pbh4
4.30.2007
April 2007 Log
- 30 days in month (4 sat, 5 sun)
- 18 days worked
- 2 Fridays off
- 1 sick day taken
- 1 day of vb @ rp
- 2 times bb @ lunch
- 3 vb classes on Mon nights
- 4 times running (~2.9hrs, ~21.0mi, ~8.2 mi/min)
- 7 times swimming (~4.4hrs, 13,700 yds)
- 1 times lifting at gym
- 2 times cardio at gym
- 4 times to climbing gym
- 3 times wakeboarding
- 1 times skiing
- 2 times biking (~2.5hrs, ~40mi) (I found my computer wire broken one day in the garage, so my data isn't as accurate...d'oh!)
- 30 days in month (4 sat, 5 sun)
- 18 days worked
- 2 Fridays off
- 1 sick day taken
- 1 day of vb @ rp
- 2 times bb @ lunch
- 3 vb classes on Mon nights
- 4 times running (~2.9hrs, ~21.0mi, ~8.2 mi/min)
- 7 times swimming (~4.4hrs, 13,700 yds)
- 1 times lifting at gym
- 2 times cardio at gym
- 4 times to climbing gym
- 3 times wakeboarding
- 1 times skiing
- 2 times biking (~2.5hrs, ~40mi) (I found my computer wire broken one day in the garage, so my data isn't as accurate...d'oh!)
Labels: 2007 monthly logs, monthly logs, training
¶ 9:08 AM 0 comments
The Relay is this Weekend!
Leg assignments have been made! This year we are Van 1 -- 5 Donkeys & a Fox -- Whitney, Grenham, Aaron, Ian, me, Shawn (in order of our runs -- [1-6], [13-18], [25-30]). The previous relays in 2005 & 2006 we were van 2, so this should be a good change. We have a start time of 1:00p this year; we have slowly been moving further up in the time slots which means we think we are getting faster as the faster your team the later you start to try to get all the teams in the relay to finish at the same time. My hammie has still been bothering me so I vied for a little easier run. I was assigned 5, 17, 29. Should be a fun weekend, can't wait!
Get ready for the traditions: team push-ups, veggie chili, rocky iv sound track, bowling extravaganza, many, many hours in a van!
Leg 05 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_05.htm
Leg 17 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_17.htm
Leg 29 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_29.htm
Past Relays
Get ready for the traditions: team push-ups, veggie chili, rocky iv sound track, bowling extravaganza, many, many hours in a van!
Leg 05 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_05.htm
Leg 17 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_17.htm
Leg 29 - http://www.therelay.com/co_maps_29.htm
Past Relays
Labels: the relay
¶ 8:57 AM 0 comments
4.26.2007
Is it wakeboarding season yet?
The weather is starting to turn pretty nice again here in Northern Cali, maybe time to start getting out on the river a bit more often!
Check out some wakeboarding clips from last season always fun to watch and remember how sore I was then...
Here's a clip of an inverted attempt from me at the end of last year's season... If you get bored watching the lead up to it, just skip ahead to the end.
Here are some clips of me crashing and burning last season, bring your OH face to watch these. I'll be ready to start landing them this year. =)
Here are some clips of kevin attempting last year, we have such different styles, gotta love it! =)
pbh4 wakeboarding page
And click on the wakeboard label below, there's kind of a fun assortment of posts... =)
Check out some wakeboarding clips from last season always fun to watch and remember how sore I was then...
Here's a clip of an inverted attempt from me at the end of last year's season... If you get bored watching the lead up to it, just skip ahead to the end.
Here are some clips of me crashing and burning last season, bring your OH face to watch these. I'll be ready to start landing them this year. =)
Here are some clips of kevin attempting last year, we have such different styles, gotta love it! =)
pbh4 wakeboarding page
And click on the wakeboard label below, there's kind of a fun assortment of posts... =)
Labels: recreation, wakeboard
¶ 6:31 AM 0 comments
4.14.2007
Alvin's wedding reception
Our neighbor, Alvin, got married in India during early March and Trev and I had considered heading over there for the wedding. We thought it would have been an awesome opportunity to, not only see our neighbors wedding but experience the culture as well. Alas, we didn't head over there with them. But when they got back we made it over for their reception here in the area on Saturday.
