All Shined Up!

'Tis the season for people to sell bikes. I've decided this year to join them. I cleaned the Scalpel up and have it currently up for auction on eBay. Go have a look and tell your friends.



Super deal on a trusty steed!

Rody

Any Body Read This?

Just checking in to see if any one actually reads this thing. I'm putting my Scalpel up for sale starting right meow. (Quick Super Troopers reference.) Any one reading yet?

Sale Bike is like this. $1500 Buyer Pays Shipping Costs. Quick Bike Specs

2009 Cannondale Scalpel Aluminum Frame
Rear Shock: 2009 RP3 23
Fork: 2006 with 2009 DLR2 internals (Upgraded at Cannondale Factory)
Drivetrain: Crank, shifters and brakes 2006 XTR M960. Crank has full set brand new rings.
Cassette: XT
2006 Mavic Crossmax Disc Wheel Set
Brand New 2010 XT Rotors

Maybe it wasn't a good idea...

On the run training schedule Tuesdays are interval days. Things haven't been going so great with the run training. Got some bad shin splints a couple weeks ago so I haven't been running. I figured last night that I best keep at it since my next half marathon is only 2 and half weeks away. I can still can some kind of fitness before then.

Took the easy route and rode my bike to the track for a session of 4 x 1600m. Didn't think it would be too bad. First interval was okay. Didn't feel like I was straining myself to much to complete in the allotted time. Second, a little off the pace at for the first two laps. Finished only slightly outside my desired time. 3rd one slower again. 4th one again slower, but I felt like I was going faster. Done ride home. There's a good chance that the heat might have played a role in my diminishing times. My face was completely beet red when I got home. Not good. Chugged a bunch of water and then cut the grass.

I kind of wish now that I would have jumped on the scale before and after I went running. I'm guessing there were a few pounds lost. And I was only out for about 50 minutes!

Perhaps I should start looking at a thermometer.

Rody