Week 6 of Corona-Palooza.
Things progress in a slow creeping sort of way in both work and life. My riding went ok last week though Beaver Work at WF led to a few small spots of Poison Ivy...sigh. I've gotta get to my hardcore setting and get used to cold showers post any trailwork. Though where it showed up I think it was contact contamination.
Weight is slowly creeping down. Food insertion control is a major key. 206.9. Not my lowest weight in, but I think it's a non-biased point in that I didn't especially eat light/carefully or such and didn't have a huge sweaty ride/run yesterday. In fact my run yesterday was pretty good for lately and I actually felt pretty good and wasn't very sweat at all between cool temp and breeze.
Hopefully a ride at lunch today. We shall see.
Sleep? Well I got none last night. It's been a while since I've had a sleepless night. Just couldn't wind the brain down then the body was still going. Oh well I'll sleep like a log tonight. Not the first time I've pulled an all night'er.
Rain is all over the forecast of the next 7 days I think 5 days. Not all day but annoying as...heck.
And it's been a ROUGH week for equipment. My MTB helmet bit the dust Thursday post trailwork. One of the plastic connector bits broke and it is done. And Gone.
Then on Sunday at some point on a Rock Creek/CCT Loop with SLF the stupid power button vanished from my Garmin. By my reckoning the unit is probably 7 or 8 years old so not bad. Way better than my old 305's that made it a couple years before button failure happened. Replacement? Eventually. Right now it can't be used at all in wet conditions. I can still turn it on and off with a pokey thing. 830? 1030? 1030 is on sale but not sure I want the hugeness and the new features on the 830 are pretty damn cool.
And like 2-3 weeks ago my Garmin watch vanished at TW at Wakefield, though the band was in failing condition I should have already switched to a backup I had. Oh well.
Lights? Failing also - Positive Side - I ordered a new light from Outbound Lighting for Bar as the current thing I have is a Piece of CRAP but it was El' Amazon-cheap-o. If I end up with another Bonty helmet then I can stay with their light system...I think. If i end up somewhere else? Then I'll have to figure a new plan for new helmet light action. Low Profile and integrated battery preferred on that. We shall see though. Part of me wants to go to Gemini again, or maybe I'll try the outbound helmet version. Looks pretty wicked.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Friday, April 17, 2020
Irregular Like a.....Fox?
A bit of habit building in making another one of these posts. Really mostly about forcing myself to track the WT.
Yesterday was a planned solo'ish workday to do some Canadian Beaver stuff down at Wakefield. I was planning to get out one big tree and a small on the creek trail then work on pushing back encroaching stuff in phase 4. Well it ended up being a LOT of cutting on the creek trail I think I must have made 30+ cuts in an hour and a half or so. I was and am still BEAT. It's a whole body workout.
Didn't end up with as much of a ride as I wanted i should have done a short extra loop on CCT with trailer. But I will say 2 hours plus 6 miles of hauling a trailer that is 40lbs+ is a decent workout.
Earlier in the week I had a crazy low weight in, and sorta knew it was semi-synthetic, I was probably a bit dehydrated. Wednesday I hit 206.3 which was...low. I re-weighted in today at 207.3 not bad post 2 beers and a decent serving of General Tso's w/rice.
Today should be a run I think at lunch time...sigh. Running sucks but it is quick and easy.
And my favorite MTB helmet broke when I was back loading up at the car. The side piece that connects to the back adjusty thing just snapped! FUUUU. I think I'd had the helmet 2+ year maybe a bit over 2.5. The helmet was made in Feb 2017 though so it was over 3 years old. ARGH.
I need 2 new helmets now. And with the 'Rona not really the time to be trying on helmets.
I like the integrated mounts with the Bonty Rally MIPS. My old helmet was a Bonty Lithos MIPS. The wave cell....is interesting. But is it Snake Oil? The Rally MIPS would be 390G near 100G lighter than my Lithos. If I went to the Blaze it would be 440G but still near 50G lighter. We shall see.
