In the world of cycling.....apparently Lance Armstrong broke his collarbone while racing in the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon. This is obviously not good for him, but from what I've heard it's a clean break with no complications, so hopefully he'll be able to get back on the bike and still save part of the season.
The upsetting part to me is that all of the articles I have read state that Lance made his comeback in order to make a run at an 8th Tour de France win, and then possibly some small mention of spreading cancer awareness as well. NOT TRUE PEOPLE! Apparently all of these silly reporters forgot to pay attention when Lance told them (over and over again) that the main reason for his comeback was the global cancer initiative. He has never said that he is coming back to try and win the Tour. Who knows, he may not even be the team leader when it comes around to that.... So I would just like to remind reporters that they are supposed to write about facts....not the ideas that they believe to be true...
You may now return to your regularly scheduled afternoon activities.....
Monday, March 23, 2009
Bracketology...
So nevermind about my bracket not doing so well....apparently it's doing well enough to put me in 2nd place in the office pool! That was some good news for my Monday morning! :)
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Aahh...weekends...
Ok first off....the bracket update. Long story short....mine isn't doing so well. Stupid upsets that I didn't predict.... Cleveland State....really??
Been a busy couple of days, but for the most part I've been good about getting some decent workouts in as well. Some runs, some lifting, some basketball (watching), out with the boys, and sending the boyfriend off for a week of hanging out on a 75' yacht....yeah poor guy. I also had an extremely crazy, busy day at the shop today. Yes, spring is in the air here in Chicago, and that brings plenty of people out to buy bikes or get their current bikes fixed up. And with 3 of the mechanics out on vacation for the next week....yeah that equals fun. I also had the extreme privilege of helping out 3 different people with their new trunk racks....oh joy. At least it gave me a few moments out in the sun! :)
Oh yes, and the highlight of the weekend! I got all of my new Skirt stuff! I'm loving all of it (of course), and can't wait until I can get some more great stuff from the spring line.
On the schedule for this week, running with Ginger outside tomorrow (if it's nice) and then heading out to California for work Tuesday. Gone until Friday....and then another busy weekend ahead! Non-stop I tell you! :)
Been a busy couple of days, but for the most part I've been good about getting some decent workouts in as well. Some runs, some lifting, some basketball (watching), out with the boys, and sending the boyfriend off for a week of hanging out on a 75' yacht....yeah poor guy. I also had an extremely crazy, busy day at the shop today. Yes, spring is in the air here in Chicago, and that brings plenty of people out to buy bikes or get their current bikes fixed up. And with 3 of the mechanics out on vacation for the next week....yeah that equals fun. I also had the extreme privilege of helping out 3 different people with their new trunk racks....oh joy. At least it gave me a few moments out in the sun! :)
Oh yes, and the highlight of the weekend! I got all of my new Skirt stuff! I'm loving all of it (of course), and can't wait until I can get some more great stuff from the spring line.
On the schedule for this week, running with Ginger outside tomorrow (if it's nice) and then heading out to California for work Tuesday. Gone until Friday....and then another busy weekend ahead! Non-stop I tell you! :)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Big Dance....
It all starts today (for real - the play-in game doesn't really matter)! It's time for the Big Dance....aka March Madness! :) I love this part of March! The Illini play tonight at 9:00 against Western Kentucky, for some reason many of the analysts think that WKU will win for the 12-5 upset, but that's just nonsense! Go Illini!! Unfortunately after that we will more than likely end up playing Gonzaga in Portland, which is definitely no fair. And if by some miracle we make it past them on what will basically be a home court, we get to play UNC, definitely not awesome. Although I would cherish the opportunity to knock them out of the tournament early. So bring on the madness, I'm ready. I'm even putting my bracket out there for all to analyze!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
A first....
