Well, the warm weather has left us...maybe for the rest of the year. It finally feels like fall, with chilly temperatures and some rain too. The semester is winding down i.e. getting busier ahead of finals...
For some reason I have been sleeping and unusually large amount lately...I've been unable to wake up for my 8am class on MW, which isn't good. Even worse, I've missed out on several hours of riding due to this. Also not good. However, classes are seeming manageable now, which is good. And I've gotten several sessions in at the SRSC, also good. Rode the TT bike today with some moderate tempo, that was fun. Also good. So overall I guess things are going pretty smooth. My chemistry test last night? NOT good. Oh well, it happens.
I'm really scatterbrained right now...in between writing a paper, debating whether or not to study for nutrition, and researching for my lab report. Gotta love copper glycine complexes! Interesting note though: in your electron transport chain (i.e. where lots of ATP comes from), you have something called the cytochrome oxidase complex, which contains bound copper. I wonder if some of the amino acids that big the copper are glycine? Well, I'll just have to go find out...
-RJ
11.18.2009
11.08.2009
Back At It
Well, it's been a while, but not much has been going on. School is still keeping me busy, I'm still riding my bike, and I still try to sleep as much as possible. What else is new?
I'm finally back to riding consistently and throwing in weights too, which is good. So far it's been going well, although I woke up with a super sore knee today, so I don't know what the deal with that is.
I have no pictures to share right now, no real news to speak of, and no provoking thoughts to put forth. So I think I'm going to call it a post and just say, I'm still here and still doing the same old thing. Just been too lazy to post here...haha
-RJ
I'm finally back to riding consistently and throwing in weights too, which is good. So far it's been going well, although I woke up with a super sore knee today, so I don't know what the deal with that is.
I have no pictures to share right now, no real news to speak of, and no provoking thoughts to put forth. So I think I'm going to call it a post and just say, I'm still here and still doing the same old thing. Just been too lazy to post here...haha
-RJ
10.12.2009
Lazy Monday
Well, it's the start of another week and today sure is a nice lazy Monday. So far I have realized that I suck at physics (had an exam this morning...) and also that I forgot to do a nutrition assignment that was due online yesterday. Why then, would I say that today is lazy when these two ordinarily stressful things have occurred? Well, the answer lies in my nonchalant attitude toward these two events. And also in the fact that after my exam I took an awesome nap.
Furthermore, I have prepared myself a nice lunch from scratch (ok, I used a box of pasta) with no recipe, and it turned out pretty well. Screw Hamburger Helper!
My self-fabricated, no recipe needed, lunch.
Also, I'm listening to Norah Jones sing a Johnny Cash classic and it's awesome. What a great voice.
Anyhow, I have to head to class in a bit and I need to also work ahead on some homework so that I will be able to attend Bloomington's Beer Fest this week :-)
p.s.
the Fall Cycling Series concluded yesterday. Summary: Kiels dominated in cyclocross and Scott Catanzaro showed that his summer paid off by destroying the 10 lap ITT. Great job guys!
Furthermore, I have prepared myself a nice lunch from scratch (ok, I used a box of pasta) with no recipe, and it turned out pretty well. Screw Hamburger Helper!
My self-fabricated, no recipe needed, lunch.Also, I'm listening to Norah Jones sing a Johnny Cash classic and it's awesome. What a great voice.
Anyhow, I have to head to class in a bit and I need to also work ahead on some homework so that I will be able to attend Bloomington's Beer Fest this week :-)
p.s.
the Fall Cycling Series concluded yesterday. Summary: Kiels dominated in cyclocross and Scott Catanzaro showed that his summer paid off by destroying the 10 lap ITT. Great job guys!
10.07.2009
Busy Busy!
Well, it's been a while since I've posted, mostly due to the fact that I am super busy. In fact, I am working on my physics homework right now but got distracted (and I also can't figure out this problem), so I decided to throw up a post. There hasn't been a whole lot going on lately...been riding (not as much as I should), going to class, working some, and not racing. That's right, I've done a grand total of 0 cross races...oops. Oh well, I think I'll try to make it out to the Bloomington OVCX race, then do one day of Louisville the next weekend to kick things off.
In other news, our good friend Adam Fryska just moved out of town this week. It'll be different not having him around the shop and on rides...and at the Vid... I for one think he's going to come back after his Appalachian Trail adventure for Law School, but who knows.
I should probably get back to my homework, but I need to give a shoutout to Ryan Knapp for his 24 UCI points, good for 62nd on the rankings and Mike Sherer for his 3 wins so far this season. Keep up the good work guys.
In other news, our good friend Adam Fryska just moved out of town this week. It'll be different not having him around the shop and on rides...and at the Vid... I for one think he's going to come back after his Appalachian Trail adventure for Law School, but who knows.
