I had no problem hitting my 5-hour exercise goal this week -- I biked another 50 miles and played racquetball after work on Friday, putting me at almost 7 hours.
On Sunday, before heading to a BBQ I tried to get another 20-or-so miles in, despite foreboding forecasts. I ended up hiding under a tree, trying to fix a flat tire in a full-on thunderstorm (the tree didn't help much -- I got about as wet as a person can get). As (bad) luck would have it, the spare inner-tube I bought a couple weeks ago was mysteriously no longer attached to my rack, which meant a long walk back to my car...
It's supposed to be rainy all week, so it'll be considerably harder to get in my time outdoors. We'll see...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Midwest Mayhem, 2009
I went to Midwest Mayhem last weekend, which is KDHX's (the local independent radio station) annual bash at the City Museum (which is really more of a playground made out of found objects). The Museum is such a perfect place to host this eclectic, indie event, and it was packed. (I heard there were something like 2,000 people there, but spread across 4 stages.)
My favorites of the evening: Rum Drum Ramblers, The Grass Pack, The Dock Ellis Band, and the Funky Butt Brass Band.
Sara Finke took a *ton* of great pictures.
My favorites of the evening: Rum Drum Ramblers, The Grass Pack, The Dock Ellis Band, and the Funky Butt Brass Band.
Sara Finke took a *ton* of great pictures.
Don't Break the Chain
Ever since I heard about Jerry Seinfeld's "Don't Break the Chain" productivity technique, I've been looking for a chain of my own to start, and I think I've finally found it.
The St. Louis area has a ton of great biking/hiking trails, and I rode 50 miles last weekend (which is a lot for me and my non-rode-bike). Most of that was on the Katy trail, which is a rails-to-trails bike trail that runs 250 miles across Missouri, and is *very* beautiful (I'll definitely gonna take my camera next time). The total mileage took about 5 hours, and I think that's a reasonable per-week goal for me, so that'll be my chain. It won't always be biking, of course, but 5 hours of exercise (preferably outdoor) per week seems very doable.
Stay tuned for updates!
The St. Louis area has a ton of great biking/hiking trails, and I rode 50 miles last weekend (which is a lot for me and my non-rode-bike). Most of that was on the Katy trail, which is a rails-to-trails bike trail that runs 250 miles across Missouri, and is *very* beautiful (I'll definitely gonna take my camera next time). The total mileage took about 5 hours, and I think that's a reasonable per-week goal for me, so that'll be my chain. It won't always be biking, of course, but 5 hours of exercise (preferably outdoor) per week seems very doable.
Stay tuned for updates!
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