April 18, 2010 Hillsbros Playtex Cycling Team-Gets Juice-61 Hard Miles

Yo Bro! I'm a "on a shoestring" racer/rider. I've never been able to purchase illegal stuff. I wouldn't look for it. I wouldn't want to have an "edge" that others can't have.

Now having said that- I've not been able to buy even the "health store" "faster supplements".

However- I know that my diet is superior to the diets of many other people. Younger people are faster sometimes. This is attributed to "youth". Genetics come into play. It seems no matter what I do- even if I eat almost the same- there are people who I will always ride behind.

My diet is so good though- that I feel I have an "edge" with many people. But- I hide nothing. I tell people that "this is what I do". You've seen this of me on the pages here. I keep no secrets. I don't think sports people are idols.

Taking pictures is "smoother" than drinking from your water bottle. It's way safer than unwrapping and eating some of the crap folks are eating to keep riding. Some of the things they're eating can't even be digested in the period of exercise they're eating it for.

When the really "hard, fast" riders pick the speed and effort up I can hardly take a picture.

Most pictures I take will be at the start of almost all rides. More people will be at these "beginnings". They will be "dropped" or will ride at another pace and we get strung out. Toward the ends of rides the sun is brighter. I'm more tired. The pace quickens, etc.

Thanks Bud!

Yo- I love you Pmccray. If you can swing to this music you know I'm in your corner! Thank you Dear! -John Handy- now that's old school!

The weather has been so very nice Maita Mostly warm days. A couple of cool days in the last couple weeks. I love it! Thank you Dear!

Oh Nell- you know - it's whatever you do the most of. It's a bunch of tricks. I ride better than I walk! Quit going over the bars! Thank you Dear!

Yo Getmyback! Bless you Dear!

Please come back- I'll be right here!

Yo! Nomoretrucks! I love to see a bicycle over here! I creak. It's almost 6:30 AM right now. I have to lube myself up with an espresso when it's early like this. Smoke and mirrors Son! I've been hit by 2 cars and 1 pick-up truck. I've led an "active" "?" life. I think you've been a man of action yourself. You've been around.

But yes! I have nerve damage in places I didn't know I had places.

I try to watch what I eat. I use honey and try to stay away from sugar- but obviously I have a sugar addiction.

I try to hold my weight down. That's definitely a key for hills and old age.

I'm all out of metabolisms. I haven't seen a metabolism around here in a long while.

Folks, nutritional experts, continue to say to eat your breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day. When you're 60 years old- flippin', floppin' rubbish.

I should eat once a day - after a bike ride. I can't digest more food than this. If it's a hard ride and of 100 miles then I'll eat more. As it is I drank one bottle of an energy replacement on the ride that you see here. Earlier I had some yogurt before I left home.

I can't eat a "meal" before riding. It's too heavy. I hurt from digesting that extra food.

So my back (upper, middle, lower) hurts from broken ribs, bulging discs, etc. I have pain running into the right hip. I have pain and numbness running down my right leg. After I ride for a while I have pain running from the neck down my arms.

So- I can't ride without pain. I quite often ride hard at different places like "hills" and others "in self-defense". I know someone will attack so I attack. I attack them and I attack myself. I know "it's" coming so I may as well "get into it"! And- most of these rides are friendly "get-togethers" so we wait just over the top of the hills or at corners where we turn, etc.

That's why I take steroids! Then the night before a ride, like this one, I "blood-dope". I only get the blood that Keith Richards has replaced though. Maybe that's my problem. Then right before I get on the bike I smoke some crack. Now that will give you that lift that espresso can fail to do. The problem with crack is - it only lasts about an hour- hour and a half. So after you get rolling pretty good- for an hour or two you might need a booster "smoke". It's really hard to get a paceline or a pack of riders to stop while you smoke crack though. Some riders actually seem to resent your doing so.

Now for all you idiots that thought the last paragraph was true- it ain't! I've never seen blood doping, crack, etc.

Fact is- I try to live a healthy life so that if God needs this body for something- He can have it.

Getmyback! Quick- get my back! Getmyback!

You're so smooth- cut me some slack!

You'll get my head all out of whack!

I'll see you at your place if I don't crack!?!

I'll just try to give you what's true.

I won't bullshit anyone, especially you.

I'll be the best I can be and do the best I can do.

Why don't we drink a Margarita and play the kazoo?

Hi Chris Eddy! I can't ride hard every day or really - only once a week about. My legs have been hurting all the time lately. I think I over-did it for a while there. I'm riding okay. Just hurt. I'm not riding today. I need some rest. Yesterday was pretty hard. Tomorrow I might ride for an hour or so. Wednesday I'll ride about 50 or 60. Santana and Benson are pretty tough huh? I've always loved them both. John Handy is old school and up to date! I saw a very good rendition of "Hardwork" at a bar once (decades ago). The band played the song and one by one each musician put his instrument down and walked of the stage. I think the drummer was last. Pretty cool exit. Thank you Chris Eddy. Thanks for riding with me.

Yo Bro Rossi. I wish I could ride over there. It's unfortunate, sometimes, that the world is so large. It's large and small at the same time. The bicycle is the greatest achievement by man. I'm biased though! Thanks Bro!

Hi Msorensson! Thanks for stopping by!

Yo Billy! The Blues Brothers have a great rendition don't they? Yo Bro- I love your latest!