Saturday ride map 4/10/10 40miles

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Cycling is for the Dogs

Dogs need their exercise too, right? TT client, Lois Duke, takes the pups out for the newest adaption of walking the dog.

Monday morning strength class -- rejuvenation after a weekend of riding

Got up Saturday at 4 AM and Sunday at 3:45 AM to race in Prospect and Central Park respectively, so getting up at 5 AM to be at Brett's 6 AM Strength (TARGET Tough) class was like waking up late for brunch...well almost.

Brett took us through a routine of active warm-up, where we inched like a worm and climbed like Spidey. Then we did a series of upper body and core strength routines, like modified "jerks" (post the clean...), pull-ups (hard on my old body) with assistance (and I needed it) and various pike position exercises that seemed to find every under-used core muscle I have.

We did stuff that goes side to side (lateral that is), up and down, in and out, over and under.

How do I feel now? I have to say, in one word, rejuvenated. I mean I was shot yesterday afternoon, just exhausted. And I was half asleep when I started the session with Brett. I could not have looked at a bike. But my body is happy, and that makes me happy, too.

And Fred pitched in by helping me stretch out at the end -- very cool.

Target Tough is going to make the rest of my week a little easier. Thanks Brett. From the top of my head to the tips of my toes.

Good Friday ride...

...spontaneous. Meet anyone who wants to ride around 10 AM at TT...Happy Easter...Easy effort...