I should probably get back to my homework, but I need to give a shoutout to Ryan Knapp for his 24 UCI points, good for 62nd on the rankings and Mike Sherer for his 3 wins so far this season. Keep up the good work guys.
9.01.2009
School, TT, and whatever
Well, it's official, school is back in session. So far I have only fallen asleep in one class, and that was for a rather brief period of time! In all seriousness though, it looks like I have my work cut out for me this semester, but the content seems pretty interesting in most of my classes.
Today was also the last "official" TT of the season out at MMSF. I rode my Equinox for the first time at one of these, with good old Easton EC 90s, and this helped significantly improve my time. My previous best for the year was 24:03, and my best from last year was something like 23:10 or so. Today I went 22:39. Not blazing by any means (Ryan won with a "sub-par" 21:15, a full 30 seconds slower than his best, which is also the course record), but definitely an improvement. I'm going to be a tool and throw out that I'm still regaining fitness lost from my collarbone crash. But all things considered I'm pretty pleased with my ride.
I'm also settled in at the condo I moved into with my brother and my buddy and swimming teammate from high school Scott. Everything seems to be working pretty smoothly so far (knock on wood), so hopefully it'll stay that way. I'm also starting to get into the "school" routine, so I guess that's a good thing.
Only 2 classes tomorrow, but plenty of things to do.
Today was also the last "official" TT of the season out at MMSF. I rode my Equinox for the first time at one of these, with good old Easton EC 90s, and this helped significantly improve my time. My previous best for the year was 24:03, and my best from last year was something like 23:10 or so. Today I went 22:39. Not blazing by any means (Ryan won with a "sub-par" 21:15, a full 30 seconds slower than his best, which is also the course record), but definitely an improvement. I'm going to be a tool and throw out that I'm still regaining fitness lost from my collarbone crash. But all things considered I'm pretty pleased with my ride.
I'm also settled in at the condo I moved into with my brother and my buddy and swimming teammate from high school Scott. Everything seems to be working pretty smoothly so far (knock on wood), so hopefully it'll stay that way. I'm also starting to get into the "school" routine, so I guess that's a good thing.
Only 2 classes tomorrow, but plenty of things to do.
8.21.2009
I'M BACK!!!!!
That's right, I'm finally making a new post! A lot has happened since my last post. My collarbone is in one piece again, I'm back on the bike, I picked up running a bit, I got a new bike (below), classes are about to start, I'm moving into a new place...the list goes on.
Anyhow, I made the return to racing at the Warsaw Downtown Criterium where I thought I was feeling pretty good in the early stages of the race, but after about 1/3 of the way, I blew sky high and before I knew it, I got lapped. So after about 30 minutes of racing, I dropped out, much to my dismay. The rest of the season will be focused on cyclocross, which should be fun.
I also just got a new TT bike, a Trek Equinox 7, and it just got finished yesterday. I took it out for a short spin today, and boy is it fun! I think there are still some tweaks to make, but for the most part the position is in the right ballpark.
Oh...other big news: I'm on Twitter! Follow me at http://twitter.com/rshei
Anyhow, I made the return to racing at the Warsaw Downtown Criterium where I thought I was feeling pretty good in the early stages of the race, but after about 1/3 of the way, I blew sky high and before I knew it, I got lapped. So after about 30 minutes of racing, I dropped out, much to my dismay. The rest of the season will be focused on cyclocross, which should be fun.
I also just got a new TT bike, a Trek Equinox 7, and it just got finished yesterday. I took it out for a short spin today, and boy is it fun! I think there are still some tweaks to make, but for the most part the position is in the right ballpark.
Oh...other big news: I'm on Twitter! Follow me at http://twitter.com/rshei
6.05.2009
Collarbone
As some of you may have already heard, I had a little bike crash yesterday and ended up breaking my right collarbone. I can't figure out the software on the CD the hospital gave me so I just took this jank photo of my computer screen:
As you can see there is a nice little break in there, which put me in the current club of Bloomington Collarbone Fractures with John Meyers and Randi Cox. We should get a photo together in our crippled states. Anyhow, this is the first time I've ever broken a bone so it's all kind of new to me. The doctors say I should be up and running in 4-6 weeks, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, John and Randi--if you're as bored as I am we should make a cripple club...
As you can see there is a nice little break in there, which put me in the current club of Bloomington Collarbone Fractures with John Meyers and Randi Cox. We should get a photo together in our crippled states. Anyhow, this is the first time I've ever broken a bone so it's all kind of new to me. The doctors say I should be up and running in 4-6 weeks, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, John and Randi--if you're as bored as I am we should make a cripple club...
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