Time Change Mickler Ride...

Garmin Route


So the ride this morning was awesome! Since the time changed when I left at 6am it was starting to get bright already and by the time I got to Jim's it was light out! It was great weather a tad chilly at times but warm enough to not be cold. The ride went really good it was the first long ride with the Garmin and it worked awesome! The battery was plenty powerful and the GPS was spot on the entire time. There was a little confusion in the GPS because when we got to Mickler's Landing we walked our bikes to the beach so the GPS has me tracked really slow, so it messed up my averages but that’s no biggie! I love the graphs this thing puts out! All in all I rode 45+ miles and felt awesome! My butt was a little so because I rode the MTB yesterday and hadn't in a while so the bigger seat made me a tad sore. I am also sure it didn't help that me and Dana stayed out until 1am at Angie's place for Halloween but I had a great time! We went in costume for the first time together! I was a whoopee cushion and she was a Brick house. I even bought a fart machine! It was great!

1202 Miles

Sand Spur Fun...

So went riding in the Julington Durbin Preserve. That is the place where I was attacked by Killer Bees last time I was in there. So I took a different route! Well this route was far better as far as sand and Killer Bees go. I had a really good time! I saw turkey, armadillos, squirrels & snakes. It was a nice warm ride. Went about 10 miles total and when I got back home I went to the pool and jumped right in with my bike shorts on and did a few laps. Man was that refreshing! But when I got out I noticed that my rear tire was a little flat and the front was pretty low. Then I looked and had about a 100 sand spurs in each tire. By the time I got to my front door they were both flat! At least it wasn't when I was deep in the woods. So when I got the tires off the tubes I had about 7 holes in each tube! So then I had to get needle nose pliers and pull each thorn out of my tire one by one!! Man was that fun! But it was good to get back on the mountain bike!

Solo Foggy Work Ride...

Garmin Route


Ride this morning was very very foggy and muggy. Not what you would expect at almost November!! I rode alone this morning and it was a good ride just wet and nasty after riding through the fog for an hour.

Mornin Ride From Jim's House...

Garmin Route


Met Jim at the back of his complex. Roads were nasty wet from the rain over night. The bikes got really dirty and we got pretty wet as well from road splash. We were a little slower than normal because we had to keep it slow in the turns and merges due to the wet roads. Still a good ride though!

Dark solo morning work ride...

Garmin Route


This morning was a little dark and a little cold. It was almost to cold but warm enough that i didnt have to wear cold weather clothes. Went fast I used the Garmin for the first time in the dark and it was awesome in the dark! I now have a attack time and my new route is 52 minutes. I called the city about the debris and sand on Phillips Hwy in front of the VW dealership. They were out there to clean it up in less than an Hour!!! I was like huh?? Really? I didn't think it would actually get cleaned up i was just calling to complain!

Long Lunch Ride 2.0

Garmin Route


So today we (Jim, Kenny, & I)rode the same route as yesterday and because of my cool new Cycle Computer I can compare all the info. It is sweet!! We went harder and faster today and kept my heart rate lower!!! 12 miles total Avg MPH of 19.8mph!

Long Lunch Loop.. w/ Garmin in tow :)

So here is the link to my Garmin route page.
Garmin Route

The new computer was awesome! The features are great and the computer functions on the PC are amazing. We did a 12 mile Long Lunch Loop. Averaged 18.7 MPH and I can graph everything. The only down fall i see is that i don't have a built in Odometer.

Morning solo ride...

So rode to work this morning, it was a good ride, fast and to the point. It is still really dark and it was really cold 55! I wore nylon jump pants, and a wind breaker but i was still freezing. Ride was 16.5 miles. My new Garmin computer should be here today !!! I cant wait!

Green Cove Springs...

Was a good long windy cold ride! I rode to Jim's house early and we left there for the Shands Bridge area. It was frigging cold. It was so cold I couldn't feel my toes any more. From Jim's house we went all the way down Long Leaf Pine, which dumps me right next to 13. That’s where I left Jim, (he was scared ;) he had plans). So then I had to use the bathroom emergency like :). So my options were pretty limited out in the sticks. So just by chance at the corner was a Chevron!!! Thank heavens. Well now being alone and pretty far from home, at least 20 miles, I decided that I would stand at the threshold of the door and ask if there was a bathroom I could use, I had my bike at my side then with the front wheel about half way in the store :), she said yes and pointed to the back. So me, refusing to leave my bike unattended rolled my bike right in the store and in the bathroom with me :) half way to the bathroom the lady spouted something off along the line of sir...ummm...we ummm... normally don’t let bikes in the store. But I just kept walking since she wasn't very loud spoken and just wheeled it right in with me. So then I was off alone to tackle the dreaded, scary, horrible Shands Bridge. Well it wasn't great but it wasn't that bad either, it was 8:30 ish when I rode it and only 9 cars passed me while riding it. A normal bike lane is 4', and this shoulder / bike lane was only about 2'. So it was small and there was a decent amount of trash and debris but it wasn't all that bad, the grading section was only like 40' and the crest was pretty good as well. The Clay County half of the ride was long, windy, cold, & full of hills. I liked the hills but man throwing in the wind made it terrible. I loved the country roads and morning sun. It took about 2 hours to get to Brian’s house and the ride was right at 40 miles. It was awesome to see Brian, Jessica, & Dillon. I hadn’t seen them in a while and need to do this more often. We ate at O'Charleys on the way to my house, which they gladly took me!! Food was good there I had never eaten there before. I wish Dana could have met us there but it was all the way in Fleming Island and we had a Baby Shower to go to.

Even before the Dr.

