, a cardiologist who wrote a column for Runner’s World for...

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Great brook last day of season!

Hey Gang Day off from work phone rang or beeped constantly but Fuck it! So Great brook is a cross country park in winter about 20 miles worth they say. Can't cross country down south eh? I have been skiing on trails off and on for 25 + years. Great afternoon at Great Brook, conditions were pretty good a few bare spots, I skiied 5 miles but was out of energy the last 1- 1/2, fell a couple times pretty funny, i never "used to" fall Lol. Btw 1000 calories! Getting skis with metal edges so I can skate and telemark ( climb mountain with snow shoes and ski down), this old guy is NOT slowing down...

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More serious stuff: I am on a very strict diet lost 7 pounds since Sat You are all doing frickin great!!! I love my job in Construction Management, but we do work a lot and the thanks are minimal. This is from a young man who worked for me in the past,  the best I've  had BTW(ever) He is newly married and they are expecting their  first son in a couple of months. Paul: {Bossman, This might put a smile on your face in the meantime...I have been "talking" to my wife's belly, preparing my future son for the real world. My #1 piece of advice..."son, if you want to have a life outside...

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Is fitness dead?

http://www.livestrong.com/blog/blog/is-fitness-dead/ Is Fitness Dead? Posted by abornstein | November 28, 2011 | 82 Comments The holidays have always been an important time of year for me. Whether it's the opportunity to relax or the chance to spend more time with my family, there’s something special about a season dedicated to the people and values that are most important to you.But the end of the year is also bittersweet. When you look beyond the holiday cheer and time...

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Week 2

Week 2 P90X done good week, went skiing and snow showing yesterday, did about 5 miles combined so it was good cardio.Place is called Weston Ski track not far from job site they make snow on about 2 km of course so it is awesome all winter!What did you do this we...

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