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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Post Christmas run
Dec. 26, the Tully valley. A mild CNY winter day, cloudy, 29 degrees and flurries. A perfect day to run out the lazy, stuffed feeling from a Christmas day of too much food and goodies.
By the end of the first mile with the help of Al Green on Pandora, I could actually feel the bounce come back to my step and the power flow into my stride from the Tully valley spirits.
Beautiful views as usual. This time a snow line was distinct on the upper section of the hills that surround the Valley.
At the 4 1/2 mile mark I took a couple photos and then switched my listening to a collection of Van Halen, AC/DC, Journey and Guns and Roses. A expected, my pace quickened and I dropped the hammer, barreling to my truck at the 9 mile mark.
A solid run deposit made at the fitness bank! -B
Sunny December Sunday
A beautiful December day, calm, clear and 25 degrees.
Sunday’s run was pushed back to mid afternoon due to Christmas gift building and Sunday paper reading. A loop out Berry Rd. To Berwyn to Pompey Hill was hilly. It seems the first 7 miles were all up hill and the last 3.5 downhill.
Had good mojo going and tried to push on many of the inclines.
Saturday’s Masters swim was tough as usual . It was a bit worrisome when after 2800 yds. of sprints, pulls, kicks, etc. the coach announced that the workout was “recovery” and next week we will really work hard. Yikes! -B
transformer bicycle?
Knowing that I ride my fair share of bicycles, a friend of mine sent a link to this video…
My first reaction was that of disbelief and awe… thinking perhaps the man merely catapult mounted a very tall custom bicycle, wove through traffic ’til out of view and then dropped down; it’s a go to reaction to be skeptical of youtube videos, I can’t help it… However on his return pass you can see him operate his amazing bicycle with a little bit of forward motion and maybe some sort of a push of a button or lever?
I could imagine this magical transformer bicycle would be an incredibly useful tool for commuting; where visibility, and maneuvering is of constant importance. It’s always best to be nice to cars; they can’t help that they don’t understand why you are riding your bicycle through the snow and sleet.. so if you’re going to confuse them.. you may as well baffle them when you squeeze past them when traffic is all backed up by the 20 or so singularly occupied four door vehicles waiting for the light to change.
Calling mechanical engineers out there; BTB design contest?
indoor bicycle world; CNY
Lot’s of interesting things come across the email box these days… however it’s quite rare that there are ridiculous diagrams and pictures of indoor bicycling world sized playgrounds.. much less are they an update of in progress honest to goodness coming to life of these magical places right in upstate new york!
They call it CranX & they say it will feature:
- Indoor Park portion situated within a 90,000 plus square foot building, formerly warehouse space.
- Will have a fitness room with trainers and spin classes.
- Will also have a party room, lounge, and indoor golf range.
- Outdoor Park portion in excess of 3 acres.
- Bike Park will cater to Mountain Bike, BMX Bike and Road Bike enthusiasts.
- Section, Beginner, Intermediate and Expert Areas.
- Indoor and Outdoor Park will feature Half Pipe, Foam Pit, Cross Country Track, Pump Tracks, Running/Walking Track, Berm Trails, Freeride Trails, Jump Trails, Road Track, Street
- This will be one of 3 Indoor Parks of this Class on the North American Continent. The Outdoor Component of CranX will be the largest of the 3
- Family oriented, features for all ages and experience.
- Season’s Membership Passes, Day Passes, Combination Packs & Fitness Memberships will be available.
exterior plan
exterior plan 2
In general – I am a fan of breathing life into neglected buildings… and this is definitely a BTB approved way to do it. Check out the progress in their photo gallery or just see more at www.cranx.com; it appears it’s going to be right over in DeWitt on Thompson Rd… very awesome.
New swim workout
This has been the week for new workouts for this old dog. First was Tuesday’s CNY Tri club’s yoga class. I thought I would be spending time contemplating my navel and smelling incense, not receiving a general ass kicking for an hour.
Saturday I was late for my swim and weight workout at the downtown Y. I asked at the desk how long lap swimming went for when a pleasant lady asked if I was interested in trying a Masters Swim workout. I thought for a moment and had a preconceived notion of something low intensity and complicated (never having used flippers,board and floats etc. in a swim workout) . Well, I decided to go for it and managed to get in some stretching and ab work just before the class started.
Well, long story made short, 1hr.20min and much swallowed pool water later, I have a new respect for Masters swimmers. I am quite sure that this new form of water punishment will help me knock several minutes off my below avg. swim times.
Bottom line re; Sat. am Masters Swim, “I’ll be back” . -B
Resistance training with Mother Nature
December Sunday morning. 35 degrees, sunny but a brutal wind out of the south with 30 mph gusts.
The beautiful thing about training in CNY through the year is the endless challenge provided by the weather and Mother Nature.
The first third of my 11 mile run was severely uphill and into a nasty gale. Little did Mother Nature know that I was running with the funk sound help of Rick James and Sly Stone. -B