spinning and running(sort of)

Ok folks.....Been spinning 3-4 days a week. I bought new bike shoes(specialized BG Comp MTB) and it was the best investment. I stopped spinning last year cause my feet hurt and my achillies tendon kept getting irritated. New shoes = no pain. Also got a new pair of bike shorts...comfy butt rules:) So I get up at 5:30 and spin at 6. I have been running on my off days but have been slacking on the running...maybe 1 or 2 days a week....need to work on THAT.

Got some really good news today....TJ the PT said," Oh sure you can start SWIMMING." Oh my God. Did he just say what i thought he said....SWIMMING??!!???

My shoulder is still a little sore but he says i am ready to give it a try. I mean worst case is it hurts again and then i milk it until the fall and get surgery. So we will see.

nutrition

Ok folks. Finally broke down and went to see a Nutritionist. She confirmed that i was on track but i needed more fiber ,more water, and more fruit. The only thing that really sucks is that I have to limit my cheese intake(only 2% or less fat-like Alpine lace swiss). So my food plan will look like this:

breakfast
1 egg and 5 egg whites (holy shit thats a lot of eggs)
1 cup veggies
1 thomas' whole wheat english muffin
1 bananna

Lunch
6 oz turkey
1 oz swiss
1 salad
1 cup chicken soup
1 cup grapes

Dinner
6 oz grilled chicken
1 cup soy pasta
1/2 c marinara
1 cup broccoli
1 apple

Wow that seems like a lot of food but it will definitely increase the fiber.

So the current weight is 333.

I have been spinning/running on alternating days. Feel pretty good. I am making progress on my shoulder too:)

GUESS WHAT I BOUGHT TODAY!!!!

Yeah boyeeeeeee

Custom made Guru Ventus

I spent 3 hours with Mike at Babylon Bikes. Mike fit me on this bike fit contraption. Checking and rechecking, adjusting and more adjusting....I have been dealing with Mike since 1993. He is the best bike guy I know. Not only is he a great bike guy, but he is a good friend.

I should have it in a month or so. I will wait until the house is sold to pick it up but if all goes well, i will be riding my new baby in May.

HEHHEHEHEHEHAHHAHAHAHAAHHA I am soooooo excited. Some guys get divorced and get a motorcycle, I buy a tri-bike:)

Republic Leap Year 5k at Midnight

45:05

Yep folks just did my first 5k of the year. It was windy, snowed and then poured rain for all 45 minutes but it was awesome. I had a great time. We got to run on the tarmac of Republic airport...pretty cool not that i noticed cause of the windy rain in my face. I thought I was gonna finish in last but i finished ahead of 2 or 3 people. I met this cool woman, Heather, who kicked me in the ass and kept me running (and not walking). Also thanks to Michele, Paul, Jen, Patricia, and Chris for cheering me on.

Tonight...I am the coolest...just for finishing in the crappiest weather i have every run in and for just showing up at midnight to run around an airport with 500 others.


Bob

DRAT....tagged by tracie:)

So I have been tagged by the 7 things about you thingie:

(1) I have always loved biking. When i was a kid, I used to pick up old bikes and make a new Frankenstein bike out of all the old ones. It was fun taking the bikes apart to see how they worked and then putting them back together again.....funny how i always had an extra parts box. Today I never touch my road bike. It's almost like i am afraid i will hurt my baby:)

(2) I got bit in the face by a dog when i was 5. To this day I can see the dogs mouth as it bit me. And the fact that i ran to the girl with the red shirt on....Back in those days, we went to the doctors office. It was at his house. He stopped eating dinner to stitch me up. No plastic surgeons no hosptial. I remember laying there and being soooo scared. On the good side, i remember getting carvel ice cream (w/ sprinkles)and sitting on my swing set with the huh-huhs....its amazing the details i can recall about that but if you ask me what i did yesterdayyyyyy???????

(3) I took typing class in 12th grade, never knowing how much i would use it today....

(4) I am a triathlete. I know you all know this. But when i share this fact with non-tri peeps, sometimes you would think i said that i have 4 heads. I joke and tell them that i always win my weight class:) The same thing happens when I share that I teach a class at the local gym. People: big guys can tri and teach fitness classes too:) Junk in my trunk does not render me useless. It really makes me even more determined:)

(5) I am the 2nd of 3 kids. Growing up I was very close with my older brother. We used to do everything together. And i do see picts of us where my mom dressed us alike...ugggghhhh Since we are 20 months apart, I would get thrown on my older brothers sports teams. This sucked at the time but it taught me to never fear anyone. In fact, I would always go after the biggest guy on the team...sometimes to my demise.

(6) I am a kid magnet. I am not sure why but children are attracted to me. Maybe its cause i am big and they think i am a big play toy....not really sure why. Love kids. They are fun and they also say exactly whats on their mind. Honesty: whether you like it or not:) And who doesnt love a kids giggle.....


(7) I play bass and guitar. When I went to the University of Buffalo, I played bass in a band called Caution. I learned to write my own music and that while playing covers live is fun, playing your own stuff live is amazing. Every year we would have this huge bash in South Buffalo, and my claim to fame is Robby (bassist) from the Goo Goo Dolls came to the party. So you could say that the Goo Goo dolls were into Caution..LOL

Thats it folks....I am tagging:

Joe
J-man
trininja
The Kahuna
Ironwil
triturtle
mike

SHOULDERS SHOULDERS AND MORE SHOULDERS

Ok folks. Most of you all know about this nagging shoulder injury. I have not been in the pool since last september. Every time I think i am better rotator cuff tendonitis keeps coming back. I had an MRI last week. Slight labrum tear but no significant rotator cuff damage. Good news...yes. BUT.....I got another shot in the joint. If it doesnt go away this time, then i will have to go in for a shoulder spring cleaning. Overall the news is good but I JUST WANNA GET IN THE DAMN POOL.....

Thinking about doing a 1/2 marathon this may.....maybe.....

Been spinning and running intervals on the treadmill. Miss the pool very much.

I guess the man upstairs has other plans for me. We'll see.

Everything else is ok. May have good house selling news soon...keep your fingers crossed.

Bob

Running and intervals and life

Hey all,

Hope everyone is knee deep in tri-training....spring Tri's are on the horizon:)

I get a shoulder MRI on Friday. Hoping it will not require surgery.

Ran intervals at Long Beach yesterday. I think it was my best time yet. Been on the downswing with weight so maybe its making a difference. Also the cold and wind was a big motivator to get my tired, sweaty butt back to the warm car.

I watched the Bucket List yesterday. I liked it a lot. Here are some of the things on my Bucket list:

1. Iron man finisher
2. NYC marathon finisher
3. learn to surf
4. Hike the Appalachian trail
5. Get a boat
6. see a sunset or sunrise in every country in the world
7. climb a mountain(really big one)
8. Ride motorcycle cross country
9. skydive(if they make parachutes that can hold a tank, they can make one that holds me)
10. Play bass on a stage again

More to come:)

Bob