Rex, Why Not a 73rd Surgery? Check…

This has been almost a totally lost fitness week.  On Monday I had minor eye surgery.

Except surgery is NEVER minor – no matter what it is.

This was my 73rd.  That’s right, sports fan, SEVENTY THIRD.  Which, I think, puts me in a position of authority for making excuses for sitting on my ass and not doing what I have to do to work out and fight this aging stuff.

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know I was full of excuses the last few years.  Simply put… I turned into a classic couch potato (well, in reality in my case, a recliner potato).

It is now 6 days after the surgery… time to get off my ass and onto my bike.

I promise I’ll be there in thirty minutes or less.  Hey… I’m supposed to ride a metric century (62 miles for we Americans) in 6 weeks.

Join me… and get YOUR ass off the couch and outside!
:-)

 

Sweet! A Little and a Big Victory

Yesterday (Sunday) was the best day so far in Quest for 65.  I cannot tell a lie - every workout and bike ride still hurts - a lot.  I know it will get to the point where exercise is fun and exhilarating.  Right now it is just painful. I didn't … [Continue reading]

Oh! The Shame!

It was a pretty good week of working out.  I didn't ride my bike as much as I would like - but lifted and rode in the gym quite a bit.  I did get out Friday afternoon - and rode my fastest ride of the year.  Granted... it was a 'cheating' faster … [Continue reading]

It Hasn’t Been Long Enough…

since I got caught in a cold rain on my bike. I was out Saturday - trying to beat an incoming storm and get a ride in before it hit.  I'll readily admit that the last few years I would have looked at the sky and said... 'it's windy and cloudy and … [Continue reading]

Who Me? Nuts? Wait Until You Hear This One…

I was sitting in my office today... not bothering a soul.  My old friend Tom Trotter called.  Tom and I have been riding bikes together for probably twenty-five years He's mostly retired these days... but even when he wasn't he was good for 5,000 … [Continue reading]