Dec 27, 2011
Remember how I was biking and blogging and then I stopped blogging about biking on my?
Yeah. About that. I had an adrenal crash and haven't been able to really get out biking since Thanksgiving (that's November 27th, for you non-Americans).
I did see my doctor and he set me up with some new supplements and a better medication regiment for now. I have been working on eating better - both for eating sake and to support my adrenals. And because I have this huge belly now where about 10lbs of my weight it sitting. Awesome.
December has been a bum month - I was back out there the day after Christmas for a short 4.4 mile ride. It felt good, but, I can feel I am still not 100%.
But, whatever!
My bike buddy and I signed up for the MS City to Shore Century ride which will take place on September 29th. That's right, we are assembling a team, we are taking donations and it's going to be great.
Logo Thoughts
No, I don't understand the logo thing there. First, they cross out MS, which makes sense because we are trying to defeat it. Then the slogan is "don't just ride, bike MS" . . but. .we already crossed out MS in the last area - now it's ok to have not crossed out.
Confusing.
I also find the find the site a little hard to navigate. Ahh well. It's a good cause.
Manda's Century
You can follow my biking adventures by checking out my Manda's Century Ride page. It lists (in convenient bullet form) the lessons I have learned and has links to each of my biking related posts.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestion.
Yeah. About that. I had an adrenal crash and haven't been able to really get out biking since Thanksgiving (that's November 27th, for you non-Americans).
I did see my doctor and he set me up with some new supplements and a better medication regiment for now. I have been working on eating better - both for eating sake and to support my adrenals. And because I have this huge belly now where about 10lbs of my weight it sitting. Awesome.
December has been a bum month - I was back out there the day after Christmas for a short 4.4 mile ride. It felt good, but, I can feel I am still not 100%.
But, whatever!
My bike buddy and I signed up for the MS City to Shore Century ride which will take place on September 29th. That's right, we are assembling a team, we are taking donations and it's going to be great.
Logo Thoughts
No, I don't understand the logo thing there. First, they cross out MS, which makes sense because we are trying to defeat it. Then the slogan is "don't just ride, bike MS" . . but. .we already crossed out MS in the last area - now it's ok to have not crossed out.
Confusing.
I also find the find the site a little hard to navigate. Ahh well. It's a good cause.
Manda's Century
You can follow my biking adventures by checking out my Manda's Century Ride page. It lists (in convenient bullet form) the lessons I have learned and has links to each of my biking related posts.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestion.
Dec 4, 2011
There was no biking this week - it was a choice. I was really struggling with breathing and I figured a week off from biking would be good. I also was falling asleep around 8pm every night. Normally signs I need to take a break.
So I decided to start intervals.
Wednesday
I popped out into my backyard on Wednesday and debating turning on RunKeeper to track. I ended up not tracking, but, I think I will in the future.
I had a buddy with me which made it a little less weird and a little more fun. We decided on doing 4 sets of 20/10. Which ended up being more like 20/20. That's 20 seconds of a dead sprint followed by 20 seconds of rest. After about the second cycle I think I was about to fall over.
The pain in my chest was pretty amazing. It is a good spot back in the day. It feels like someone is cutting along your sternum with a hot knife while an elephant is sitting on you.
I did the four cycles and felt pumped.
Then I wanted to die for the next three days. I mean, my obliques hurt. My obliques!
Saturday
I woke up feeling less stiff. I would normally go biking, but, I was taking the week off.
I went back out and did another four cycles - the back of my legs hurt a lot by the second cycle. I still feel pressure on my chest.
I did keep more honest track of my time and my cycle was about 20/20 or 20/15. However, it went better than the first time which filled me with hope. I also felt a little bad at how short it took. Hmm. I got over it when I was back on my couch.
Lessons Learned
Not sure about the whole High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) but I think I have some time to figure out how it works and what it does to the body. I know I am nowhere near actually following the program so I have plenty of room to improve.
I am slightly concerned about my fatigue and then worried about losing whatever shape I have while trying to overcome the fatigue.
I am more concerned about the chest pain/weight/breathing stuff. I'm trying not to dwell on it as my year clear date approaches.
Manda's Century
You can follow my biking adventures by checking out my Manda's Century Ride page. It lists (in convenient bullet form) the lessons I have learned and has links to each of my biking related posts.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestion.
So I decided to start intervals.
Wednesday
I popped out into my backyard on Wednesday and debating turning on RunKeeper to track. I ended up not tracking, but, I think I will in the future.
I had a buddy with me which made it a little less weird and a little more fun. We decided on doing 4 sets of 20/10. Which ended up being more like 20/20. That's 20 seconds of a dead sprint followed by 20 seconds of rest. After about the second cycle I think I was about to fall over.
The pain in my chest was pretty amazing. It is a good spot back in the day. It feels like someone is cutting along your sternum with a hot knife while an elephant is sitting on you.
I did the four cycles and felt pumped.
Then I wanted to die for the next three days. I mean, my obliques hurt. My obliques!
Saturday
I woke up feeling less stiff. I would normally go biking, but, I was taking the week off.
I went back out and did another four cycles - the back of my legs hurt a lot by the second cycle. I still feel pressure on my chest.
I did keep more honest track of my time and my cycle was about 20/20 or 20/15. However, it went better than the first time which filled me with hope. I also felt a little bad at how short it took. Hmm. I got over it when I was back on my couch.
Lessons Learned
Not sure about the whole High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) but I think I have some time to figure out how it works and what it does to the body. I know I am nowhere near actually following the program so I have plenty of room to improve.
I am slightly concerned about my fatigue and then worried about losing whatever shape I have while trying to overcome the fatigue.
I am more concerned about the chest pain/weight/breathing stuff. I'm trying not to dwell on it as my year clear date approaches.
Manda's Century
You can follow my biking adventures by checking out my Manda's Century Ride page. It lists (in convenient bullet form) the lessons I have learned and has links to each of my biking related posts.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestion.
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