AndyTwoSlow

unless you're running competitively, a timed run is more a competition with yourself than the people around you. Do one at a pace you know you can finish. if that means walking, then you can work on walking less in the next one. I did my first 5k last march and have an 8k coming up in a couple weeks, followed by the same…

maybe it's buried in the 19 pages somewhere between here and the original post but the one thing that really changed my running from "running" to "training" was getting a heart rate monitor. Think of it like a tachometer for your car. It tells you how hard you're really working, not how hard it feels like your working.…

to borrow the words of Thomas Wayne - Why do we fall down? take a walk around the block during doctor appointments. do yoga at home after everyone is in bed/settled for the night. Control the things you can and let the rest flow around and through you.

ducati monster here. almost to 70,000 miles. in SoCal/Orange County can catch my shenanigans on twoslow.com

From Sunday http://twoslow.com/2014/03/rite-spring-palomar/

welcome.

welcome.

Monday was a holiday so ACH seemed like a good idea. http://twoslow.com/2014/01/jan-20-ach/ downtown LA in the distance

I bought a new fencing uniform in 2012. Before they were a year old, i could barely zip everything up without having to suck it in. That's when I decided enough ***** footing around and get serious, not just think I could 'eat healthy' and lose weight.

sometimes you have to stop and enjoy the view :)

i squeezed in a ride on new year's day http://twoslow.com/2014/01/first-new-years-ride/

devil's rejects.

i guess people are shy. I went riding last week with some buds up in the Ventura mountains near Ojai, CA. http://twoslow.com/2013/12/dec-1-ojai/ those are the channel islands off in the distance.

As a fellow SoCal resident I can say if there's one thing SoCal DOES need more of, it's more hot moms. Good work.

nice resume greg. I have a buddy who swears by his old V Strom. I can't get over the name so I'd never be able to own one ;) part of me hopes my duc runs forever. the other part always wants a new bike.

hello. just joined, been MFP'ing for about 5 months. Riding for about 7 years. 2004 Ducati Monster 620. Fun little bike that's cheap to insure, easy on gas, and takes me everywhere from commuting to 3,000 mile road trips. I like all bikes, sportbikes, cruisers, standards, dualsports.. I'm particular to naked bikes and…

I had an ACL/meniscus repair several years ago and did a lot of different post-op exercises in PT. I will say, between my injury and the surgery I had about a month wait, just between the MRI and scheduling it took a while. In that time, I was walking fine, I was just pretty slow going up stairs and was careful not to…

middle weight twin like a sv will feel like a bigger bike with the oomph down low, without having to wring it's neck to get some thrust like an midweight I4. SV is a great bike, the only thing lacking, like a lot of middel-road bikes, is the suspension. The good news is, the SV are like legos and it's just a matter of…

Ducati Monster with the baby 620 engine. I wanted the bigger bike but insurance and gas mileage pointed me at the smaller engine. Since then I've put the 'big bike' forks and shock on it, two sorely needed upgraded on ducs. Triumph Scrambler is on my short list for the next bike, but I do like the new KTM 990SMT.

I'd love to get an XS twin, but they so ridiculously priced right now. 30+ year old bike in so-so condition for $4k? are you effing nuts?

Let me turn your question around a little, from a motorcyclists point of view... why do you guys do everything but drive while you're driving? willing to give the benefit of the doubt that it's something to do with being poorly training and having to maintain constant digital contact with everyone (i'm crap at psychology,…

that sounds awesome. some friends and I did 7(?) days from SoCal to Yellowstone and back in 2011. It was pretty amazing. we used facebook to document our trip so our group and our families could keep track: https://www.facebook.com/pages/OCMoto-Yellowstone-2011/233395296685022

hop on, ride around the block a few times, dismount, work, ?, profit. bleh, I didn't realize my pic got cropped: http://twoslow.com/wp-content/uploads/wppa/540.jpg

if you're talking about pain in your rear, that goes away 1 of 2 ways: 1) saddle time, 2) equipment. Unfortunately there's no "2 weeks" answer to the saddle time. There are too many factors. You're using muscles you don't normally use (if you're new to biking), using them in different ways. Just like any activity, build up…

protein powder blended up in some soy milk. It looks like concrete but satisfies my sweet tooth, with protein to keep me full.

pretty normal. same thing for me. My weight will fluctuate up/down within a pound or two all week, then suddenly I'll see a 1.5-2 drop on Thursday from the previous Thursday. So I pretty much only record my weight on Thursdays. Mine seems to be exercise schedule related. As said above, just recognize that's how your body…

you can't change someone, or make them change. when she's ready, she'll change herself. unfortunately 'when' may never come.

I was never a runner, but I started using Podrunner Intervals with their First Day to 5k program. I've since 'graduated' the 10 weeks and I'm onto the next program, Gateway to 8k. They have other programs to increase speed and distance. I could barely run around the block but now I'm running untimed 5k in my neighborhood…

to borrow a phrase I've used in a different situation: "I can lose weight, but you'll still be a *****."