Being officially unemployed, I took a day trip to San Luis Obispo yesterday to check some houses out. After deciding on a place to stay, I went mountain biking on the coast ( Read more... )

When I went to the store for lunch on 8/8/8, the gal at the register smiled at me.

"Your change is $8.88 - you should head to the casino!"

Upon returning to work, I was called into the office.

"We've decided to make today your last day. We'll still pay you through Wednesday, August 13th though."

I guess it was my lucky day?

Saturday, I rode 106 miles (and climbed 8000 feet) on my roadbike in the Marin Century ( Read more... )

So I put in my two week notice.

First day of class is August 18th.

I don't know where I'm going to live.

I don't know how I'm paying for it once my (paltry) savings account is used up.

I do know it's going to be an experience.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

:)

My "A" race for the year was the Downieville Classic Downhill Mountain Bike race. The gf - who had some excellent XC racing finishes since picking up mountain biking late last year - heard good things about it and wanted to race it with me, so we pre-rode the course three weeks ago - a week before the event. A solid cyclist, she knocked out the 8 ( Read more... )

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Holy crap, that was something else. Between the Wildflower Long Course training I just finished and all the mountain bike racing I had been doing, I'd be able to handle the Xterra Tahoe City event without any issues. As usual, things didn't turn out that way.

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11/22/2007 @ 175 lbs

Distance: 6:33 mi
Avg pace: 8:48 / mi
Avg heartrate: 181 bpm

6/18/2008 @ 160 lbs (+ Chi Running)

Distance: 6.63 miles
Avg pace: 8:58 / mi
Avg heartrate: 152 bpm

With a heart rate 30 bpm lower for an almost identical pace, I was pretty stoked! Next step - a sub 2 hour half marathon...

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