EDIT: well, by popular demand, i will have a 2008 blog. all posts that were in the 2007 version from mine on will be relocated here. as soon as i figure it out... :hmmm:
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ok, so 2007 is wrapped up. let's take a look back and see how it all shook out, shall we? good. hold onto your hangovers, here we go!
my goal last year was simple: to win a race up the "front side" of the needle @ KVSP on my SS. it ultimately evolved into a few other things, but in the end, i didn't make my goal. i've decided i don't care about that one. what i did do, however, was drop 35 pounds and ride almost 1700 miles. i wanted to get in 2000 miles which i think i did, but without an accurate way to measure miles on a spin bike i can't say for sure whether i did or didn't. either way, the known milage i rode in 2007 was more than double what i did in 2006 so that alone i'm happy about.
so, what does 2008 have in store for jake? what biking goals am i setting for myself? well, i'll tell you:
1. take the 2008 single speed challenge.
2. get in 2500 miles
3. do four races, all on the single speed: KVSP, Lewis Morris, darkhorse 40 and 24HOA (team)
4. drop another 20 pounds, putting me in the 180 range
so, my thoughts on the above, slightly expanded:
1. the 2008 single speed challenge. while this really isn't much of a stretch (i rode a geared bike in the woods four times last year, including my maybe-not-the-best-decision-to-ride-but-did-it-anyway demo of the $4000 titus which i'd do again b/c the conditions were not that bad). i always had the trek as a back up if i needed it. this year, the trek goes. with that the mary will get a new wheel set, a reba and some carbon goodies. hey, if it's gonna me my only ride, it's gonna be pimp.
2. if you rode 10 miles every day you'd hit a total of 3,650 miles for the year. a mere ten miles...that's like 40 minutes-ish (for me). if i can't endure 40 minutes on a bike in the cold how am i going to race? and....the survey says: not well! i have a lot going on with the new job, travel and everything else so the next few months will make or break me. i need to be in around 600 miles by march. that will be a big milestone and should set me up well. i hope.
3. these are the races i wanted to do last year. my only goal: don't DNF.
4. dropping another 20 pounds isn't going to be easy. the weight i just lost was the "low hanging fruit" and i've managed to hang in around 200 despite my absolutely HORRIBLE diet the last three months. time to get serious with this. get my body healthy, get lean, get in better shape, get faster. to encourage this, i'm laying off the sauce for the month of Jan. this should be an interesting experiment as i'm already sad that i won't get to enjoy a pint of fat tire while i'm in chicago in two weeks. bummer.
so folks, there you have it. my 2008. i know for the most part this blog is nonsense but being in the "public eye" so to speak really helped keep me motivated. i encourage all of you to take the leap, put yourself out there and hit it. happy 2008, good luck and i'll see ya on the trails!
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ok, so 2007 is wrapped up. let's take a look back and see how it all shook out, shall we? good. hold onto your hangovers, here we go!
my goal last year was simple: to win a race up the "front side" of the needle @ KVSP on my SS. it ultimately evolved into a few other things, but in the end, i didn't make my goal. i've decided i don't care about that one. what i did do, however, was drop 35 pounds and ride almost 1700 miles. i wanted to get in 2000 miles which i think i did, but without an accurate way to measure miles on a spin bike i can't say for sure whether i did or didn't. either way, the known milage i rode in 2007 was more than double what i did in 2006 so that alone i'm happy about.
so, what does 2008 have in store for jake? what biking goals am i setting for myself? well, i'll tell you:
1. take the 2008 single speed challenge.
2. get in 2500 miles
3. do four races, all on the single speed: KVSP, Lewis Morris, darkhorse 40 and 24HOA (team)
4. drop another 20 pounds, putting me in the 180 range
so, my thoughts on the above, slightly expanded:
1. the 2008 single speed challenge. while this really isn't much of a stretch (i rode a geared bike in the woods four times last year, including my maybe-not-the-best-decision-to-ride-but-did-it-anyway demo of the $4000 titus which i'd do again b/c the conditions were not that bad). i always had the trek as a back up if i needed it. this year, the trek goes. with that the mary will get a new wheel set, a reba and some carbon goodies. hey, if it's gonna me my only ride, it's gonna be pimp.
2. if you rode 10 miles every day you'd hit a total of 3,650 miles for the year. a mere ten miles...that's like 40 minutes-ish (for me). if i can't endure 40 minutes on a bike in the cold how am i going to race? and....the survey says: not well! i have a lot going on with the new job, travel and everything else so the next few months will make or break me. i need to be in around 600 miles by march. that will be a big milestone and should set me up well. i hope.
3. these are the races i wanted to do last year. my only goal: don't DNF.
4. dropping another 20 pounds isn't going to be easy. the weight i just lost was the "low hanging fruit" and i've managed to hang in around 200 despite my absolutely HORRIBLE diet the last three months. time to get serious with this. get my body healthy, get lean, get in better shape, get faster. to encourage this, i'm laying off the sauce for the month of Jan. this should be an interesting experiment as i'm already sad that i won't get to enjoy a pint of fat tire while i'm in chicago in two weeks. bummer.
so folks, there you have it. my 2008. i know for the most part this blog is nonsense but being in the "public eye" so to speak really helped keep me motivated. i encourage all of you to take the leap, put yourself out there and hit it. happy 2008, good luck and i'll see ya on the trails!
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