I made it over to Davis for some picnic day activities and then over to the reception by 6p. What trev and I learned was that if the wedding invitation says 6p, it really means a little later, as it's 'indian time'. We arrived right at 6 and were the first people there. I thought that was fairly amusing. =) The event provided some great food and fun music to dance to.
Our neighbor, Alvin, got married in India during early March and Trev and I had considered heading over there for the wedding. We thought it would have been an awesome opportunity to, not only see our neighbors wedding but experience the culture as well. Alas, we didn't head over there with them. But when they got back we made it over for their reception here in the area on Saturday.
I made it over to Davis for some picnic day activities and then over to the reception by 6p. What trev and I learned was that if the wedding invitation says 6p, it really means a little later, as it's 'indian time'. We arrived right at 6 and were the first people there. I thought that was fairly amusing. =) The event provided some great food and fun music to dance to.
Labels: weddings
¶ 4:12 PM 0 comments
4.13.2007
Last Day of Skiing for the 06-07 Season?
Friday, not a bad day for some skiing! Kev, trev, syd, and I headed up the hill for a good day of spring skiing. Surprisingly, the snow was really nice and I had a blast. Basically a day of groomed runs, but that can be a lot of fun when there are no people on the hill, it's warm, and I'm happy to not be at work! The day was pretty short, finishing up around 2 something. But that gave us the chance to head back down the hill and jump on the boat for a quick couple runs of wakeboarding. I can't say I wasn't a little tired wakeboarding, but still, now I can say I've skiied and wakeboarded on the same day! =) (btw, the pics aren't too bad for coming from my phone...)
pbh4 2006 skiing page
Friday, not a bad day for some skiing! Kev, trev, syd, and I headed up the hill for a good day of spring skiing. Surprisingly, the snow was really nice and I had a blast. Basically a day of groomed runs, but that can be a lot of fun when there are no people on the hill, it's warm, and I'm happy to not be at work! The day was pretty short, finishing up around 2 something. But that gave us the chance to head back down the hill and jump on the boat for a quick couple runs of wakeboarding. I can't say I wasn't a little tired wakeboarding, but still, now I can say I've skiied and wakeboarded on the same day! =) (btw, the pics aren't too bad for coming from my phone...)
pbh4 2006 skiing page
Labels: recreation, skiing, tahoe
¶ 3:26 PM 0 comments
4.09.2007
PB - Stay in Shape!
When did I turn into such a pansy? One of the things I posted a little while back was that I wanted to make sure to not get injured, because I hate being injured. Well, I felt I was doing really good and getting a good base in this year until I turned my ankle at Bern & Jamie's wedding. That was just plain dumb, d'oh. It's not the worst sprain I've had, that's for sure, but then when I started running the next week I must have been compensating for it a little and then started to feel some discomfort in the heel of my foot, which I never really feel. So that was new for me. Then when I went wakeboarding a week or so ago my calf crampped up after my last turn while I was trying to get out of my binding. Then for the rest of the weekend my calf was really sore.
Then this last weekend I played at DUI (Davis Ultmiate Invite) on a coed team. On Saturday I strained, pulled or crampped my hamstring on my right leg. I iced it overnight and played again on Sunday. I must have been compensating again because I did what felt like the same thing on my left leg. So now I'm just hobbling around trying to have a smile on my face. I'm sure I'll be back to my same antics, but some good motivation to say strong and healthy!!
Here're some links:
- Ankle Sprain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Cramps
- Hamstring Strain
Labels: health, recreation, training
¶ 9:16 AM 0 comments
4.03.2007
Favourite Sport?