Last night, I decided to hit up computrainer again. I was sick of feeling completely run down and not being able to do anything. So I decided to just go, and see how it went. For the most part, it was good, but I did have to do something that I swore I would never do. I had to pull on the Zensah calf compression sleeves during the ride! :-o
Now, any of you that are triathletes are probably thinking, so what?? That's what they're for! But I'm not a triathlete and I preferred to wear my compression in secret, for recovery. But I was about 50 minutes into the ride and I felt the cramping coming on, and I knew I couldn't hold it off for another 40 minutes especially with some really hard efforts coming up. So I decided I could suffer, quit, or look a little silly. I opted for looking silly. And boy did I! I had also opted to wear my Bike Girl skirt last night....which on it's own was a great decision, I always feel better in SkirtSports! But the combination of the bike skirt, and the calf sleeves, made me look like a school girl with knee high socks. Bright blue socks I might add! Luckily the guys in class didn't care, and they were just glad I was there to kick butt. It wasn't a stellar performance by any means, but I was able to finish strong without lowering my FTP, and I felt good about that. So I'm back. No more feeling tired and getting worn out after walks with the dog. I've got everything in the car for a run at the gym on the way home. Sadly, our nice, warm, sunny weather that we had yesterday only hung around for a day, today we're back to temps in the 40's with a chance of rain, so the gym sounds like a better option for me. My lungs don't like cold air! Yes, I do know that most runners would say high 40's is perfect, but I'm not a "runner" so for me, it's too cold!
Back in it.....bring it on!
Now, any of you that are triathletes are probably thinking, so what?? That's what they're for! But I'm not a triathlete and I preferred to wear my compression in secret, for recovery. But I was about 50 minutes into the ride and I felt the cramping coming on, and I knew I couldn't hold it off for another 40 minutes especially with some really hard efforts coming up. So I decided I could suffer, quit, or look a little silly. I opted for looking silly. And boy did I! I had also opted to wear my Bike Girl skirt last night....which on it's own was a great decision, I always feel better in SkirtSports! But the combination of the bike skirt, and the calf sleeves, made me look like a school girl with knee high socks. Bright blue socks I might add! Luckily the guys in class didn't care, and they were just glad I was there to kick butt. It wasn't a stellar performance by any means, but I was able to finish strong without lowering my FTP, and I felt good about that. So I'm back. No more feeling tired and getting worn out after walks with the dog. I've got everything in the car for a run at the gym on the way home. Sadly, our nice, warm, sunny weather that we had yesterday only hung around for a day, today we're back to temps in the 40's with a chance of rain, so the gym sounds like a better option for me. My lungs don't like cold air! Yes, I do know that most runners would say high 40's is perfect, but I'm not a "runner" so for me, it's too cold!
Back in it.....bring it on!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
I'm broken....
Ahhh, glorious warm weather. It has finally arrived in Chicago! (Although it may be leaving us way too soon!) I thought Saturday was good when it was right around 50 and sunny, but then Sunday hit and it was 60 and sunny! :) Hooray! Unfortunately I didn't get to enjoy it like I wanted to.....
Saturday the plan was to wait until it warmed up and go for a ride around noon, unfortunately I had a nasty headache that was making me really dizzy, so I didn't think getting on a bike was the best idea. So I took Ginger for a walk instead, I made it 3 miles and was completely exhausted! There has got to be something wrong with me, apparently I'm broken. :( My mom has decided that I have walking pneumonia....I don't know about that, but I know that I can do more than walk 3 miles before I'm completely exhausted. I did spend about an hour sitting on the back porch in the sun and reading though, which was very nice.
Sunday was work at the shop day, and we were super busy! Most of it was people coming in to get their bikes tuned up and repaired for the upcoming season. I really wish (and I'm sure the mechanics do too) that people would learn how to change their own flats....come on, it's not that hard! Once again, just the act of being on my feet in the shop all day left me completely exhausted. Not good, so I finished out the day by making a Trader Joe's run, and eating a nice healthy dinner while sitting on the couch. :)
On a good note though, I placed a huge order with the SkirtSports outlet on Friday! :) I'm waiting patiently (or not so patiently) until a large box shows up on my doorstep. There will be another large order placed sometime soon for items from the new spring line....I'm just waiting until they have released all of the new colors! I love Skirt!
Saturday the plan was to wait until it warmed up and go for a ride around noon, unfortunately I had a nasty headache that was making me really dizzy, so I didn't think getting on a bike was the best idea. So I took Ginger for a walk instead, I made it 3 miles and was completely exhausted! There has got to be something wrong with me, apparently I'm broken. :( My mom has decided that I have walking pneumonia....I don't know about that, but I know that I can do more than walk 3 miles before I'm completely exhausted. I did spend about an hour sitting on the back porch in the sun and reading though, which was very nice.