Had my Doctors appt with Dr. Romero today. Weighed in at 303lbs. BP was 130/79 and my pulse was 48. Things are getting a lot better. Rode 10 miles this morning, just did the Bartram loop and rode to the ST. Augustine / I-95 overpass and did a loop there. It was a good fast ride. Went home to jump in the pool before my Dr. Appt. and the dang pool was closed i was pissed!!!

Morning Ride...

Met up with Jim @ 6:30 at the back of his complex. I went a little further because he said by accident that it would be until 6:45 but he just was delirious. So the ride went on as planned until his protein shake got ran over by a truck :) that was hilarious! Then we were going down the fast stretch of Southside between Baymeadows and Deerwood Park and we hit 29.2 MPH it was amazing!! Ride was 26 miles for me.

First, Last Monday night Bikes Etc. Ride of the year...

So the ride went really well. Eddie, Kenny, & I went and man did Eddie do great! It was easily his fastest ride to date. He averaged around 18 MPH, and he has only been riding about a month! We went 32 Miles!! We left Eddie's house and rode to Bikes Etc. the ride was good we went down San Jose to the Acosta Bridge, Kenny didn't know that part and didn't like that he wasn't warned ;). He was on the Mountain Bike and did awesome as well.
The new wheels are awesome! They spin up so much faster and my average speeds are higher! I am thoroughly pleased!

New setup...

This afternoon Dana and I went up to Bikes Etc. to pick up my bike. I finally got my replacement rear wheel in which was upgraded from a Race to a Race Lite!! I also upgraded the front wheel to match! I upgraded my saddle to a Race X-Lite due to bending issues, and I love the New SRAM Rival Compact crank. Dana was looking at a 48cm Cannondale but she couldn’t make up her mind. We think we need to do some more testing before we know if she is really going to like road riding. I need to take her out so we can let her get the feel of a ride not just a parking lot test. I am at 950 miles so far and I am down to 307 on the home scale!! My doctors Appt. is Friday and would love to be at 299lbs!!!!! We will see!

Just Lunch even faster...

So this afternoon Jim, Kenny, & I did the lunch loop again which was day 2 for me and day 3 for Kenny! We again tried to beat our previous day and we did. Kenny was on the mountain bike again and we made it in 28 minutes. We could have gone a tad faster but we didn’t want to drop Kenny. He is a beast on the mountain bike! It was hot again @ 100°!! I think that I will take the weekend off and relax. I am planning on riding the Monday night Bikes Etc. ride with Kenny and Eddie.

Lonely Morning & Fast Lunch...

This morning I rode to work and did the short Bartram loop and then to work solo. I went hard and fast. It was dark almost the entire time and the weather was pretty muggy. At lunch Kenny and I rode the lunch loop and tried to break the 30 minute record. We did the loop in 29 minutes and he was on his mountain bike!! It was smoking hot; the temp on my computer was 102°!! So that was about 30 miles for today. Was the first time riding since the MS and I felt great!

MS-150 2009

So we rode the MS-150 and finished it, but not without hiccups! 7 miles into the ride on day one my crank arm decided that it didn’t want to be attached to my bike anymore and stayed on my shoe. I lost out on 19 miles of the ride catching SAG vehicles to the first and second rest stop trying to find a new crank bolt; the old one was stripped completely smooth!! After that we got on the way again. Eddie rode 30 miles and then left so that was his longest ride to date (He has only been riding 1.5 weeks)!! All the rest stops were awesome! Lunch was awesome; we had Firehouse Subs, Myoplex protein shakes, vitamin water, fruit, etc. The end of day one was amazing!! The feeling is unreal! Aaron fell at the finish line that we missed :), sorry Aaron.
Day 2 was far less problematic. Kenny & Eddie didn’t ride, but Jim, Aaron, Kevin, & I all rode with Neal. We rode together for about 3/4 of the day and then Kevin got a flat (Surprise!!!) We then lost Neal. Jim fell at one of the rest stops in the middle of the road. Today was only 65 miles, and day one was 86 miles. No lunch stop today but plenty of food. The finish line was amazing in St. Augustine!!! So many people! Dana was there with Kenny's wife and Aaron's wife, taking video and pictures. Bubba burger was there serving burgers, free beer, sides, and cokes, anything you can imagine! Kenny decided that he didn’t want to be completely left out on Sunday so he rode 2 miles from the finish and met us and rode the last 2 miles with us to the end so he got in the pictures!

Here are the links to the routes.
Day 1 Google Route
Day 2 Google Route

I ended up riding:
133 Miles
17.5 MPH AVG
33 MPH Max
7 Hours & 40 Minutes

Last ride before the MS 150...

So this morning Jim and I rode to work. It was cold as crap this morning! It was 60° this morning and by the time I got to work I couldn’t feel my toes and my hands were numb. I wore my normal shorts and jersey but had an Under Armor long sleeve gear shirt on under it. I will definitely need some warm clothes for the winter. The ride was our normal 24 mile ride from the back of Jims house and we went at a really fast pace today. Averaging 19 MPH total. But we had a 1.5 mile sprint from Baymeadows and Southside to Deerwood Park. We averaged 26 MPH for that 1.5 Mile stretch!!!! It was insane! Ate pasta for lunch the carbing has begun!!!

Evening ride with Neal...

Man it was crazy!! I rode the first half alone and then the second half was with Neal. We rode down Long Leaf Pine. Half of that road is closed, so it is really nice having 4 lanes to ride on! I averaged about 19-20 mph by myself. With Neal we averaged 22.5 mph. It was crazy! So that makes 50 miles for today since I rode 24 this morning and 26 and change tonight!

Morning Ride...

