Well I am use to the diet, my body has came around and is working as normal or as normal as the 62 year old parts work.
Started the 30 mile loop of the Goose Chase did the first 15 with a 13.7 average, but #1 son could not go on. Actually he asked to go to the Para-Medics. He took off strong but there was a snag in the course directions and he went down hard in the first quarter mile. It was quick, he was 3rd and I was about 8th he and the bike were up-right, not bleeding yet and said he was fine as I went by. He soon caught up with me and told me what had happened. He is nursing a beautiful road rash from his right buttocks down to his right ankle. He even got a few thumbs up from the employees at Bike Source when we took his bike in to straighten the rear derailleur. That really raised his spirits. On the plus side it was really nice to actually ride with him for a change. Other than that mishap and the route mileage was off quite a bit, it was a great event. There was a new venue this year and it was laid out in a city park, with plenty of room for vendors, aid stations, and a beer garden that was quite busy. Some small problems but it will be worth coming back next year.
As far as “some more” goes, a pet peeve popped up again. Actually it was about a month ago and I still haven’t been able to let it go. I had complained before about the inconsiderate “Super Stars” and the way they sometimes pass. I have been used for passing practice before but I don’t think this incident was right in any manner. I was finishing up a twenty mile ride on a long gradual incline. It was a closed two lane road that is in very good shape. No big deal but there was an enormous head wind. I don’t mean a stiff breeze but an actual wind. Normal speed in the stretch for me, and I do get passed there a lot, is right about 12 mph. That day I was straining at 5 mph attempting to roll in a straight line. Now I’m sure, all of you have all came up on someone who you can recognize as obviously having a bad time. I know I have, and I give them room as well as let them know I am there. I do on occasion pass someone. I digress, back to the “Super Star”, on a two lane road with no other bike in site. As I stated I’m struggling and wobbling then without warning, I see a front wheel next to me which appeared very close. Close, an understatement, BOOM, his arm hits my elbow. Now as I’m stupidly expecting some verbal grunting coming from him all decked out in his green team jersey, shorts and socks, but noooo, he was a true “Super Star”. He got off the seat moved over to what would have been an oncoming lane and pedaled like he was possessed, till he was out of sight.
OK, now I can let it go, and it is time to go.
Till Next Post
Ride Hard, Ride Safe, But Ride.
“G”
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
South Beach and The Goose Chase
Well the Greenwood Village Goose Chase is here. I hope my body will work like I want it to, but I will be happy if I just get through it. The Goose Chase is a funny sort of ride, no stress, no high mileage, just a fun time. There will be some elite athletics both running and biking as well as the people that have never attempted an organized ride, like my son and I last year. Good place to start and a good place to come back to.
My diet is still going, my energy is still missing, but improving. The old muscles hurt really badly but it is improving. “Kid Doc” told me to pick up a powered energy drink mix so I had a talk with my favorite people at Bike Source. They suggested a couple brands for riding and dieting and I picked up some with some little gummy bear energy shot chewable items. If I thought they worked well or knew they did not I would mention them by name. Right now I feel my body is getting accustom to the diet and compensating, throw in a very low sugar drink mix and candy caffeine and you have a combination that has let me throw together a couple of good rides. I’m sorer than I can remember being, have some pain I haven’t felt before but I do have some more energy. With the drink and super gummy bears, I have managed to get in a couple of 20 plus mile rides in. I also was talked into actually get up at 5:15 a.m., remember I’m retired, to take a group ride in a group that had never ridden together. Good time, really good time, I had forgotten how beautiful early mornings are. I hurt but riding in a group you push a little harder which is a good thing. I hung in there for about 3 miles then stopped for my son who was in the front with the leader but pulled over to check a noise. I just could not keep up after that but ended up not that far back. The great group stopped and waited for me a few times but that gave everyone the chance to get to know each other which was a good thing. I did get my average speed out of the sickly 11 mph range, not back to the 13 range but for now I’ll take the 12’s.
