Diaper ice packs

Let’s say you come home after another long, hard five hours on the road. Your legs are sore, tired, and beginning to fill with blood at a breathtaking rate–prolonging the time it takes to recover. What do you do? Every cyclist knows the answer to this question. It’s easy. First, [...]

Thanksgiving ride

The weather was great today.  65 degrees with clouds and a bit of sun. I got dumped on during the last 15 minutes of the ride, and the cool rain felt great. I pushed it somewhat hard for the last three hours, which put my average watts at 268 for five hours. [...]

Ice pack mayham

Today I had one of those rides where everything goes perfectly.  First of all, today has been the coldest it’s been since I first got here.  It was a cool 70 degrees with overcast skies, which meant today has been the first day I haven’t overheated.  Even though I’ve been down here for three weeks now, [...]

Feeling good.

I missed out on the group ride this morning because my bike was still in the shop.  So I ran to the YMCA instead and lifted.  I looked at some pictures of the UO team’s ride today on Facebook and was chilled to the bone at the sight of all the fog and warm clothes [...]

GM, Ford, Chrysler…HA!

It’s about time. The only way people are going to stop driving cars is when it gets too expensive. And luckily, we’re approaching that stage. 3 million auto jobs lost in the first year? Good. Thats 3 million more people to build and sell bikes. I hope the chinese [...]

Death march ride

Damn you Gilad. Today sucked. It was hot, I got super dehydrated even though I drank 10 bottles, and I could barely push 220 watts at the end.
Usually before a ride over 100 miles, I like to eat a big breakfast. Not today. I woke up, fried 1 (one) [...]

Bored out of my mind

I hope life as a pro rider isn’t as boring as what I’m going through right now. All I do is ride, lift weights, go shopping for food, and lay around watching movies and taking naps. I feel somewhat like the family dog, eagerly awaiting the arrival of my roommates as the come [...]

Windy, but still warm and sunny

When I walked into the weight room this morning, I was disappointed to see that there was someone else using the only squat bar. So I started out with some other lifts, which I don’t like to do first because then my legs are already a bit tired for the squats. After a [...]

Belgian workhorses, zebras, donkeys, mules

Here are the top three searches people used to find my blog today before clicking on it (not counting bookmarks or links from other blogs or websites).
–kennett peterson, Zebra mix with a donkey, belgian workhorse
This, or a similar variation, is usually what the top three are. My first question is [...]

First of many

This post’s for you David W. Very few unneccesary words.
Woke up at 8:15. Ate oats. Went to the YMCA to lift for an hour. Came home. Ate 2 bagels with almond butter, 3 pieces of toast, three eggs, 4 pieces of bacon. Bathroom to make room. On the [...]