Ohhh My...Jim's New Harley!

Just a bit about my training...it was a rest and recovery week, but I still did an 8 miler on Saturday!  It felt great...until Sunday afternoon when my calves were screaming..."What the H..!**LL?"  Nothing I didn't expect though!

Went home to Bryan this weekend to watch Rob "pull his truck" at the Williams County Fair...and exchange some cash for Jim's newly purchased Harley.  Now...when we say "new", I mean "new" to Jim.  It's a 2007 Screaming Eagle V-Rod...with lots of horse power...from what I'm told?

We know that Rob can't handle having anything "standard" from the factory...so this bike has an upgraded exhaust package with some additional "chip" that adds horsepower to the bike?  The tail of the bike has also been modified with a new light package and shorter length to show off the gargantuan back tire...which is bigger than the tire on the FIT...(probably not a surprise to some of you?) There's also a "custom" flip out license plate holder with LED.  C'mon guys, REALLY?  I'm not sure what that tiny little "sissy bar" on the back is for...because the foot pegs are so high in the rear, my leg wouldn't even bend that much to sit on the tiny rear end?  Not to mention that my "rear-end" isn't tiny enough to sit there?  All in all it's nice eye candy!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

On A Roll: Week 3

What a great week of weather for training!  I hit some "firsts" this week...well, "firsts" for me in quite a long time...

I ran 10 miles total (a 6 miler and a 4 miler) in 3 days...and 17 miles for the week over 3 days of running total.  Considering I don't run any more than 3 days a week at this point (and have absolutely no plans to do so!) I was pretty happy with that.  That's more running than I've done all year! For all you youngsters who want to giggle at that...talk to me when you're 48 years old!  Recovery is a bitch when you're old!  All that running...I ate like a horse, and didn't lose a pound!  More effects of aging...dang it!

I have included a picture of Jim's Harley Davidson.  He is currently in a rush to sell and has it priced accordingly at $7000.  The stats are below:

1999 FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide
88 Cubic Inches
1450cc
10,660 miles

It has all of the extra's...if you want the specifics, call Jim at:  614-327-9993

Until another day:

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
                                                                                                             John Wooden

Still Training: Week 2

Week two and I'm still going strong...resilience!  Ha!  Actually, the holiday weekend threw a couple of curves into my workout...but when it was all said and done, it ALL got done, and I'm happy with just that!

It was great to see Alyson & Marcus this weekend!  We all got together with John and Aimee and checked out the new breakfast spot...Basket Of Daisy's? (In Milford-Center) I think that's what it's called?  The weather was phenomenal for a weekend ride, the food was good...company was good too!  (Dang it...should have taken a pic!)

In a world that, in my opinion, is getting just a little too crazy for people like me...I heard stories last week of a "gun-totting" cyclist who fears for his safety while out on rides, and yet another of a group of cyclists who were forced into a fist-throwing brawl with a motorist who was unhappy that they were riding their bikes on the road...(I can only assume there wasn't any other reason for the motorist to be unhappy...but I wasn't there?)  I'd like to share a positive story from my ride with Jim last week:
We were riding east past Scotts and over 33.  That can always be a busy spot and a little scary depending on the time of day.  I'm generally just catching my breath and a drink because Jim has just kicked my butt for 6 miles or so on Industrial Parkway.  As a semi approached us from behind he actually took his time to get his truck and trailer entirely in the other lane before passing us...he made an oncoming car actually stop because he didn't move back into our lane until he was ALL the way past us...and at the same time...he gave us a thumbs-up out the window.  This may seem like a small act of courtesy...nothing more than should be expected, but it happens so rarely that I believe it deserves mention when we are constantly or daily bombarded with the negatives.  I don't have many miles in this year...but I hope for more of these experiences and less of the former?  (By the way, the motorist from above that got in the fist fight did spend the night in jail and I'm not privy to what happened next...but a well-deserving night in the tank for sure!)

If you are looking for a good read to get you through a trip...The Supremes at Earls All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey is a good one!  Makes you laugh....makes you cry...provokes some thought.  My book club read this book and everyone enjoyed it...

Until another day...

"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."
                                                                                                                                Jerry West