Saturday my boy and I will have a successful 30 mile Goose Chase, take in an evening Rockies Baseball game and sleep well.
As far as the diet results go, “Kid Doc” was correct, I have lost 11 lbs in 11 days and my blood sugar levels down about 15 points in the same time. Fathers Day I get to add some fruit, certain starches and cereals so I foresee a great week coming up.
Till Next Time
Ride Hard, Ride Safe, But Ride
“G”
My diet is still going, my energy is still missing, but improving. The old muscles hurt really badly but it is improving. “Kid Doc” told me to pick up a powered energy drink mix so I had a talk with my favorite people at Bike Source. They suggested a couple brands for riding and dieting and I picked up some with some little gummy bear energy shot chewable items. If I thought they worked well or knew they did not I would mention them by name. Right now I feel my body is getting accustom to the diet and compensating, throw in a very low sugar drink mix and candy caffeine and you have a combination that has let me throw together a couple of good rides. I’m sorer than I can remember being, have some pain I haven’t felt before but I do have some more energy. With the drink and super gummy bears, I have managed to get in a couple of 20 plus mile rides in. I also was talked into actually get up at 5:15 a.m., remember I’m retired, to take a group ride in a group that had never ridden together. Good time, really good time, I had forgotten how beautiful early mornings are. I hurt but riding in a group you push a little harder which is a good thing. I hung in there for about 3 miles then stopped for my son who was in the front with the leader but pulled over to check a noise. I just could not keep up after that but ended up not that far back. The great group stopped and waited for me a few times but that gave everyone the chance to get to know each other which was a good thing. I did get my average speed out of the sickly 11 mph range, not back to the 13 range but for now I’ll take the 12’s.
Saturday my boy and I will have a successful 30 mile Goose Chase, take in an evening Rockies Baseball game and sleep well.
As far as the diet results go, “Kid Doc” was correct, I have lost 11 lbs in 11 days and my blood sugar levels down about 15 points in the same time. Fathers Day I get to add some fruit, certain starches and cereals so I foresee a great week coming up.
Till Next Time
Ride Hard, Ride Safe, But Ride
“G”
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Bicycling and the South Beach Diet
My new Doctor decided that with the amount of bike riding I have done this past year I wasn’t getting the results that a reasonable person would expect. So let’s shock the body and kick the metabolism speed up. I’m about a half a point from being out of the type II diabetes as well as the rest of the mysterious numbers just being one margarita out of normal. The new kid Doctor says, the benefits are enormous to trying the “South Beach Diet”. He gave me the good old sales attempt and said it will, very quickly, use up the belly fat to produce energy, which in turn will eat away the middle age “beer belly”. Now, since I can vaguely remember my middle age I have retained the gut. He ended the sales pitch with, pick up and read the book and then decide, so I did.
I read through the book, which was a very easy read just like the Kid Doc said it was. As I read I thought I need to change my diet very little, I like this food, just not sure if I can eat that much, really they have good food, but a lot of it. So I emailed the Doc and said I will try this as soon as I get back from the conference I was involved in.
The first two weeks are the most difficult, no “bad” carbs, no sugar and no starches. Not that big of a deal, until you realize what the body does without those foods. If you’re a cyclist that means no carb loading, no energy bars no Gatorade or other sports/energy drink. No big deal I can do this.
June 6th was the start day and I was off and running. Felt good all day a little tired earlier than normal but then I just came back from a busy conference week. I got up the next morning made myself scrambled eggs with celery, broccoli, Canadian ham and decaf coffee. I told you there was good food. After some odds and ends I filled my water bottles, with water only, and took off on a well deserved bike ride. I started late and I was riding in clear 90 degree weather. I hadn’t ridden in a week so I just did a 19 mile loop that I was used to and no big deal. The ride was hard, the simple climbs hurt, my feet were killing me, I was tired and there was something that did not feel just right. I got home did my stats and noticed I had lost a full mile an hour on my average. My thought, heat no ride for a week, typical BS.
