Just did a P90X workout. It was intense. Also, I'm down 15lbs from my 207 weight. I haven't broken below 195 in probably... a decade. Best part of it all is it has taken 5 months and a gradual diet/activity change. I ain't no yo-yo.

Thank you! Mine didn't even start 'til 5:15 pm yesterday. Today is the first full day of weekend for me. Think I'll head down to the Human Power Challenge at the Racetrack, then get lunch, then get in 40 miles or so.

What a ride! 2 1/2 miles, two flats, one mile walk in my socks before a buddy of mine picked me up. The bottoms of my feet are now covered with blisters from the hot pavement.

Just wasn't my day......

I almost feel bad for the guy with 20+ sets of wheels, quarqs, powertaps, a colnago, .........

Kidding Lowcel, I would try the plastic inserts in place of a rim strip and get some tougher tires. You do seem to have struck upon a crosstraining technique at least.

Is this a rerun?

Dude... I think we are cursed.

Brutal!

is that some sort of tire liner?

I tried a kevlar liner of some sort once. It made the tires feel like I was riding on wooden wheels.

These are supposedly the best but I can't find any in stock.

I spent $40 on Lara bars at the Whole Foods. Bleh.

It's a Mr. Tuffy. They do have the ability to make a $50 tire feel like a $20 tire. Worth the trade-off for me, though. I don't go off the bus routes when I'm riding without tire liners.

Dunno if they're the best, I've only tried them and some Enviro-friendly recycled ones in the late 90s. Mr. Tuffies are way better than those other ones, though. My local Performance had all widths in stock last week.

I put the plastic inserts in this time. I believe they may be too narrow since they were moving over just enough to expose the spoke hole. I plan to pick up some new Velox Tape and replace the tire. If that doesn't work I'm just going to throw the whole thing over a cliff. The good news is that I am now pretty sure that God is giving me a sign to replace the Kestrel.

Last time I didn't have to walk and it was 4 or 5 flats. I gave up this time before getting to that point.

I'm beginning to agree.

My flats haven't been caused by punctures from the tire side, they are from the rim side. The tire liners wouldn't be of any help.

Oh, spoke holes are biting your tubes?

Take it as a sign. Maybe something bad would have happened to you if you had made it out today.

If Comcast were a person, I'd slit his throat.

Always stop by here for a chuckle..Now velo gator is slashing throats, and fatso hasn't even coached his first game..Save your knife sweetpea...

Yep. The way the rim is the spoke holes are off center (both ways) so I need to get some wide rim tape to completely cover them.

I'm taking it as a sign that I need to replace the Kestrel.


Mmmmm.......Lemonade.

Now I remember why I hate running.....
1.5 miles in 12 minutes.

Running is dumb.

I just registered for two half-marathons.

Reindeer Run half marathon

Savannah Rock 'n' Roll 13.1

I remember doing a 1.5 mile run in college. I clocked a 10:40. These days I wonder if I could even run 1.5 miles all at once.

I did run to the laundry room and back 4x today. Gotta be a good 120 yards !

Mrs. Herbie went for a spin with me today. Nice easy recovery pace, but she found a couple of the hills painful.

I do not think distance running puts the HR in the red like climbing a good hill on a bicycle does.

On the other hand there is virtually no recovery (like you have on descents on a bicycle) in running. More of a sustained effort.

I've never tried running with a HRM. Sure seems like I peg VO2 max much more quickly by running, though.

Tomorrow morning is the Cap-Tex Tri here in Austin. I rode my MTB down last year with my friends, locked 'em up and watched the transition area and portions of the bike and the run...then stood around the finish as the winners came in. I was a little surprised by the frequency with which medical attention was needed...and how many threw up afterwards. It was a hot and humid morning...and it'll be the same tomorrow morning.