News Tribune Adventure writer and novice cyclist Craig Hill is training to ride the 202-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic in one day and discovering the local riding scene and the sport’s nuances along the way. In his blog, he explores ideal riding routes, events, relays tips from the experts and helps you figure out if you’ll need to shave your legs for your next big ride.
Guest blogger: Rick Beitelspacher teaches junior high English in the Puyallup School District. You can contact him at tshirtguys@comcast.net.
- All
- Gear (25)
- General (19)
- Mountain Biking (12)
- Rides (12)
- Riding Across America (5)
- Safety (9)
- South Sound Routes (14)
- The STP Project (37)
- Training tips (24)
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| << < | > >> | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
- October 2007 (1)
- September 2007 (1)
- July 2007 (15)
- June 2007 (24)
- May 2007 (25)
- April 2007 (18)
- More...
- Guest Users: 343
As Craig enjoys a week on a cruise, I start a week away from my bike due to family vacation and my bike getting an overhaul. My goals for the week are to not gain any weight, and to workout five of the six vacation days. I will need to be a little creative so I don’t lose my level of fitness.
How have I loss a high level of fitness in the past? My two favorite ways to lose my level of fitness are overeating and not working out. When I go on vacation, I find plenty of time to do both :) My plan for this vacation look like – I plan to eat less by eating a few more salads, no car treats, and only one helping at meal time. The food thing is tough because my mother - in - law likes to feed me and is a great cook; I love to eat so we both end up happy. I plan to workout by getting up one hour later than I do now - 6 AM instead of 5 AM. I will use the time to do something to get my heart rate up and break a sweat. I love working out so that will still feel I am on vacation. I need some accountability so who will I spill my guts to if I flake out? You will be that someone for me. Maybe I could go on Larry King and tell him I plan on turning over a new leaf… but someone is already planning to do it. Today’s fitness workout golfing 18 holes and eating at a salad bar. Write you on Tuesay ... I hope.