Next weeks plan? Bike maintenance. Need to do the rear tire on the Snuggler. I need to A) Fix it Directionally and B) Re-Toobless it. It's been a year I think. UGH. Or replace the tire really. Tire is 2.5 years old and I found signs of weepage this week. Will recheck on Monday. Tread seems okay so maybe it just needs a solid re-application of Stans. Meh. Both bikes need some love. And sometime soon I need to deal with the Ye Old Road Bike. It's been busted for...near a year? And then I need to figure out if I'm going to build up the Sir9 or just buy a new HT and then dispose of both the Trek and the Sir9. Also need to deal with the cruiser out back.
Yesterday was a planned solo'ish workday to do some Canadian Beaver stuff down at Wakefield. I was planning to get out one big tree and a small on the creek trail then work on pushing back encroaching stuff in phase 4. Well it ended up being a LOT of cutting on the creek trail I think I must have made 30+ cuts in an hour and a half or so. I was and am still BEAT. It's a whole body workout.
Didn't end up with as much of a ride as I wanted i should have done a short extra loop on CCT with trailer. But I will say 2 hours plus 6 miles of hauling a trailer that is 40lbs+ is a decent workout.
Earlier in the week I had a crazy low weight in, and sorta knew it was semi-synthetic, I was probably a bit dehydrated. Wednesday I hit 206.3 which was...low. I re-weighted in today at 207.3 not bad post 2 beers and a decent serving of General Tso's w/rice.
Today should be a run I think at lunch time...sigh. Running sucks but it is quick and easy.
And my favorite MTB helmet broke when I was back loading up at the car. The side piece that connects to the back adjusty thing just snapped! FUUUU. I think I'd had the helmet 2+ year maybe a bit over 2.5. The helmet was made in Feb 2017 though so it was over 3 years old. ARGH.
I need 2 new helmets now. And with the 'Rona not really the time to be trying on helmets.
I like the integrated mounts with the Bonty Rally MIPS. My old helmet was a Bonty Lithos MIPS. The wave cell....is interesting. But is it Snake Oil? The Rally MIPS would be 390G near 100G lighter than my Lithos. If I went to the Blaze it would be 440G but still near 50G lighter. We shall see.
Next weeks plan? Bike maintenance. Need to do the rear tire on the Snuggler. I need to A) Fix it Directionally and B) Re-Toobless it. It's been a year I think. UGH. Or replace the tire really. Tire is 2.5 years old and I found signs of weepage this week. Will recheck on Monday. Tread seems okay so maybe it just needs a solid re-application of Stans. Meh. Both bikes need some love. And sometime soon I need to deal with the Ye Old Road Bike. It's been busted for...near a year? And then I need to figure out if I'm going to build up the Sir9 or just buy a new HT and then dispose of both the Trek and the Sir9. Also need to deal with the cruiser out back.
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Corona Corona Part 1 - 2020
Welcome to Sping! Now Stay the F#@$ Home!
Thanks Corona/C-19 for mucking up a beautiful spring (at least here in DC) for everyone. Sigh.
Really I have no reason to truly complain compared to many. My job is stable. I've been on Work From Home mostly since in Spring of 2019 or so. So far no one I directly know has had Corona.
I have the standard spring allergies in fact, they are already cranked up to near May levels I feel with itchy eyes and runny nose and drainage. I also have a cough but it's not dry. Thanks post-nasal drip while sleeping! The weather change from to cool to warmer has been pretty crazy. We've already almost hit 80 already in late March and now again in early April.
March was a better month activity wise than both January and February combined with 19 hours of logged activity on 153 miles. My running was lame at 1 run. But better is better than 133 in 2 months. So far April is trending better already have 4 hours logged at 53 miles. Going to try and hit the 200mi mark and really 20+ hours but we shall see. Steps in Mar was 344K nearly matching my best month of Nov with 360K. And was my 2nd best month in the last 12 mo.
