Seriousness

When I planned out my race season back in December I also planned to take it seriously. That meant training on a regular basis and intaking the correct nutrition as well. So far into 2011, I am sub-par at best. As of now I think it is 11 weeks till HC 100 and I am still 7.5 kilos overweight, and have yet to demonstrate self control when it comes to eating. I used to be very good, but now I am horrible. What's worse is I am not setting a good example for my future students. As a PE teacher I must live the lifestyle I am passionate about. Not to just talk about it, and make a hopeless attempt at living it.

Matt Fitzgerald who writes RACE WEIGHT talks about how if something is documented than it can be managed. Maybe that's what I need to do.

Shit!

It's been a long time since I have posted up, and the cause is stereotypical of not enough time in the day.

Well since my last posts I have done three races. Norman, Ok XC, San Ysidro Dirty Century, and Dawn to Dusk. Long story short, all three had their ups and downs and I learned a lot. For example, I learned how I am beginning to ride better and better, but am still lacking that final push to prevail me toward my goal of beginning a top level xxc racer.

Goals to work on.

1. Better time usage for school, work, and riding.

2. Quit being a fat ass and gain self-control over food.

3. Quit being paranoid about my bike.

To expand on topic 3, after I returned from Gallup my bike just began to feel funny. Funny as in something felt wrong or flexy. Well I have not been riding good since than. Honestly, I have lost some of the form I had achieved for Gallup, and with 12 hours in the Wild West about 2 1/2 weeks away, I need to get on the horse to be prepared.

Luckily school will be done in 5 days.

Back pain and pizza

today was supposed to be a self-emposed can-o-whoop-ass but turned into a cry fest for my aching back!

I think I know the culperate, and that would be my 120mm stem that needs to be reduced to 100mm . It may also be the negative 6 degree angle that needs to be made into a zero degree angle. Could never bring myself to have positive rise.

also probably need to do some more stretching.

Good news, we had pizza in class tonight. Let my little fat kid in me out with 4 slices of cheap ass pizza.

Really need to figure out this back problem because races start in a month with first big challenge being Dawn till Dusk in little less than 2 months.

Time to get back to class.

What-a-shit.

Well right now my brain is almost fried because of all my writing for Grad school. It's bad because all I want to do is the minimum work and get out. I need a swift kick in the butt.

I'll be honest with y'all. Whenever I needed motivation for school, I would go to What-a-shit and do homework there. Reason being, I would look back and imagine myself flipping burgers and I don't want to flip burgers. Wrong....yes....effective...always.

Trying times

Been awhile since I stepped on my virtual soap box, but there have been some issues to deal with first.

Mainly right now I have sick grandma who has been in the hospital for about the past week and things are bleak right now. However, things do look to be turning around and maybe she could get out of here within the next week or so.

So what has been up with me?

Well currently I am at a cross roads because I have been accepted to ride for Team CF. Though when I saw the jersey for the first time a lead weight sank in my stomach. Not because of the design, but for the amount of times the Big Red S is presented. A total of 10 time for jersey and bibs!

WTF!

For those that don't know, I loathe the Big Red S because their bikes are not better than Jamis', Scott's, or Siren's. All they do is spend a shit ton of money on marketing and let the little guys innovate for them. Although that is good business strategy, it still is a douche move in my opinion.

And that brings me to the cross road of selling my soul to ride for a cause I believe in. I believe in riding for a cure for CF, because my brothers have it. I do not believe in show casing a company I do not believe in. All of this makes me think that I will not sign, and continue with the privateer gig. I mean it's not like they were going to pay for anything, I just get to buy a jersey for cheaper price.

If you hadn't heard the weather in Lubbock has been the shit (bad kind) for the past two weeks, and has meant for little riding time. But, the weather looks to be turning around now and should lead to much more riding as long as the school work gets done first.

So how is school?

Well I learned that Hell is just a giant data entry for a meta-analysis, and I don't want to go there! The department still cant make up their mind about whether to allow graduate students to produce research projects instead of thesis works. Funny because it's a ton less work, and it helps professors get published more. Though when has TTU ever done something smart?

Well I don't plan on leaving people in the dark for more than 2 or 3 days, but sometimes it happens.

Rubber side down till next time.

Sunday

Good morning people. It is Sunday Jan, 30th and that means one thing and one thing only. World Cyclocross champs were today, and the winner is not Sven Nys. DAMNIT!! Though kudos go to Znendek Stybar for his great ride today.

Well we have our own little cx race today, and I know at the end or halfway through I am going to be in severe pain. This pain could easily be taken care of by training, but who wants to do that. Ohh I do!

However, because That other bike shop incorporated will not hire people, I have been pressured into being at work when I shouldn't be. I keep telling them no more, but still with no one there to help out I feel obligated to do so. Stupid emotional connections....which has led me to the conclusion I must leave the bike shop world and reintegrate with the rest of society. However this won't be until July at the earliest.

Well today starts the 3 week race period. I need to start getting some form.

Why Primal? Why Off-road push bike?

When I first started this little website/blog/soapbox to world I knew one of the first questions asked would be about the name.

So WTF is The Primal Cyclist.

Simple, it is about a system of beliefs and lifestyle choices that enable one to obtain the greatest possible level of fitness for themselves. Being primal does not mean rolling in the dirt and eating small game, however that can be fun at times. Especially rolling the dirt. Being primal is about regaining a sense of how your body reacts to movement, nutrition, sleep, and other variables that can affect motor performance.

I'll list you some of my favorite resources if you want any more info.

www.marksdailyapple.com

www.caldwellpe.com

www.chekinstitute.com

www.dunamisfitness.com

These resources help to provide me with the best available knowledge to achieve optimal efficiency.

The second question question people would ask is why cycling; more specifically, why mountain biking?

Truth is I owe my life to the bike. When I first re-started riding bikes about four years ago, I was not the best state of mind. Mostly minor bouts of depression, but it was still enough to cause me to feel negative about myself. Well to simply put it, I bought a mountain bike to ride some trails for fun. I rode and I crashed. Many times (12 over the handlebars). After awhile I started to race the mountain bike, and I became addicted to that as well. I also started to see my depression start to get better. So that's one of the many reasons I love the off-road push bike.