This morning I met Jim at the back of his house and we rode to work. Google Route Rode a total of 24 miles this morning. We went hard and fast, averaging about 19 mph. Tonight I will do a ride with Neal and try and burn myself out doing 32 miles.
We are all registered and ready to go with the MS150. I donated some of my donations to Kenny and Kevin were pretty close to $450 and we all 3 got the MS 150 Jerseys! Total we raised over $2000 total so far and it is still growing! Tomorrow night I plan on doings the bridges with Neal, then riding to work Thursday morning and taking the rest of the week to rest until Saturday morning.

Mickler's Landing and back...

So today Kevin, Jim, & I rode to Mickler's Landing and back. I rode from home and then back home, right at 50 miles! It was a good fast ride! I had no soreness or fatigue issues, and could have gone on longer.
Eddie got a Trek 1000 and has put some money into it and it is a really nice bike now!!! It looks sharp! Aaron bought a 2010 Trek 2.1 and it is also beautiful!

Ride 3 Wilmington...

Ride was good but a little short. It was late when I got started. Rode mostly alone tonight and did some exploring. Found some nasty plants called Stinging Nettle's, they are nuts!!! The instant that you touch them it is an instant burning sensation. It isn’t crazy strong just very fast and a little irritating. Got some more beautiful pictures! Will post them up soon!!
I returned the bike today. Bike Line, in Wilmington was awesome!! Everything from repairing the defective shock to taking care of a credit card problem!! I was very pleased and will without a doubt return for future business and will send future business.

Ride 2 Wilmington & 5 new rules for riding...

1. Be out of the woods be 6:45pm, Mother Nature hates all cyclist and wants us to get lost in the woods and die... in the dark!
2. A stream / creek (or "crik" as people from up here say) that flows down a mountain, on the last day of summer, regardless of how refreshing, clean, and nice it looks is freezing, even if your foot is only in it for 2 seconds!
3. Camelbacks are a necessity not a luxury!
4. Full suspension bikes work better when both shocks hold air!
5. That brownish / black colored mass in the center of the trail, no matter how it looks, because trust me it looks like a rock, or dirt etc, is really horse crap and shouldn't be ridden through under any circumstances!!!

10 miles, fast and short. Dont know if I will ride tomorrow, tired and it might rain.


That is all for now!! Off to the shower I go!

Ride 1 Wilmington...

Well all I can say is this sure isn’t Florida!!! This place is amazing!!! The views, creeks, hills, are all insane!!! There is some wicked stuff here. I rode about 3-4 hours and about 15 miles. I ran into a fellow rider on the trails who took me around some of the easy trails, then later on the way back to the hotel I ran into 2 more riders that took me on some hard core technical stuff that was out of control! I plan on going tonight also. I rented a Gary Fisher HI-FI Deluxe 29er from Bike Line here in Wilmington. They replaced the rear shock this morning because it wasn’t holding air. So it should be good tonight. I had to pump it up about every 2o minutes last night. I took some great pictures that I will post later on, with some maps! I will say this is the first time that I have been away from home that I was thinking that I would rather live here than in Florida!

Morning ride with Jim & Kevin, minus Kevin!

So this morning Kevin, Jim, & I were supposed to ride to work. I left a 5:45am so I could get to Kevin's house before he left so I could ride with him to Jim's house so I could get a longer ride in. Well about half way there I get an email telling me that he isn’t going to make it because a server is down. So I am glad I took my phone and looked to see what the message was just in case. So I got to Jim's house about 15 minutes early but that wasn’t a big deal. I went a little further than normal.
Google Route It was a fast ride we rode about 18-19 MPH AVG, from Jim's. To Jim's house I averaged about 16 MPH, total was 26.5 Miles
Lunch time me and Kenny rode our normal lunch ride
Google Route We averaged 18 MPH and went to the bank twice, once through the drive through. That’s 9.1 Miles.
So that’s about 35.5 miles today.
The MS150 is a GO!!! Nemours donated $1000 in our name so we can ride as the "Nemours Cycling Team"!! I am stoked!
Tonight Dana & I are going to the Comedy Zone to see David Allen Grier, should be a good time. We are getting ready to celebrate 2 years!!! I love her so much!

Morning ride...Or not...

So this morning I got up, got dressed, got on the bike and off I went! I got All the way to Racetrack RD and the Cemetery and boom the rain hit with fury! So I turn around and start riding back and it stops raining. So I’m thinking that I was at the edge of the storm and would just have a short 18 mile work ride. Nope about half way home it starts raining again. So I pull into the house on my way back by to get a plastic bag and it starts raining even harder! So I figure I am going to not see Dana much next week so I will just bring he bike in and go back to bed to spend some extra time with her. I rode 7.1 miles though and went the Gym at lunch time, so all is good!

2009 Endless Summer Watermelon Ride

Google Route
This was a long hard ride. Kenny, Kevin, Jim, Aaron, & I ALL completed this ride with awesome time! We averaged 18.3 MPH and had top speeds over 30 MPH, completing the ride in around 3 Hours & 40 Minutes, including 3 rest stops. It was a great experience! It was full of rain and rain and rain!! It was a torrential down pour for 3/4 of the ride. Then the sun came out and it was nice. All the rest stops were well stocked and the people were awesome! There were over 600 people preregistered! We had some crashes, bumps and bruises but it was an exciting first major group ride!
Next up is the MS 150. I am working on getting details lined up for registration and hope we will get it going soon!
Had a great weekend with Dana and was just plum wore out Sunday after the ride but luckily she understood, she rocks :)!

PCB Part 3

This morning I rode:
38.5 Miles
16 MPH AVG
36MPH Max
2 Hours 15 Min
Here is the GPS Map and Picture
Motion X iPhone GPS Map
Ride GPS Pic
Left a little late this morning, but I would have left later except Dana kindly reminded me with a kick every time I hit the snooze button. I rode the route in reverse of what I have been riding because I wanted to hit the bridge first thing so I could destroy it. It wasn’t as big as I thought and was hoping for more actually. I then had some chain problems and stopped at a Harley and RV repair shop and bummed some chain lube to un-bind one of the links. They were awesome and didn’t charge me anything. I then rode hard and averaged 18.5 MPH until my 21 mile break where is started heading East and the wind was kicking my butt so I only averaged about 14 on the way back. The weather was great and the beach views were nice as always.
Daniel will be having his baby today!! And I am the uncle! I can’t wait to get back into town to see Baby Luke! Dana is finally better and I am looking forward to having a nice day with her.

PCB Part 2

This morning I rode:
34.5 Miles
17.2 MPH AVG
23MPH Max
2 Hours
Here is the GPS Map and Picture
Motion X iPhone GPS Map
Ride GPS Pic
It was a good ride this morning. I could have ridden much further. I was feeling great! I was strong and composed. The weather was great and it didn’t get too hot, at the end of the ride it was only ~91°.
I finished Lance's book and it was a very inspiring story and I recommend it to everyone! Yesterday Dana & I rode about 9 miles together! I loved it. It was the first time we had ridden together in a while. I hope that she sticks to it and starts riding with me. If she does I would like to buy her a road bike. So for the rest of the week I hope that I can get up to about 50-60 miles.

PCB Part 1

So went for the first ride here in PCB. It was nice out this morning and I rode 20.5 miles. It was a fast hard ride one way and a grueling head wind ride home. I plan on doing 4 more rides this week skipping tomorrow and Friday. I am going to go up 10 miles per ride so I hope to be at 60 miles on Thursday so I can be ready for 68 on Sunday in the watermelon ride.
Motion X iPhone GPS Map
Ride GPS Pic
Went by one of the local bike shops here to look at maybe getting another tire... but I think that I will wait. I got some well needed rest and started reading, Lance Armstrong’s book; It’s Not About the Bike. It is a very good read so far.

Solo fast ride! Vacation starts today!

So this morning I rode the 16.5 Mile Bartram loop.
Google Route
I went fast and hard!!
16.5 Miles
18 MPH AVG
28 MPH Max
The weather was nice and the sky was beautiful! I rode with the new pedals, and the new helmet! The pedals are awesome I think that made one of the biggest differences. I got the Shimano A520 Road Pedals!! The helmet is a Giro Saros Red/White Helmet, it is super comfortable, and matches the bike! I ordered some new black side paneled Nemours riding team shorts today and a few more jerseys. So they should be here by the MS 150.
Vacation starts today! We leave at 2pm for Panama City Beach, all we have to do is go home, pack, and don’t come back until next Friday!

Long DARK ride

Rode this morning and met Jim at the back of his sub division. It was a beautiful morning. The moon and and the stars were still bright and the sun barely came up before we got to work!! It was DARK!!!!! Its about to start changing and not be bright early :(. I hate that time of year!
Rode 24 Miles
17 MPH AVG
28.6 MPH Max
1 Hour & 25 Minutes
When we pulled up to the office, we turned around and there was Aaron on his mountain bike in his Nemours Jersey! That was awesome!



Google Route
iPhone GPS Upload via Motion X

Donovan's Summer Picnic Ride

So the ride was awesome! We went through historic ST. Augustine, the ocean, the marshes, and over the intracoastal 6 times! We rode a total of:
43.5 Miles
16 MPH AVG
2 Hours & 45 Minutes
Max MPH 37.6
It was a strong ride for me. I started the ride with the B/C group and rode that for about 18 miles, but it was entirely to slow for me. Then the A group with Neal & the 2 Scotts caught up. I rode with the A group for about 10 miles and then got dropped. After that I finished the ride pretty much solo. I struggled petty hard at the end. I ran out of food and water and it was ~98°.I will post a map later!

Graham Swamp and Lunch!!

Well Yesterday was a double whammy! I rode 10 miles on the rode on Kevin’s mountain bike with Jim, Kenny, & Aaron. Kevin punked out because he was sore :( anyway... Jim rode his mountain bike for the first time and did amazing, he loved it. Then last night Neal, Scott, & I went to Graham swamp. Rode the 7 mile loop well into darkness. There was some rain and boy was it muggy! We went fast and hard. I was pushed to my limit because of the lunch ride and their stamina!!
Ride GPS Map

Ride in with Kevin...

Rode this morning to work. Woke up late and didn't ride as far as i wanted but I went to Long Leaf pine, where i met Kevin and then we rode back to work.
22.3 Miles
26.5 MPH Max
17 MPH AVG
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Google Route
Hopefully tomorrow I will be going to Graham Swamp after work, and potentially riding to work again tomorrow.

Nemours Team is now REAL!!

So yesterday I rode to work in the new jerseys and shorts that came in on Thursday! They are amazing! V-Gear did an awesome job!! I rode in at 22 miles solo Google Route. At lunch I rode 10 miles with Jim Ride GPS Map. So that was 32 miles for yesterday.
This weekend me and Dana went to Disney and just went to the Hotel and had a great time just laying around.
Jim got a new bike this weekend and I can’t wait to get out and see how Jim does on the new bike. I think he is going to be a beast!

Beautiful Morning! Beautiful Moon!

Rode this morning and met Jim at the back of his sub division. It was a beautiful morning. The moon and and the stars were still bright and the morning dew was calming! I really enjoyed it!
Rode 24 Miles
16.5 MPH AVG
26 MPH Max
1 Hour & 15 Minutes.

Updated the Odometer reading so it reads all the miles I have put on the bike since I started riding again.

Google Route

Solo 22 Mile Work Ride

Rode in this morning solo. Went to Long Leaf pine and then back to work.
22.3 Miles
26.2 MPH Max
17 MPH AVG
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Google Route
Went to Espeto Brazilian Steakhouse tonight with Dana. It was amazing! Working at Shooters in the morning. Then a nice weekend! Scale still at 313lbs.

First fall of the year!

Went to Graham Swamp last night with Neal, Kevin, Kenny, Jim & Aaron. Had a blast! We did the full loop which I rode 7.1 miles. Went over the bars when some sticky mud caught the front tire about 1/4 of the way up! No pain just really muddy! This was the first time that I have done the entire loop and it was awesome! I will always finish now! The end is much faster and a lot of fun! Kevin had another flat that make about 12!! I took the Remedy to the shop for the 100 mile tune up, so that will be a few days, and I weighed it while I was there and it weighs 30.7lbs!
I updated the blog template some and I like it a lot better! I am still working on it so we will see where it goes from here!

16.5 Mile into work

Rode to work solo this morning.

16.5 Miles
25.4 MPH Max
17 MPH AVG
58 Minutes
186 Odometer

Nice ride, very cool, rode a nice 4 miles @ 24 mph, and was hurting pretty bad still from the 54 Mile ride.
I made some google maps routes that I will figure out how to share later. Headding to Graham Swamp tomorrow with a large group!
Google Route

And then there was 54!!

So this morning I got up and met Jim at his house at 6:15am. We then proceeded to ride to Neal's house and ride to the beach. That’s about 16.5 miles one way. Once we got there Jim turned around and went back because he had to go to his kid’s soccer game. I rode with Neal down A1A to St. Augustine and then up US1 back to 210. Total round trip was 54 miles. That is my farthest ride to date!!! Neal was a big inspiration!
Here is the route and stats GPS punked out about half way through. The odometer is now at 170.
Ride Map

Solo 30 mile ride this morning!

This morning Kevin didn’t make the ride because of extenuating circumstances that I will not get into ;)!! But I rode 30 miles solo! It was a good ride with a new route. I am not sure I will go that way again for now due to some construction and lack of bike lanes but we’ll see. The stats were:
30.1 Miles
17.3 MPH AVG
27.5 MPH Max
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Odometer is now @ 115 miles

Scale this morning post ride said 313lbs.

I didn't get to ride the bridges on Tuesday due to weather. And tonight at Hanna Park doesn’t look promising either but we will see!
GPS Maps of the ride are below!
Ride GPS Map
Google GPS Map

Beautiful morning on the road bike!

This morning I rode out to the back entrance to Jim's neighborhood and met him there, that’s almost to 2209 about a 5 mile trip from my house. So i added 10 miles on the ride to work.
Stats:
24 miles
16.5 MPH AVG
25.4 MPH Max
1 hour & 26 minutes
I am now at 85 Miles on the odometer, since the new tires on 7/20/09, thats 42 miles per week average!!! I wanna get that higher though!!.
The scale this morning after the ride said 316 lbs!! That's 84 lbs. now.
Jim did really well he kept up the whole time and didn’t hold me back too much! Tonight I am going to do the bridges with Neal in Nocatee. That should be another 20 miles.
Had a great weekend with Dana we sat around and did nothing but spend some really good quality time together. It was awesome! We got the house and animals all clean and looking good.
GPS Maps of the ride are below!
Ride GPS Map
Google GPS Map

Daddy Day Care!?

So this morning I drove to Kevin’s house and we rode from there because he rode my road bike last night to see if he liked it and did 30 miles!! So he just kept it at his house and I went there in my car. We rode all the way to his daughters daycare and then to work. We rode:

28 miles
16 MPH AVG
27.5 MPH Max
1 hour and 44 min

I now have 61 miles on the new tires and 40 on the new shoes. I am not 100% sure but I think that the new shoes has helped a lot with the calf cramps??? Not sure about that yet though. Registered for the Endless Summer Watermelon Ride yesterday and hopefully will register for the MS 150 today. Scale still at 325lbs.
Ride Map

Graham Swamp & Ride to work!

Well last night I rode at Graham Swamp with Jim & Kevin O’.  I bought some new Bontrager Race Mountain Bike Shoes today!! We rode about 1.5 miles in the trails while flirting with rain. Never did rain really but I broke my chain in half!!! $!#$$^@%$&^@$&*$&((!!!!@!!!!!! So anyway we walked back to the trail head and I left my Remedy 7 and me and Jim took turns riding my Kona which I brought for him to ride. Well a few minutes later another rider came to the trail head and said he could fix it for my so I got my bike and broke chain and he showed me how to do it and did it for me. So not only did he help me fix it but he taught me how to do it for next time!!!! I owe him that was a long drive for nothing! So back on the trail we went about 3 miles this time and then the lightening came and we dropped Kevin because he went back to the trail head by taking a shortcut he found. So we finally made it back still skirting the horrible rain by about ½ a mile and headed home. Loved the new shoes!!!!!
This morning I rode to work alone no one else could make it! I made record time! I am getting faster and faster this morning I did

11 Miles
18.6 AVG MPH
34 Minutes
28.6 MPH MAX

Scale this morning said 325 again after my food fest last weekend at Texas De Brazil & Chevy’s.
Me and Dana went to Typhoon Lagoon last weekend with Kevin O’ & Riley!! Had a blast got there at like 11:30am and didn’t leave until 7:00pm. I was WTFO!!! We did all the slides and also had a great time with Riley. We stayed at the Mona Lisa Suites Hotel!! Dana did a great job on the hotel! It was beautiful!

Graham Swamp!!!

Graham Swamp was awesome!! Me, Kevin, & Mark Peck went. It was only like a 45 minutes drive and all 3 bikes did great on my bike rack! It was with out a doubt more extreme than hanna Park but at the same time alot slower due to alot of up hills. There was some soft sand but alot less roots. The big down hills were awesome! There were 2 down hills i wouldnt do and alot of ramp/jumps i wouldnt touch. Alot of it is also very technical. I will go back and often it was a nice place not too far away that can be done after work!

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Bridges

Did another bridge attack! 5 full trips again! That’s 10 up and 10 down. Hit 38.1 last night on the way down. Rode a total of 20 miles. Still had some leg cramp issues but I am working on that. I love the new tires! I will post pics later. I got the red walled Bontrager RL. They are 700x23 instead of 25 but I liked them a lot and they worked well. Me, Neal, And the 2 Scotts came out. Kenny was on his mountain bike with mountain tires but he hung!!! Hitting Graham Swamp today with Kevin and Mark Peck. We’ll see how that goes. We have been getting a little trash talk in the email so we will hear some call outs in the swamp!!
Ride GPS Map

Scale @ 325lbs.

Hanna Park last night. Ride to work this morning.

Last night me, and Kevin went to Hanna Park and rode the north loop and a few other random trails, about 3/4 of hte way through Kenny showed up and rode for a bit. Kevin had a rough night! First he tried to Football block a large tree that had fallen and his shoulder lost. Second he wiped out and took a bad spill over the handle bars when his handle bars hit a tree on a narrow pass. Then he got a flat. So yeah he had it rough!!
Headded home and me and Dana had dinner with my buddy Tommy and his G/F at Chillis.
This morning i rode to work. Did it a little differently though i left the house and headded for Kevins and Jims road 210. so i rode 5.5 miles until i met up with them and turned around and headded back. Jim and Kevin kept up really well with me being on a road bike! I went 22.2 miles, 28mph max, 17.3 mph avg. tot time 1 hour 17minutes. Ride GPS Map
Scale this morning at work said 325lbs.

Harry Potter and the Gym...

Went to the gym today. Got a pretty good workout but other than that no other real exercise. After work though me and Dana went to see the New Harry Potter movie. It was awesome!!! After that grabbed some sushi and a sub. Today the sample jersey came in and we all picked out our sizes. I started working on some potential designs for the uniforms. So we should have a final version soon!! I am stoked!!!

Bridges...

Me, Kevin, Neal, and Scott rode the Nocatee bridge today. Me and Neal
rode from the gate at US1 and Palm Valley, and Kevin and Scott drove
to the bridge. I rode a total of 20.5 miles and did 10 climbs up the
bridge. That's a total of 5 round trips. I was able to stand up and
power up the bridge once and boy did my quads burn. The ride back I
started getting bad cramps in my left calf. Maybe some more nutrients
next time.

Ichetucknee Springs

So we went campng and tubing!!!! Had a blast! Got there Saturday
morning rode the river from the south entrance to the end because the
first entrance had met capacity already. That night we cooked
hamburgers and hotdogs and mac n cheese. Had an awesome camp fire, and
made smores. Weather was awesome! We camped in a nice tent and could
see the stars I will be doing that again soon!! We got up Sunday
morning and rode the river from the north entrance and got big
inflatiable boats this time instead of tubes. I swam about a third of
the way and Riley even got in the water with me for a while. Me and
Dana really enjoyed camping with Kevin and Riley. We got some good sun
also which makes Dana happy!!
Found my bike rack at my moms and am getting my hitch installed in the
morning at 7am!!!!

Wet n' Muddy Hanna!!

Thursday we went to Hanna park. Kevin, Jim, Todd, Me, Neal, & Scott
went. We had an awesome times man it was so nasty but it was so
awesome!! We did 1.5 loops of the easy side and tore it up fast!!
Good news we got approved for the Nemours Cycling Team the company is
goin to buy us jerseys and shorts and put us in races!! We are stoked!
The samples will be here soon for fitting. Primtek is going great!
Website is up and incorporation is next weekend! Me and Dana have been
doing great lately, things are awesome and I love being with her more
and more all the time. I'm down to 331lbs. Almost time for that WII Fit!
Ichnatucknee tomorrow me, Dana, Kevin & Riley. Fun fun.

No swimming here!

We'll we tried to go to Typhoon Lagoon and it was closed due to
capacity. So we drove to Blizzard Beach guess what they were also
closed due to capacity. We went to Disney's Yacht & Beach Club to swim
at their pool since it is suspossed to be the best. It was! Awesome
layout and was huge! The bottom of some of the pools are sand so that
is neat also.
Went to the gym this morning that's the second time since we've been
here. I also went on Thursday morning had a good workout. They still
haven't fixed the safety issue with the lateral pull down machine I
think because of that this will be our last trip to the buena vista
palace. Sad.

Last Night @ Disney's Quest

Well last night we went to Disney's Quest. It was just OK. It was like a giant Dave n' Buster's or a giant game room but all the games were free. It was OK but i really wasn't in the mood to play games so it was just kinda whatever. I could be fun though. Its alot cheaper than going to a real game room. We got in for free because of our annual passes but otherwise its $40. We then ordered in so pizza and wings and a sub from a delivery place that is open until 4am. Yeah it Sucked hard core!!! they didn't even bring it to our room. We had to go down and get it. We got a 2 litre of sprite and ended up with Coke. Food was cold. Wont order there again. Going to get some food in a few then we are going to Typhoon Lagoon.

In Disney World

Went to the movies at Pleasure Island aka. Downtown Disney. Saw
Transformers 2 it was awesome!! The sound screwed up for about half of
it so we got free tickets to see another movie. So then we went to see
my sisters keeper and they started playing Transformers again lol. So
we got 2 more free tickets, we have 4 now :). We can see the fireworks
from our room it's really cool. Dana is awesome for always thinking
about little things like that she rocks and is the best ever. Tonight
I think we are going to Disney Quest.

Todays ride... After work!

So we rode home today also!! All of us Jim, Kevin and me. We rode
about 23 miles total and the ride was a good work out!! There were a
few places that it got kinda shaddy with the rush hour traffic on
Soithside Blvd, but we made it. Next time I will most likely look into
another route home if I decide to ride home also.
Me and Dana are in Orlando now. We are staying at the Buena Vista
Palace again. It's our favorite, and were here 5 nights this time!! We
are both off until Monday!!
I will be working out every morning and eatting good still.
My legs feel like Jello.
We just watched the fireworks over Magic Kingdom from our hotel rooms
balcony!! It rocks. Dana is awesome for always doing the reservations
she is amazing and I love her more than anything!
I decided on what I wanna do about the bike transportation problem. I
was looking at trucks and SUV's but David our new PC tech put me on
the idea of a hidden hitch for my GTO and we called around and it was
only $165 installed and I already have a hitch bike rack. So after the
hitch and the small to normal adapter it will be about $200. So I hope
to do this next week.

Last night's ride & Our morning commute

Last night me and Kevin left from my house and rode down Bartram to Race Track to 2209 and met Jim half way down 2209. We then kept going to Kevin’s house on 210. Then turned around and headed back to my house. We totaled around 21 miles. Averaging 18-20 MPH.

This morning Jim, Kevin, & me met at my house at 6:30AM. And rode the route in the picture below. It says it is only 10.2 via Kevin’s Blackberry tracking GPS. But my Cyclometer says it was 11 miles. Took us 40 minutes.

Ride GPS Map

Busy Saturday!

Taught at Shooters again this weekend! That’s 2 weekends in a row. So that’s cool. Me and Dana ate sushi with Daniel, Tiffany, and Trinity.  And now we are just relaxing at home spending some quality time! I dropped my Road bike and Remedy off at the Bike Shop. I need the grip tape replaced on the Road bike & it never had its tune up. I was also checking if they could put more air in the rear shock on my Remedy.

Hanna

Did the south loop and the first trail twice. Me, Kevin O., & Aaron went. Chuck had to work late. We found out in the woods that Michael Jackson died. Ride was good on the new bike!!! Dual suspension is the way to go for sure!

Went to dinner with Josh, hadn’t seen him in a while. Ate at Clarks and strangely enough I think that every time we go there we get crappy service. But whatever! It was good seeing a good friend so the setting was not important.

Weighed in at 337lbs. This morning. Will hit the gym today!

Hanna Tonight!

Hopefully we get a good turnout. Me, Kevin O., Aaron, & Chuck are supposed to go. Neal said he might go but wasn’t sure. Hope it stays somewhat dry. Eating dinner tonight at Clarks with Josh. Update later.

Lunch Ride again!! This time with issues!

So we went for a lunch ride! Half way through Kevin gets a pinch flat!! So I ride all the way back to work hauling butt so I can make it back in time so we can still get to the dirt so I can try my new bike. SO I get back and realize that I forgot my mini pump, so I saw Kenny driving and had him take me back to Kevin with his truck so I could bring a big pump. Get back we pit stop change the tire. Hit the dirt!! Today was the first time I hit the “Mountain” from the top instead of half way!! I love this new bike it is a dream! Rode about 8 miles! It was 98 degrees!!

Best Day Ever!!!!

So yesterday was my Birthday! I’m 26 L almost 30!

I weighed in at 340lbs this morning!!! That’s 60lbs in less than 3 months!

My G/F Bought me the best gift I have ever received!!!! A Trek Remedy 7!!!! It’s the Biggest Baddest Dual Suspension mountain bike I have ever seen!! It’s beautiful!!! Just like her!!

Trek Remedy 7 In The Bathroom

Trek Remedy 7

So I was like hold on! How did you ever manage to get it in the house?? She had one of my good friends Kevin come over to my house and pick it up from the LBS on his lunch break and put it in our bathroom! What’s funny is that she never even saw it she just heard me talking about it and called the LBS and told them and they were like yeah we know the bike he was looking at. She buys it over the phone and just has Kevin go get it! So when she tells me to go to the bathroom I was in shock!!! Then I decided to give her a hard time! I was like o man not a big deal but you got the model without pedalsJ  (higher end bikes don’t come with pedals, you have to put your own on) she was like what I’m sorry, and I had to explain it to her. So then she takes me down there and buys me pedals too J

Everyone knew but me the LBS (local bike store), friends, co-workers, everyone!

She is amazing!! I cannot believe that I have a G/F that cares about me that much I love her more than anything in the world!!

Busy

Today started out busy. It has calmed down a little had a good 40
minute workout in the gym at work. Did treadmill and upper body.
Having a meeting with some potential business partners.

Happy Fathers Day Dads

Wishing all dads a happy fathers day. I went to the cemetary and
wished my Dad and Grandpa a happy fathers day. It was nice to go by
there. I took Dana for the the first time also.

Birthday party at Dave & Buster's!!

It was awesome! Kevin O', Barry & family, Todd and family, Angie &
Bronwyn w/ their boyfriends, Brian & Jessica & Dillon, Daniel &
Tiffani & Trinity, Aaron & Shelly, & Naomi all were there. It was
awesome!! Dana did awesome I had an awesome time. Afterward we went to
Angie & Bronwyn's house and relaxed. I resisted and had no drinks
tonight.

No workout today. I needed a break.

