I had a lunch meeting with Osaka-san today (Zeniya/Chocolate Fountain guy) but he called at 11:30 to say he was in the hospital with a swollen eye from a stye that came up in the night.
So...
I decided to go for a ride.
And it was an...
Awesome ride!
3:20hrs round trip from door to door
2000ft vertical elevation climbed (first 1500ft in 4miles, 1hr 7mins)
37km/22mi total distance logged
2 hardboiled eggs, 1 pack of german sausages (6pcs) consumed
1 pair of tuckered-out knees (which will probably keep me up all night).
Came home, ate some tuna.
Crashed on the chesterfield-ette for 45 minutes.
Got up.
Had a shower.
Ran the bath with onsen bathsalts.
Fell asleep in it for 1.5hrs...
I'm hoping I don't cramp at 4am like I usually do...
It was a great adventure!
I love you.
Cam
That sounds AWESOME!!!
ReplyDeleteWay better than a meeting!!!
Cool beans!
ReplyDeleteI just came in from the veggie garden where i finished getting everything in (except zucchini)... heirloom tomatoes, italian sauce tomatoes, eggplant, Jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers, annnnddd...
.... some cucumber, daikon, and large green onion seeds that somehow "mysteriously" appeared in my mailbox last year... hehehe...
We'll see how they do this year. The cukes were great last year... daikon so so... onion... never grew...
Oh well... like someone else i know, i like to experiment in the garden... see what the Universe brings!
Tomorrow..
ReplyDeleteThe herbs!
Love you, Mou!
side note:
ReplyDeletethanks for teaching me how to eat
it has WAY improved my preformance!
remember when i used to say, "that Cam doesnt understand that a paddler needs a heavy carb diet!"
yeah
yeah
yeah
you CAN teach an old dawg a new trick
;-)
Ahhhhh I've missed your rides.
ReplyDelete:)
Good to see you out and on the wheels again.
I love YOU!
My knees aren't liking it yet, though. Gym muscles, and biking muscles are quite different, though I must admit that the leg presses, and deadlifts for the lower back really help keep those strong for riding. I guess I just need to ride more, build up the strength around the knees so that they can take off the strain to the knee joint. It will come in time.... though as I increase my riding for the good weather my gym body will decrease. Such is life. The wild boars probably don't give a shit.
ReplyDeleteTry the stair stepper... that'll work the quads which in turn will stabilize the knees.
ReplyDeleteOr.. as you say, just continuing to ride ought to do it.
Happy riding/gymming, Mou.
I love you!
Love you too, Jen! Off to get some groceries in Katsuyama. No pork, though.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah... i got the zucchini...
ReplyDeleteWill plant them and the herbs tomorrow then 2009 sowing will be done.
Maybe you'll get here in time to reap the harvest!
Jen, can u make zucchini chocolate cake???
ReplyDeletecause i could be there in time!
I wish I could ride a bike. My knees protest profusely after 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteI walk...quickly...'er briskly? instead. :)
Oh, and I gave into an info-mercial and purchased a Malibu Pilates chair......LOVE it! You should see my arms......they have shape!!! Whoopie! Something I have fun on and am seeing results quickly. So exciting!
Oh! Linda..
ReplyDeleteI forgot... the chair got there when you got home from our visit.
Tell me about it... send me pictures.
Of the chair... and your guns, yo!
Love you!
Rain and work prevented me getting into the garfden today.... sigh...
I need my garden therapy!!!
Hiya, Mou... love you too!
It's interesting you know... because whenever I talk about pilates, people over in your part of the world talk about machinery and chairs. But over here, the pilates we do is all on mats on the floor. No machinery necessary. And the results you get from the pilates floorwork is phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteOh it's that way here too...
ReplyDeleteOnly the affluent use the machines as it's very expensive
Most of what's taught in gyms is mat Pilates.
But you know Americans.. those that have, must flaunt.
Think about Celeste's comments on my page.
That how it is with the reformer classes here. Reformers are the name of the machines.
And actually it IS the way Joseph Pilates introduced this phenomenal work.
He developed it for the sick and hospital bound, attaching a system of springs and pulleys to patient beds to aid in them getting exercise.
The machines in gyms are extremely expensive so gyms typically charge LOTS of money for those classes.
And the machine Linda talks about is an adaptation... not an actual Pilates machine.
I see said the blind man.
ReplyDeleteYou're a liar said the deaf!
The retort i've always heard was,
ReplyDelete"As he picked up his hammer and saw".
That's news to me, said the paperboy.
ReplyDelete<< cornfused
ReplyDeleteRide ride ride...
ReplyDeletePedaling/peddling your ass all over the countryside again, huh?
Have a good one... hugs to Max!