What's your favourite sport?
What's mine? Hmmm, some to think about maybe:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports)
/ soccer / football / baseball / basketball / volleyball / running / cycling / skiing / wakeboarding / swimming / rock climbing / sky-diving / hang-gliding / hiking / mountain biking / fishing / sailing / horse riding / archery / wrestling / tennis / lacrosse / martial arts / fencing / ultimate frisbee / paintball / handball / racquetball / canoeing / kayaking / table tennis / badminton / hockey / skating / bowling / rugby / water polo / surfing / scuba diving / motorcycling / racing / ice skating / golf / softball /
And one sport I more recently found out about and think is pretty stinkin cool is Australian Rules Football, check it out if you dare.
I suppose there are a lot to choose from, but also what is my favorite for what reasons. To watch? To compete in? To do for fun? To keep me in shape? To meet new people? To do on my own? To do to relax? To release energy? To get tired? To take out aggression? To kill time?
Some ok questions relating to one aspect of my personality. What's my answer you ask? Well, I suppose it depends on the day. If I could play a sport and get paid to do it, I'd probably like to do baseball or volleyball, because they are team sports and get to play in a lot of different places. For baseball, I'd love to be a pitcher, to be a part of a lot of the tempo of the game and getting to try to be very precise in placement of the pitches. For volleyball, I think beach volleyball would be a blast. Team sports I think are more exciting when your winning and more trying when you're losing. If I had to play an individual sport I think it would be tennis, I think it is such a beautiful game, how could you not want to play it.
So I skirted around my own question a little, but heck that's ok. Just a thought for today. There's always many more floating around in this noggin...
What's mine? Hmmm, some to think about maybe:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports)
/ soccer / football / baseball / basketball / volleyball / running / cycling / skiing / wakeboarding / swimming / rock climbing / sky-diving / hang-gliding / hiking / mountain biking / fishing / sailing / horse riding / archery / wrestling / tennis / lacrosse / martial arts / fencing / ultimate frisbee / paintball / handball / racquetball / canoeing / kayaking / table tennis / badminton / hockey / skating / bowling / rugby / water polo / surfing / scuba diving / motorcycling / racing / ice skating / golf / softball /
And one sport I more recently found out about and think is pretty stinkin cool is Australian Rules Football, check it out if you dare.
I suppose there are a lot to choose from, but also what is my favorite for what reasons. To watch? To compete in? To do for fun? To keep me in shape? To meet new people? To do on my own? To do to relax? To release energy? To get tired? To take out aggression? To kill time?
Some ok questions relating to one aspect of my personality. What's my answer you ask? Well, I suppose it depends on the day. If I could play a sport and get paid to do it, I'd probably like to do baseball or volleyball, because they are team sports and get to play in a lot of different places. For baseball, I'd love to be a pitcher, to be a part of a lot of the tempo of the game and getting to try to be very precise in placement of the pitches. For volleyball, I think beach volleyball would be a blast. Team sports I think are more exciting when your winning and more trying when you're losing. If I had to play an individual sport I think it would be tennis, I think it is such a beautiful game, how could you not want to play it.
So I skirted around my own question a little, but heck that's ok. Just a thought for today. There's always many more floating around in this noggin...
Labels: thoughts
¶ 2:56 PM 0 comments
4.02.2007
7 wks & counting!
Only 7 weeks until the Davis Double Century (DDC). I've only got ~440mi ridden on my bike in the last 3 months and I'm thinking about putting in 200 in one day here pretty soon! Just got to start putting some time in on the bike. Hopefully should be easier now with it staying light longer, but does that longer light time mean more wakeboarding too?
