Earned my rest day

So Wednesdays, I rest. Thats the deal. But yesterday (after having nice lean meals at Spruzzo's twice) I had a great workout at Malibu Fitness. I got there about 3:45 and then did my typical endurance routine:

20 min warmup on Bike
20 min Elliptical trainer (on an incline setting of about 4 - a little gentler on the knees)
20 min on stairmaster (on level 3 for the first time)
20 min back on bike

What made yesterday fun was that I also did two sets of 20 weighted crunches in between each step. That was 120 crunches with the yellow medicine ball for the Big Dog! Woot woot!

Where I Ride

This my standard 11 mi round trip ride. It is almost entirely hills and on a safer (read less congested and little street parking) part of Malibu. In two weeks I hope to hit Neptune's nest, taking me to 14.5 mi and then out to Point Magu which would be 20. :D

What I am using.

This is a picture similar to the Trek Road bike I ride:

And here is the new Saddle I got yesterday!


Selle SMP is an Italian saddle that relieves pressure in the perrinium with its cut away style and encourages the rider to hold better form in the seat with its slightly sloped nose (I call it the Gonzo seat).


Here is a 3-D picture of my road bike shoe:

http://nt1.adventuresports.com/shops/veltec2006/sidi_sf/movies/sidi_v1/g5m-sil/g5m-sil_500390pz.html

On my bike I use a small pack with a "bike phone" (as I don't want to carry my Treo while I train) and some tools and tubes.

I am all about safety on my roadbike training. I do not bring my Ipod! I wear a helmet, glasses, and gloves. And my RoadID (http://www.RoadID.com) should arrive this next week.

Next ride (when everything is all set up) I will have a picture of me in gear and hitting the road to share.

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3

So blogger thought my blog might be used for spam and has blocked me out for the last week. So I am trying to see if my rights have been restored.

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Update: And we're back! Look for more information about my training progress here by tomorrow.