Friday, September 19, 2008

New Schedule

Fri 19
- recovery
Sat 20
- lots of walking

Sun 21
- bike then run or bike-swim-bike-run (ride over to pool, swim, ride back, then run)
Mon 22
- morning walk / recover
Tue 23
- recover
Wed 24
- swim 1000m
Thu 25
- bike 8mi, run 2.5mi
Fri 26
- morning walk / recover
Sat 27
- BEER FEST! / recovery

Sun 28
- golfing (sorta like walking)
Mon 29
- run 3 mi
Tue 30
- recover
Wed 1
- swim 600m easy
Thu 2
- bike 10 mi
Fri 3
- recover
Sat 4
- Gilbert Cyclocross race

Sun 5
- recover
Mon 6
- run 3.5 mi
Tue 7
- recover
Wed 8
- swim 1000m
Thu 9
- bike 12 mi
Fri 10
- recover
Sat 11
- bike 6 mi

Sun 12
- Mesa Cyclocross
Mon 13
- run 3.5 mi
Tue 14
- recover
Wed 15
- swim 750m
Thu 16
- bike 12 mi
Fri 17
- recover
Sat 18
- Lake Powell triathlon

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

new bike... maybe

So I've been looking to get a road bike lately, and I've been thinking of just getting a cyclocross bike and picking up some regular road tires for it to swap out. Today I went to Absolute Bikes and took a look to see what they had for cyclocross bikes. I don't want to go crazy right off here, so I was looking at the "cheaper" end, but they were still pretty pricey.

They had a specialized cross bike that was 1150, looked pretty nice not that I'd know what to look for. There was also a Giant for 7 or 800, but I didn't like the look of it as much (maybe just because the specialized is blue). There were also these other bikes that I'm not sure what they fit as. They looked like a cross between a cyclocross bike and a mountain bike. Tires a little bigger than cross, but smaller than mtb, and straight handlebars like a mountain bike. I think I want something that will work well on the road most importantly (since I already have a mountain bike), so these are probably out anyway, but they had me curious.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Loops I can do

I worked with google maps a bit to find some standard loops for the distances I want to go. Putting this here so I can edit them, and add to them.

1 mile: to linda vista and Manor and back
2 miles: to linda vista and Wayman and back
2.5 miles: to linda vista and 4th and back
3 miles: down to 66, up steves, up to linda vista, up to matterhorn
4 miles: down to 66, up 4th to linda vista, up to matterhorn

6 miles: down to 66, up west and linda vista, up to matterhorn

8 miles: CC to butler to 4th to linda vista to matterhorn

10 miles: CC to butler to enterprise back down 66 up fanning

12 miles: CC to butler to enterprise to san fransisco to forest to lockett to home

14 miles: