At the moment I am sitting in my off-site office here at Sunergos Coffee in Louisville, KY. I got the call from "The Man" yesterday to take my turn flying the company shuttle. It is an early morning (4am get-up) but it is great once you get going. I'm out the door around 445am, make a stop at the ATM then straight to Starbucks on Washtenaw near Arborland. This is a 24 hour variety Starbucks. "One grande drip bold with room please." They reply, "I'm sorry but we don't have bold this morning sir...would you like a shot of espresso in the morning blend at no charge?" "Yes please!" I say in return. Back in the truck and into the morning now at 510am. I arrive at Metro Airport at 5:25AM, finish my coffee and some news segment about the price of oil and I'm on my way into the office. I pass by security hailing them as I go and waltz into dispatch to find out that my first destination is completely fogged in. Now I spend 25 minutes reviewing weather and plans for a diversion to another airport at the destination city which is Cincinnati, OH.
We get a late start out of Detroit and sure enough our destination is fogged in so we change our destination to the main Cincinnati airport. We land, taxi in and unleash 23 agitated passengers upon the servicing agency at the Cincinnati airport. We are late leaving because there is mass confusion amongst the passengers. One got off thinking he was in Louisville. Another walked away without his bag and still more were unsure of how they would get to the plant.
We finally arrive in Louisville and hour late. I hitch a ride to Sunergos and here I am doing this when I should be getting important work done. I have a sunergos mocha java in front of me which is getting the creative juices flowing again. Lunch will happen at some point. The ladies, (I am the only male on this four member flight crew), will call me when they arise from their beauty sleep and we'll sample some of Louisville's finest cuisine. Then, it's back to the airport for two legs and into the office back home for some paperwork then I94 back to Saline. That's my day.
We had our first training session in the office Saturday. It was really nice. We had 5 riders with room for at least a couple more. Only problem was one fan for all of us! Ouch. I cooked. The kids really get off on the computrainer but they suffer on the hills.
Preparation phase starts later this week for some of my athletes and next week for the rest. It is exciting to see the training get under way. I have lost about 5 pounds from the end of the season. I know many of you have put on a few and I don't want to make you feel bad. Sorry. I decided to lose weight in the off season instead of gaining so I dieted for about three weeks suffering like a dog the whole time. I can't eat like that and train simultaneously it is just to rough. I am status quo now but I would like to do a slow deficit to lose another five before the start of the season. That means I need to cut out another 17,500 cals between now and May.That means something like 3000 cals per month or around a 100 calorie deficit per day. That should be do-able if I can resist the holiday feasting. If I can race at 150lb this season that would be great.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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6 comments:
I gained 20 pounds.
150? Your fat.
I think if you lost the weight you will have more fun doing your favorite thing in cycling. "making people hurt" as you put it. lol
Watch out on the weight loss thing. It's pretty flat around here, so raw power counts for a lot.
Regardless of terrain, weight is an ENORMOUS factor in cycling.
Lose as much weight as you can in the winter and early spring before the season in Michigan starts. It will only help you.
Any weight is dead weight in endurence sports.
Of course, depending how serious you want to be in your sport.
Lack of caloric intake can lead to loss of power, and energy.
Make sure your hardcore dieting and weight loss comes in the off season. FWIW.
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