I'm having a dilemma.... Which of these looks better? How's this?
Or how am I down here, all smaller like? I just cannot decide. Help!
Oct 17, 2008
Not a lot has been up with the Chris man as of late, some working, some bike riding… even a hike! Haha.
I’ve had a little bit more structure the last couple weeks in terms of going out and riding, but it’s been pretty loose, no real requirement to get anything done. I did do a few short power tests last week that came out pretty well for the most part. My sprinting power as it turns out by the numbers, in terms of sheer power to weight ratio, I’m pretty damn close to being in the “world class” category, which is cool. My 5 minute power still needs some work as expected, but it wasn’t terrible all things considered. I think in the next week I’ll re-test that one, I was pretty tired going into it.
Sunday I’m doing a 40 min lactate threshold test, which means I have to go out and go as hard as I can for 40 min. I’ve never really done a “test” that long, so I’m a little nervous. Going that long is going to be hard since I’ve done essentially no training in that zone for the last 2 months. Should be interesting. The season begins with “real” training starting up in a couple weeks, I can’t wait.
I really want to go ice climbing sometime this winter, at least a few times. I miss it a lot. I certainly prefer the conditions in the winter mountains to the summer. I enjoy the cold, the snow… Winter climbing of any kind is generally harder, more gear intensive than it is in the summer. I really like that more “extreme” aspect of things. I like the weather extremes, the snow, the ice, that fewer people are out – hence the problem; there’s no one to go with. For the same reasons I love it, it’s rather exclusive because it’s harder to get into, more expensive, and not many people are up to that sort of thing, mentally. Freezing your ass off at 13,000 in a blizzard isn’t as appealing to most as it is to me. I need to find people with things, or help people get things, and go. Yep.
Only 18 more days until we elect Barack. Then we can get this country rolling again, slowly, but surely.
I’ve had a little bit more structure the last couple weeks in terms of going out and riding, but it’s been pretty loose, no real requirement to get anything done. I did do a few short power tests last week that came out pretty well for the most part. My sprinting power as it turns out by the numbers, in terms of sheer power to weight ratio, I’m pretty damn close to being in the “world class” category, which is cool. My 5 minute power still needs some work as expected, but it wasn’t terrible all things considered. I think in the next week I’ll re-test that one, I was pretty tired going into it.
Sunday I’m doing a 40 min lactate threshold test, which means I have to go out and go as hard as I can for 40 min. I’ve never really done a “test” that long, so I’m a little nervous. Going that long is going to be hard since I’ve done essentially no training in that zone for the last 2 months. Should be interesting. The season begins with “real” training starting up in a couple weeks, I can’t wait.
I really want to go ice climbing sometime this winter, at least a few times. I miss it a lot. I certainly prefer the conditions in the winter mountains to the summer. I enjoy the cold, the snow… Winter climbing of any kind is generally harder, more gear intensive than it is in the summer. I really like that more “extreme” aspect of things. I like the weather extremes, the snow, the ice, that fewer people are out – hence the problem; there’s no one to go with. For the same reasons I love it, it’s rather exclusive because it’s harder to get into, more expensive, and not many people are up to that sort of thing, mentally. Freezing your ass off at 13,000 in a blizzard isn’t as appealing to most as it is to me. I need to find people with things, or help people get things, and go. Yep.
Only 18 more days until we elect Barack. Then we can get this country rolling again, slowly, but surely.
Oct 4, 2008
Just sitting here trying to budget my time at work, and by budget, I mean kill. That is to say I’m trying to kill time here because there is pretty much nothing to do. This time of year tends to be slower, but right now I’m averaging 1 call every other shift – 1 call every 48 hours. Sure I have other things I do, I do a lot actually, but not nearly enough to occupy all that time (fortunately).
We need an HDTV at our station here. There goes our mouse friend… He’s like our station mascot. We should kill him, but he’s pretty cute.
Last weekend was crazy busy. That’s how my life seems to go; a couple weeks of inactivity followed by four or five days of craziness. It’s surprising how stressful things can be here sometimes, especially when there are no calls to run, you tend to focus all of your energy to the negative things. Every workplace has it’s bad side. Nothing is ever perfect anywhere and it’s easy for me to loose sight of that. In all reality, being in the situation that I’m in, the position I have here, this is as close to a dream job that I can have right now. No I won’t get rich, no I won’t be here forever, but all things considered, I’m doing pretty well here – just have to keep telling myself that.
I began my 2009 cycling season this week, a few days ago and I’m psyched. I’ve had the last 6 weeks off which, when you’ve been training for 20 hours a week for the last 10 months, can be incredibly stressful. Your body and mind just don’t really know how to cope with the relative inactivity. It’s very much a form of depression in that; you don’t have any outlets for any problems… It’s also really hard to find stuff to do when you don’t have to work everything around a 5 hour training ride…
This season I’ll be working with a personal coach, which will hopefully take a lot of the stress of planning out of my hands. Last season was a constant struggle mentally because I was never 100% sure on what kind of prep I needed to do for what races. When you coach yourself you have to be so acutely aware of yourself, your weaknesses and strengths… It’s often hard to be that honest with yourself. Technology can only give you so much information. Also this will be my first full season competing at the elite level where most everyone in the races I will do are going to be either just as good or better than me, so all the more reason for upping my program.
In other, much more exciting news, it is now T-minus 5 hours or so until Lindsay comes back from her summer job in Idaho!! Score! I traded shifts around so instead of working all night, I worked last night so tonight I get off at 7 which should be perfect timing to meet her at my house, it’s going to be sweet!
We need an HDTV at our station here. There goes our mouse friend… He’s like our station mascot. We should kill him, but he’s pretty cute.
Last weekend was crazy busy. That’s how my life seems to go; a couple weeks of inactivity followed by four or five days of craziness. It’s surprising how stressful things can be here sometimes, especially when there are no calls to run, you tend to focus all of your energy to the negative things. Every workplace has it’s bad side. Nothing is ever perfect anywhere and it’s easy for me to loose sight of that. In all reality, being in the situation that I’m in, the position I have here, this is as close to a dream job that I can have right now. No I won’t get rich, no I won’t be here forever, but all things considered, I’m doing pretty well here – just have to keep telling myself that.
I began my 2009 cycling season this week, a few days ago and I’m psyched. I’ve had the last 6 weeks off which, when you’ve been training for 20 hours a week for the last 10 months, can be incredibly stressful. Your body and mind just don’t really know how to cope with the relative inactivity. It’s very much a form of depression in that; you don’t have any outlets for any problems… It’s also really hard to find stuff to do when you don’t have to work everything around a 5 hour training ride…
This season I’ll be working with a personal coach, which will hopefully take a lot of the stress of planning out of my hands. Last season was a constant struggle mentally because I was never 100% sure on what kind of prep I needed to do for what races. When you coach yourself you have to be so acutely aware of yourself, your weaknesses and strengths… It’s often hard to be that honest with yourself. Technology can only give you so much information. Also this will be my first full season competing at the elite level where most everyone in the races I will do are going to be either just as good or better than me, so all the more reason for upping my program.
In other, much more exciting news, it is now T-minus 5 hours or so until Lindsay comes back from her summer job in Idaho!! Score! I traded shifts around so instead of working all night, I worked last night so tonight I get off at 7 which should be perfect timing to meet her at my house, it’s going to be sweet!
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