Did a long run today followed by an hour and a half in the gym lifting weights. Planned on swimming today but started working on my car and the next thing I know it is 8:15 at night!
My car needed to have a brake job bad! I replaced all the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder and the front brake shoes and hoses. I hope that will take care of any problems I had the brakes. Of course fixing the brakes, I noticed the rear end axles are leaking past the wheel gaskets in the back and I have not a clue on what to do with that. I may actually break down, take it to a shop, and have them fix it and give the beast a much-needed tune-up.
Off to bed!
April 13, 2003
Was not the best training day I ever did. Started good then went down hill fast. I geared up for a 4hr+ bike ride got about 25 mins into it and my HR monitor decides to stop working. I swing back home and get my other strap and head out again. I went to the Gainesville-Hawthorne trail and was going great and after 2hrs noticed, I was “bouncing” a lot. I kept going and the “bouncing” got worse. That is when I noticed that my back tire was going flat!
It is entirely my friend Jed’s fault down in Clermont; he told me I would get a flat if I did not carry a spare tube and some way to pump it up.
Mile 12 is where the flat occurred, and I started walking. Luckily, a couple of college girls stopped and offered me the use of their cell phone so I could call my wife to come rescue me. Of course, I gave horrible directions and she was not familiar with where I was training so ….
Two hours later and a good 8-10 mile walk and I was in my wife’s car heading home.
I went out and bought me 2 tubes, a patch kit and some CO2 cartridge system thingy.
At the same time, I picked up an aero bottle holder and bottle.
April 8, 2003
Had a good training day today, did a 3:30 hour bike ride from my house out to Archer over to Williston back to my house and then out to Micanopy and back. Had a slight head wind at times but all and all it went fine. After the bike went and did 2000 yards in the pool. Longest swim yet and longest bike all in the same day!
April 6, 2003
Did a long run today, 2 hrs went really well and had no problems at all. The only thing I had was a little ache in my right knee. Saturday I did a good 2:30 hour bike ride.
My car needed to have a brake job bad! I replaced all the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder and the front brake shoes and hoses. I hope that will take care of any problems I had the brakes. Of course fixing the brakes, I noticed the rear end axles are leaking past the wheel gaskets in the back and I have not a clue on what to do with that. I may actually break down, take it to a shop, and have them fix it and give the beast a much-needed tune-up.
Off to bed!
April 13, 2003
Was not the best training day I ever did. Started good then went down hill fast. I geared up for a 4hr+ bike ride got about 25 mins into it and my HR monitor decides to stop working. I swing back home and get my other strap and head out again. I went to the Gainesville-Hawthorne trail and was going great and after 2hrs noticed, I was “bouncing” a lot. I kept going and the “bouncing” got worse. That is when I noticed that my back tire was going flat!
It is entirely my friend Jed’s fault down in Clermont; he told me I would get a flat if I did not carry a spare tube and some way to pump it up.
Mile 12 is where the flat occurred, and I started walking. Luckily, a couple of college girls stopped and offered me the use of their cell phone so I could call my wife to come rescue me. Of course, I gave horrible directions and she was not familiar with where I was training so ….
Two hours later and a good 8-10 mile walk and I was in my wife’s car heading home.
I went out and bought me 2 tubes, a patch kit and some CO2 cartridge system thingy.
At the same time, I picked up an aero bottle holder and bottle.
April 8, 2003
Had a good training day today, did a 3:30 hour bike ride from my house out to Archer over to Williston back to my house and then out to Micanopy and back. Had a slight head wind at times but all and all it went fine. After the bike went and did 2000 yards in the pool. Longest swim yet and longest bike all in the same day!
April 6, 2003
Did a long run today, 2 hrs went really well and had no problems at all. The only thing I had was a little ache in my right knee. Saturday I did a good 2:30 hour bike ride.
posted by Carl Hebert at
10:17 PM
