"Roo Says It's Ok"

Which is the ultimate blessing of course, but I'm not so sure Roo knows everything.

See the thing is, that I am terribly tired all the time, and when I do have some energy I apply it to eating.

I don't remember being this way in previous endeavours, but I also acknowledge that these bike workouts are probably harder than anything I've ever done before.

Whether it justifies the current level of fatigue and hunger I'm not sure.

The good thing is that I'm not gaining and weight but I'm not losing it either, and I would desperately love to get rid of the last 10-15 pounds of baggage that I still carry.

That probably ain't ever gonna happen mind you so maybe I should just come to terms with it.

I think that maybe cabin fever is a factor as well as the workouts.  There's just something tiring about February that can only be fixed by sunshine and warm weather.

Last year I was out on my bike by the end of March so lets hope that happens this year as well.  If so I will immediately move my long ride to the roads.

I tried out a new toy today.  Can you guess what it is?

Yah, if you can, then you're a lot smarter than me.  I had never heard of the thing until I read about it in my swimming book.  Inside the yellow tube is a large ball bearing.  When you strap the contraption to your back the ball bearing is supposed to roll back and forth with your body roll.  Through some magic of acoustic amplification you are supposed to hear the ball hit the end of the tube, and as such it will tell you that you are rolling far enough.

Alas, my swimming is so splashy and loud, and my hearing so so lousy, that I can't hear the freakin thing.  Bye bye $50!!  Actually I will try it one more time with my wetsuit, and if I don't have success I will loan it to my buddy to give it a try....he hears much better than me.

And that's all for today folks.  I think I'm gonna go to Tim Hortons to get a few donuts to eat in bed!!

Love

Peter