Monthly Archives: June 2010

Never Ending Tweaking

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I just bling-ed up my bike and I am guessing that the tweaking will never end.

First major tweak is my seat.

Adamo ISM Race

The ISM Adamo seat is really helping me stay in the aero position more and I am loving it. I am more comfortable sitting on it. I see myself spending lots and lots of hours on this thing and I will love it. If I can sleep with it, I will.

Profile Design T1+

I got to score a good deal on Profile Design T1+ aerobars and I am loving them as well. Compared to my old set, I can now bring them closer to each other because they can accommodate oversized handle bars. Even though this is used, I am extremely surprised that the padding on the shoulder rests still feel very soft and comfy. I also upgraded to a bigger bento box and my miscellaneous items are loving the extra real estate. I still need to keep my bike tool in y back pocket though. The last time I stuffed them in the bento box, it disintegrated into a million pieces because of the vibration. Good thing I was a lot better than the king’s men and I was able to put it back together. I also found a way to move my cyclometer to the center of my cockpit. I am proud to say that I Mcgyver-ed it.

New Bar Tape

I am loving the feel of my new handle bar tapes. I was planning on installing them on my aerobars but since they weren’t that old yet, I put them on the handle bars instead. they feel great and soft. I see them enduring tons of my libag’s for a long long time.

Cockpit View

Here’s one last shot of my new set up! I am definitely loving the new cockpit!

Adjustment Period

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It’s been three days since Tricia left and I’ve been slowly adjusting to the new life style that is facing me right now. I’ve been happily training left and right and I think my body is hating me right now.

Adamo ISM I finally got to use my new ISM Adamo seat for a decent one hour ride and it felt good. There is some pain on the sit bones but I think I’m still in the adjustment period. I am hoping that it behind will get used to it soon. I am happy to report that there is no longer numbing in the family jewels. I don’t get out of the aero position anymore to give the jewels a breather. I am happy I can manage to get down on the aero bars more but that is giving me new problems. Since I am spending more time on the aero bars, after 30 minutes or so, my shoulders and my biceps start to give out. I think I need to do some strength training on those areas.

With Tricia away, I’ve been doing a lot more training and that needs some adjustment as well. I can honestly say that my body is slowly adjusting but I can’t say the same for what I feel about Tricia being away.

3 Beers Down and A Couple More Days to Go

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I cannot begin to fathom the extent at which I went to today to keep myself busy. My day started pretty early. I woke up at 5 am to head off toe Mckinley hill to check out my friends in their run at the Lactacyd Team Woman Run. I took a ton of pics. I had to make do with my 50mm lens because it was all I had left after I sold the 85mm. I thought I wouldn’t be able to get some good captures with it because of its short range but it pushed through. It was a joy seeing my friends in their element. It was a good feeling to be the one cheering for once.

I made my way to Mckinley hill that morning on my bike from High Street. When my friends were all done running, I went back to High Street to do some rounds. It was an easy 30 kilometer hamster inducing bike ride around the perimeter of High Street. It was mind numbing but it was productive. After the brief ride, I managed to run a short 2 kilometers. The heat got the best of me. I made my way home after then.

I got home and processed the photos and before I knew it, it was 1 pm already. I freshened up and went to Greenhills to get myself a new game for the PS3. I got Greenday Rockband. It’s great to be jamming along songs I grew up with but the fun soon faded away as I noticed the staple drummer was no where to be found. I dropped everything to fight and stir away the thoughts of loneliness.

Day One: Getting Used to Being Alone

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This morning, I bid Tricia farewell. I dropped her off to the airport because she had a business trip to Germany. She’ll be doing some mean cutover cutting over there. I hope she cuts some mean German ass.

I felt a multitude of crazy emotions as I drove off without her this morning. The athlete in me felt happy because I would be able to put in lots and lots of training mileage with the two weeks that she’ll be away. I wouldn’t feel too bad about leaving early morning for a bike ride or a run. I wouldn’t feel too guilty about leaving her alone in the condominium.

The boyfriend in me felt extreme  loneliness. I feel alone. I feel sad. Over the past five years, we’ve been doing a lot of stuff together and as much as I don’t want to admit it, I feel like I’ve grown to going about my day with Tricia.

I spent this Saturday trying to keep myself busy and I was somehow successful. I brought our PS3 and the Rockband set home and I spent some good solid hours of gaming. Something I haven’t done in a while. It felt good. I felt like I was in high school again and I felt happy. I was finally getting closer to the ending of a game I have been desperately trying to finish for the past 4 months. It felt good. I was able to keep myself busy but something was missing. It was the kind of good the felt like nothing.

I guess I will have to get used to this. It will be two more weeks until Tricia gets back. A day hasn’t even passed and I feel so alone. I miss her and I know that she’ll be back but the thought of not being able to do stuff with her makes me feel empty.

I hope my training keeps me busy until then. See you soon my love.