Weight...Meh. Early March with the start of Corona I was eating...too much for sure. I hit 212. Today I weighted in at 209 so things are working. And I'm probably retaining a bit due to 2 beers last night so I think I am closer to 208. By end of month my goal is to be SOLIDLY down at 205. Again. Cycling 2x and running 2x.
Riding it's been mainly stuff around the area like Navy Fed loops where I don't encounter many other cyclists/people minus the short bit of the WOD and then Wakefield via CCT. The CCT on the way down tends towards busy. Vs coming back near dark or after it's almost clear! Usually doing a mix of trailwork then just riding a bit.
Off this Friday for Good Friday so hoping to get in an extra ride in the AM.
Relationship = Fair Winds and Clear Skies for now. Wishing that COVID hadn't impacted both our separate trips that should have started this week but having each other now is a major good thing we both agree. Now we are looking for summer options but who knows? Will things be back to normal by 4th of July?
Speaking of normal one bummer was that W@W the weekly race in June/July at Wakefield is probably cancelled for this year. A bit of a bummer in some ways, in other ways it takes a load of us trying to get ready in a rush to say start in mid-June if stay at home does end on June 10th.
My prediction - Stay at Home/Shelter in Place goes thru the summer. With some slight restrictions being lifted but who knows. I'll revisit in June if nothing else.
Stay Safe, Stay Active, Stay Sane. Stetch, Relax, Go for Walks. Appreciate Life.
Thanks Corona/C-19 for mucking up a beautiful spring (at least here in DC) for everyone. Sigh.
Really I have no reason to truly complain compared to many. My job is stable. I've been on Work From Home mostly since in Spring of 2019 or so. So far no one I directly know has had Corona.
I have the standard spring allergies in fact, they are already cranked up to near May levels I feel with itchy eyes and runny nose and drainage. I also have a cough but it's not dry. Thanks post-nasal drip while sleeping! The weather change from to cool to warmer has been pretty crazy. We've already almost hit 80 already in late March and now again in early April.
March was a better month activity wise than both January and February combined with 19 hours of logged activity on 153 miles. My running was lame at 1 run. But better is better than 133 in 2 months. So far April is trending better already have 4 hours logged at 53 miles. Going to try and hit the 200mi mark and really 20+ hours but we shall see. Steps in Mar was 344K nearly matching my best month of Nov with 360K. And was my 2nd best month in the last 12 mo.
Weight...Meh. Early March with the start of Corona I was eating...too much for sure. I hit 212. Today I weighted in at 209 so things are working. And I'm probably retaining a bit due to 2 beers last night so I think I am closer to 208. By end of month my goal is to be SOLIDLY down at 205. Again. Cycling 2x and running 2x.
Riding it's been mainly stuff around the area like Navy Fed loops where I don't encounter many other cyclists/people minus the short bit of the WOD and then Wakefield via CCT. The CCT on the way down tends towards busy. Vs coming back near dark or after it's almost clear! Usually doing a mix of trailwork then just riding a bit.
Off this Friday for Good Friday so hoping to get in an extra ride in the AM.
Relationship = Fair Winds and Clear Skies for now. Wishing that COVID hadn't impacted both our separate trips that should have started this week but having each other now is a major good thing we both agree. Now we are looking for summer options but who knows? Will things be back to normal by 4th of July?
Speaking of normal one bummer was that W@W the weekly race in June/July at Wakefield is probably cancelled for this year. A bit of a bummer in some ways, in other ways it takes a load of us trying to get ready in a rush to say start in mid-June if stay at home does end on June 10th.
My prediction - Stay at Home/Shelter in Place goes thru the summer. With some slight restrictions being lifted but who knows. I'll revisit in June if nothing else.
Stay Safe, Stay Active, Stay Sane. Stetch, Relax, Go for Walks. Appreciate Life.
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