On the 8th I took a ride with my son who hadn’t ridden since March and finally had a chance to smoke him. The diet was going well, but I was tired felt a little weak and light headed but again wrote it off as BS. We started out doing well, I kept the pace at about 14 mph and was just happy my son was with me. About 8 miles out I hit a wall, a wall that I usually feel at about 20 miles. It did not ease up, but became worse. I had to stop on a hill that is usually difficult for me but I never, never, had to stop going up it. The worst had not happened yet, the first time ever I puked without having alcohol involved. I was so light headed when I caught up with my son, who was taking a nice rest, I felt like I would pass out. OK this isn’t BS anymore, it must be the diet. As I struggled to get back home I was thinking where did I miss the information about these side affects, was this the Kid Doc’s sense of humor that drew me to him up till now. I cut the ride short, 5 miles short, and suffered the rest of the way home. My usual 5 minute recovery time went well into the evening and my stats were the worst in 18 months. I wrote Kid Doc an email without my anger showing, much, and relayed to him the symptoms. He returned an answer promptly, as usual, and said “It should get better quickly”. He said if it didn’t we would add something for an energy shot.
Will see, I have 9 days till the Goose Chase, bad timing eh? I will see how I feel on my ride tomorrow.
Till Next Time
Ride Often, Ride Safe but Ride.
“G”
I read through the book, which was a very easy read just like the Kid Doc said it was. As I read I thought I need to change my diet very little, I like this food, just not sure if I can eat that much, really they have good food, but a lot of it. So I emailed the Doc and said I will try this as soon as I get back from the conference I was involved in.
The first two weeks are the most difficult, no “bad” carbs, no sugar and no starches. Not that big of a deal, until you realize what the body does without those foods. If you’re a cyclist that means no carb loading, no energy bars no Gatorade or other sports/energy drink. No big deal I can do this.
June 6th was the start day and I was off and running. Felt good all day a little tired earlier than normal but then I just came back from a busy conference week. I got up the next morning made myself scrambled eggs with celery, broccoli, Canadian ham and decaf coffee. I told you there was good food. After some odds and ends I filled my water bottles, with water only, and took off on a well deserved bike ride. I started late and I was riding in clear 90 degree weather. I hadn’t ridden in a week so I just did a 19 mile loop that I was used to and no big deal. The ride was hard, the simple climbs hurt, my feet were killing me, I was tired and there was something that did not feel just right. I got home did my stats and noticed I had lost a full mile an hour on my average. My thought, heat no ride for a week, typical BS.
On the 8th I took a ride with my son who hadn’t ridden since March and finally had a chance to smoke him. The diet was going well, but I was tired felt a little weak and light headed but again wrote it off as BS. We started out doing well, I kept the pace at about 14 mph and was just happy my son was with me. About 8 miles out I hit a wall, a wall that I usually feel at about 20 miles. It did not ease up, but became worse. I had to stop on a hill that is usually difficult for me but I never, never, had to stop going up it. The worst had not happened yet, the first time ever I puked without having alcohol involved. I was so light headed when I caught up with my son, who was taking a nice rest, I felt like I would pass out. OK this isn’t BS anymore, it must be the diet. As I struggled to get back home I was thinking where did I miss the information about these side affects, was this the Kid Doc’s sense of humor that drew me to him up till now. I cut the ride short, 5 miles short, and suffered the rest of the way home. My usual 5 minute recovery time went well into the evening and my stats were the worst in 18 months. I wrote Kid Doc an email without my anger showing, much, and relayed to him the symptoms. He returned an answer promptly, as usual, and said “It should get better quickly”. He said if it didn’t we would add something for an energy shot.
Will see, I have 9 days till the Goose Chase, bad timing eh? I will see how I feel on my ride tomorrow.
Till Next Time
Ride Often, Ride Safe but Ride.
“G”
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