Links to previous years: \ 2004 /\ 2005 /
Links to previous years: \ 2004 /\ 2005 /
Labels: cycling, ddc, training
¶ 3:52 PM 0 comments
MotoBike Work This Last Weekend
So I finally got around to changing the oil on my motorcycle this last weekend. I hadn't done it before and was kind of looking forward to doing it. I got this bike for a couple of reasons and one of them was that it is probably the simplest, no-nonsense, practical, fun bike I could find at the time. It's still got enough power to put a smile on my face, but there just isn't anything fancy or special about the bike or parts:
- it's air-cooled (which means no cooling fluid or complicated system)
- there's no wind shield
- there are no fairings (the plastic jobs that make the bike look fast and that get damaged or scratched if you drop the bike)
- It's not fuel-injected (which just means it has a simple carburetor, but also doesn't start as well at low temps)
- no fuel guage (you just have to pay attention to how many miles you've gone & you can switch the fuel tank to reserve, which will let you run out of gas then be able to have a little left to get you somewhere)
I've had the bike for just about a year now and there are a few things that I've been making sure to check fairly frequently. In a car the simplests things you can do to maintain good operation are to make sure you change the oil at regular intervals and have good tire inflation pressure. For a bicycle it's making sure your chain is clean and lubed and that you have good tire pressure. So for my motorcycle I've been making sure to lube the chain and check the tires. I changed the engine oil on Saturday just to get to know the bike a little better and I just kind of like doing it: I'm in the garage, the puppies are watching, I've got some country music on, I'm getting my hands dirty, and I'm saving money.
I've got the Clymer Manual, which the previous owner gave me with the bike. So I've been looking over that just to know some of the things to do on the bike. I've also been checking a fourm on the internet just to see what other people do to their bike. So between those sources (& really I think I could have figured it out myself) I changed the oil (link). It seems to be running just fine, so I'm happy. =)
Anyway after about a year I've put 2,100 miles on the bike - so total now is about 5,500. Not too bad. And I've gained some good motorcycle skills knowledge, some general know-how and had some fun in the meantime. Figure I'll be ready to upgrade at some point. But am in no rush.
Here's some useless data: (givens ~ $3/gal of fuel in the last yr avg, get ~ 55mi/gal):
So for the last year I've probably put ~$120 for fuel in which translates to ~ 6ยข/mi...
- it's air-cooled (which means no cooling fluid or complicated system)
- there's no wind shield
- there are no fairings (the plastic jobs that make the bike look fast and that get damaged or scratched if you drop the bike)
- It's not fuel-injected (which just means it has a simple carburetor, but also doesn't start as well at low temps)
- no fuel guage (you just have to pay attention to how many miles you've gone & you can switch the fuel tank to reserve, which will let you run out of gas then be able to have a little left to get you somewhere)
I've had the bike for just about a year now and there are a few things that I've been making sure to check fairly frequently. In a car the simplests things you can do to maintain good operation are to make sure you change the oil at regular intervals and have good tire inflation pressure. For a bicycle it's making sure your chain is clean and lubed and that you have good tire pressure. So for my motorcycle I've been making sure to lube the chain and check the tires. I changed the engine oil on Saturday just to get to know the bike a little better and I just kind of like doing it: I'm in the garage, the puppies are watching, I've got some country music on, I'm getting my hands dirty, and I'm saving money.
I've got the Clymer Manual, which the previous owner gave me with the bike. So I've been looking over that just to know some of the things to do on the bike. I've also been checking a fourm on the internet just to see what other people do to their bike. So between those sources (& really I think I could have figured it out myself) I changed the oil (link). It seems to be running just fine, so I'm happy. =)
Anyway after about a year I've put 2,100 miles on the bike - so total now is about 5,500. Not too bad. And I've gained some good motorcycle skills knowledge, some general know-how and had some fun in the meantime. Figure I'll be ready to upgrade at some point. But am in no rush.
Here's some useless data: (givens ~ $3/gal of fuel in the last yr avg, get ~ 55mi/gal):
So for the last year I've probably put ~$120 for fuel in which translates to ~ 6ยข/mi...
Labels: auto, motorcycle
¶ 12:59 PM 0 comments
