Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Meet Allen H !

Don D. recently introduced Allen H. to the Kennedy Creek secret “single track.” Allen works in Olympia and lives out in the Shelton area.


Say . . . can you say “special,” because that’s exactly what this ride was. You may think that ONLY Capitol Forest can reign in (“smack down”) a good workout? Guess again! Lots of hills and ample time for recovery with this ride! Allen enjoyed being the rabbit – trying (successfully) a couple of times to get Don or self to “bite” and stay parallel to his competitive advances. But guess what? Even the Clydesdale in me was able to throw (not up) a challenge in Allen’s direction and he was not quite able to meet it. (‘Course I was left far behind near the end of the ride . . . nothing left to put up. Boo hoo.)

Here's to Don and Allen. And, here's what we rode!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Off-Gear


A new job can yield being “off-geared” . . . out of sorts . . . yep, a gross deviation from one’s normalcy. Two of us were recently appointed to new jobs. Big deal you say! Well, for me at least, it’s meant at least 10 to 12 hours of work over the last three months (yet with a smile), to get a handle on things. Everything I’ve newly seen is being rearranged. This is the time in life that I’m living, and I’ll face each day with a smile knowing that there is a different and better tomorrow as long as I have any influence on it.
I'm aiming to get back in the saddle of total fitness here in the upcoming weeks.