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Weekly Activity Update #12

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

This past week was the best of the year as far as activity goes.  I was a little motivated to do a lot of work this week since I will be taking some time off the bike over the long Memorial Day weekend.  We are also adapting to the new, and mostly better, lifestyle changes required [...]

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Tags: Active Lifestyle · Cycling · Good Food · My Active Life

Weekly Activity Update #11

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

This is the update of my most recent week of activity.  For those paying attention, I skipped an official #10 weekly update but pretty much covered everything in my century ride recap post.
Back to full strength
That is how I felt midway through last week, the week after my hilly century ride.  I didn’t think it [...]

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Tags: Active Lifestyle · Cycling · My Active Life

The Importance Of Post Workout Nutrition

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Last Saturday I did my first century ride in almost three years. I did a detailed recap of the ride here and I also talked about preparing for the ride here. What I’d like to do now is discuss the post workout aspect and how important I believe proper nutrition is. While [...]

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Tags: Active Lifestyle · Aerobic Exercise · Cycling · Good Food

Century Ride Recap

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, I’m still alive after Saturday’s century ride. If you have twitter you can see some of my “updates from the road” made using Jott. Here is a more detailed review of all of the fun:
The Night Before
We drove to Chattanooga Friday evening after work. We got into town about 8:30PM [...]

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Tags: Cycling · My Active Life

Planning Out My Century Ride

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This coming Saturday I will do my first century ride in almost three years. Since it has been a while since I’ve ridden 100 miles in one day I want to make sure that I am as prepared as possible. Based on my experience, about 15 centuries, I know that there are a few key [...]

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Tags: Aerobic Exercise · Cycling · My Active Life