Are You Living It?

Core Stabilization and Strengthening has been a hot topic in fitness for some time. I have developed the  revolutionary Core By The Cord Program. This is a core strengthening program for those on a budget, and blends well into your fall and winter cross training schedule.

To begin, ask around for names of elderly or disabled persons that use wood to heat their homes. Contact them to request their support in allowing you to stack their firewood as it arrives at their home for free. They save money, you get a workout.

We headed down South to Brownsville this weekend to celebrate Coleman’s 5th birthday. It’s been a weekend filled with laughter, tears and lots of joy. Coleman is the most loving little boy and it is always a blast hanging out with his sweet little soul. Then there’s LadyBug who as I type this is saying “Deenny, denny denny denny” and swinging back and forth on the bed next to the computer. Children are so healing on the soul.

Cross season is closing in quickly. It’s that time of year for us Roadies to show the world why we ride a bike and are not runners. Well at least we can blame some of it on the shoes!

Ending each ride with a short run is actually becoming enjoyable. My hips have finally given in to the fact that I am not going to stop just because they are whining a bit. The cross bike is getting its yearly cleaning, just kidding, why would I clean it if it’s just going to get dirty again? Now, about that shifting problem.

Nice little mtb ride in China Camp State Park today.  It’s about a 45 minute drive up 101 from where I live in San Fran…  several miles past the Marin Headlands, just northeast of San Rafael:

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Thirteen miles of very easy singletrack, a little too easy actually (finally feeling better after a week of thinking I was getting sick, and really wanted to sweat it all out), but it was a phenomenal day with relatively little traffic on the trails so I have no complaints.

On Saturday Ryan, Seth and I headed out for a ride up Starvation Mountain off Highway 20 in the Methow. For those not familiar with the area it is home to some of the most amazing cross-country riding and the valley is a thing to behold on its own.

We were camping on our property near Winthrop and Saturday morning we loaded up in the Red TDI and headed up to the trail just outside of Twisp.  Ryan was driving and keeping us entertained.  As has been mentioned before Ryan keeps himself fit (that is an understatement).  So Seth and I were a bit nervous as to what might be in store for us….

Thanks to John and Amanda - a much needed laugh!!!

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Another summer and another chance to raft down Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River.  Lying in Utah South of I-70 and between the north-eastern Utah/Colorado border and the town of Moab, some say it is the biggest water in the state.  It’s usually done as an overnighter by rafters but can be done in one day or less by kayakers.

This morning I woke up to the sound of several loudly whispered expletives and Ryan using a floor pump on his tires, then the gushing noise of air traveling too quickly more expletives and repeat. “You’ve got to be f*(&&**(ing kidding me!” This happened 4 times.

All right, it is already time for the second post of the week. Here is the trailer of the new documentary produced by ABC reporters Dan Barth and Chase Ogden. It is called “That Beautiful Moment” and is based on the human story and adventure of the Engineer Mountain ski BASE jump which was a 4 year project. Stay posted for the movie release sometime in Spring 2009!