Sunday was work at the shop day, and we were super busy! Most of it was people coming in to get their bikes tuned up and repaired for the upcoming season. I really wish (and I'm sure the mechanics do too) that people would learn how to change their own flats....come on, it's not that hard! Once again, just the act of being on my feet in the shop all day left me completely exhausted. Not good, so I finished out the day by making a Trader Joe's run, and eating a nice healthy dinner while sitting on the couch. :)
On a good note though, I placed a huge order with the SkirtSports outlet on Friday! :) I'm waiting patiently (or not so patiently) until a large box shows up on my doorstep. There will be another large order placed sometime soon for items from the new spring line....I'm just waiting until they have released all of the new colors! I love Skirt!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Completely unremarkable weekend...
Can't say that I have anything exciting to report from the weekend, except that I did a lot of sleeping, and when I wasn't doing that I was sitting on my couch watching tv... Now before you go and call me lazy, let me tell you that I needed it! That stupid sickness just wouldn't go away. I was battling a fever, cough, congestion, headache, etc... It was awesome. I got home from work on Friday around 6pm and promptly fell asleep on the couch only to wake up at 11pm in order to relocate to the bed and sleep for another 12 hours. Yep, 17 hours of straight sleep.....awesome.
Now being sick and being forced to sleep a lot wouldn't have been as bad if I hadn't missed out on so much fun this weekend. I was supposed to do a lot of fun stuff this weekend, but sadly had to miss out. Medieval Times with friends on Friday night, Sara's shower Saturday afternoon, and the Modern Day Romeos concert Saturday night. Luckily there will always be other Medieval Times shows, Sara is having another shower and the Modern Day Romeos will be playing more shows sometime. So fun will be had eventually.
I did manage to leave my house last night (for the first time all weekend) to go to my mom's house to celebrate her birthday with a delicious spaghetti dinner. I wasn't so sure about food on the way over there, but once I started eating I was ok with it. So we had a nice evening with good food and good times. Then home where I took my NyQuil and fell asleep.
I'm still not at 100% unfortunately. Luckily the fever has gone away so I am at least able to maintain a constant body temerature, which is nice, but I have added constant dizziness into the mix. Please don't ask me to explain how I was able to drive into work without hitting anything this morning... Here's hoping I'm just as lucky on the way home... :)
Now being sick and being forced to sleep a lot wouldn't have been as bad if I hadn't missed out on so much fun this weekend. I was supposed to do a lot of fun stuff this weekend, but sadly had to miss out. Medieval Times with friends on Friday night, Sara's shower Saturday afternoon, and the Modern Day Romeos concert Saturday night. Luckily there will always be other Medieval Times shows, Sara is having another shower and the Modern Day Romeos will be playing more shows sometime. So fun will be had eventually.
I did manage to leave my house last night (for the first time all weekend) to go to my mom's house to celebrate her birthday with a delicious spaghetti dinner. I wasn't so sure about food on the way over there, but once I started eating I was ok with it. So we had a nice evening with good food and good times. Then home where I took my NyQuil and fell asleep.
I'm still not at 100% unfortunately. Luckily the fever has gone away so I am at least able to maintain a constant body temerature, which is nice, but I have added constant dizziness into the mix. Please don't ask me to explain how I was able to drive into work without hitting anything this morning... Here's hoping I'm just as lucky on the way home... :)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
sick....blah...
I don't know how or why it happened, but I'm sick again!! It's not fair! How can I be sick twice in a month?!?!? I'm currently suffering through a day of work, (yes I'm blogging at work) because I couldn't stand the idea of using another sick day when I'm actually sick. I had to go home yesterday at lunch because I felt terrible and was completely unproductive. Here is a rundown of yesterday's activities.
Get home
Eat some lunch - soup and grilled cheese, the best feel better food ever.
Watch a little tv
Get tired, try napping
Nap on and off for about 2 hours
Watch a little more tv, check facebook
Try to find something for dinner, but decide that everything looks like too much work
Scrap the idea of dinner and go to bed instead - at 8pm
What a way to spend the afternoon/evening....and to make it all worse the bf is very busy with school so he's not able to come and take care of me. :(
Get home
Eat some lunch - soup and grilled cheese, the best feel better food ever.
Watch a little tv
Get tired, try napping
Nap on and off for about 2 hours
Watch a little more tv, check facebook
Try to find something for dinner, but decide that everything looks like too much work
Scrap the idea of dinner and go to bed instead - at 8pm
What a way to spend the afternoon/evening....and to make it all worse the bf is very busy with school so he's not able to come and take care of me. :(
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
On the leader board!
So we started some friendly competition in computrainer class in the form of recording the max watts and highest cadence. As you can see, it's very official, but check out who is in 2nd place for the women in both categories! As you can see I have some work to do to capture 1st place....but Marie is a machine! 
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