Taught the class at Shooters this morning, and on the way back stopped
by bikes etc to drop off my bike to get it fixed. I bought a new seat
called the Big Earl!! It's suspossed to be nice I tried it and liked
it alot! Since it was on clearance for 50% off I bought 2 one for the
bike and one for the extra seat post that I fixed after Kona sent me
some free parts!!
They are looking into the best options for fixing my bottom bracket
issues but we will see what they find. It may be a free fix or it
could be $200.

Hanna tonight!

Me, Kevin, & Craig showed up. Craig did really good for his first
time. But left a little earlier. He rode the first 3 trails. Me and
Kevin ended up doing about 8 trail miles! My friggin saddle broke
again, well didnt break just bent, and I am still having issues with
the drive train. I am going to take it back up there tomorrow morning after I teach the concealed weapons class at shooters.

Doctors appt results

Since April 1, 2009

Cholesterol

LDL: 88 down from 120
HDL: 33 up from 28
Triglycerides: 55 down from 100

BP:142/72 down from 150

EKG: Came back perfect.

Weight: 343 down from 400!!


That’s from taking 500mg Niacin (Nicotinic Acid), 2400-4800mg omega3, and a multi vitamin a day.

Wii Fit

Played with the Wii tonight for the first time. I couldn’t use the Wii fit because I am over the 330lbs weight limit but I was able to use the Wii active which was an awesome workout!! I played it over at my buddy Eddies place and Dana even played the Yoga in the Wii Fit part and did really well. I really want one when I get under 330. Ride tomorrow at Hanna Park!!

Lunch time ride!

We went 10 miles, looked like it was going to rain the entire time but never did. The clouds just made it nice and not as hot. Me, Jim, Kevin, & Aaron went today. We are still on for Hanna tomorrow, we’ll see how many show up! Down to 343lbs. Today! Doctors appt. Tomorrow hope I get good news about my HDL.

Last night's ride with Kevin

20 Miles!! Go Kevin! I rode the first 17 on my Trek Road Bike and then got on my mountain bike and did 3 miles worth of trails off road across the street from my house and turned around because it was too wet. Hoping to ride today but it looks like it might rain!

Gym @ Lunch, Ride after Work

1 hour in the gym today at work. Me Kevin and Dana are going to ride at least 16 miles tonight. Then tomorrow at lunch, and then Friday at Hanna is the plan. I guess we will see how much of that happens!

 

The ride today

Just me and Aaron today. Jim was sick and went home early. Kevin has stuff to do at lunch and Todd says that he didn’t know about us riding even though I sent him the email yesterday. We went 10 fast miles. It  was good and hot but we had a good time.

SO lets make some updates

Well I am now with my Girl Friend of almost 2 years Dana. She is amazing.
I am sad to say that i let myself go again and ended up back at 400lbs. I started my weight loss program again on 4/1/09 and as of today am down to 347 again. So this will be the last time. As i am getting older this will get nothing but harder. Luckily right now it is somewhat easy. But I feel like I have dodged a bullet by not being in worse health by now seeing how I lived for so long.

ATI REMOTE WONDER PLUS

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This remote is awesome!! It is a super simple install, and a breeze to setup / use.
You can find them other places than just ATI's site There are 3 different models I would defiantly recommend the Plus it has mouse controls and is RF. I couldn’t be happier!

Later,

J.W.

Geting back into it...

Well I haven’t been riding or anything for like 2 weeks. Until last Tuesday when I started riding again. I believe what I did was pull my MCL in my left knee. Not entirely sure on how I did it. It was either at the gym while doing some lower body stuff or riding the day before. I noticed it on early Friday morning at like 3 A.M. I woke up and my knee was hurting like crap, at first I thought that it was just the way I was laying with my knee completely bent with my foot under my right leg. So I straightened it out and went back to sleep. Well when I woke up the next morning my knee didn’t really "hurt" but I could defiantly tell something was wrong it was very uncomfortable to bend my knee and hold it in the air. Walking didn’t bother me much but sitting with my knee bent was aggravating. So I just took it was for a while and went to the gym and just did upper body and cutout the treadmill for a while. Which I think I will still lay off of for another week or so because still being like 310 lbs. running isn’t the greatest thing for my joints.
Other than that I have gotten in to reading and strangely I have read all of the Harry Potter book and to my utter amazement they are awesome, I could not be more impressed, but now I have to wait for the last book to be released and it will probally be awhile.
I copied all the camcorder footage I have ever gotten onto the computer and put them in an .mpg format also, as to safe guard I won’t loose them and also make them more convenient to watch! I will probally be posting some of them on my website soon.
I sold my Yukon last week to an old friend that is now engaged. So now I have just the
GTO until I get me another truck, I think I am going to get like an extended cab 1500 Chevy or something like that just cheap and a truck not a SUV. With that money I refinanced my car and paid half of it off!! And got rid of the moronic GMAC Idiots, I hated doing business with them and will never do it again. I am also going to totally redo my 3rd bedroom into like a computer/entertainment room, and I also got some new pimp tight!!!! 19" DVI LCD monitors!!
B.J. one of my friends that had moved to Orlando for 2 years moved back last week also!
Other than that I have been good and just been keeping busy getting stuff around the house and
On my computer organized. So I will now resume the strenuous workout schedule and begin loosing weight again. To reach my goal of 280-300lbs. by Jan 1, 2006.

Later,

J.W.

Just riding along...

Well I have been riding alot lately. Did 24 miles yesterday and even more last week. Been to the gym Mon, Tue, wed, and today. Was going to go outta town this weekend but that plan got smashed by a few things maybe next weekend.
Things are going good still at work we had a cook out today. My buddy B.J. that moved to Orlando a while back is moving back to jax this month, that’s cool. Leeanna is like 4 months pregnant. Daniel had fallen off the earth but has started calling again some what.
This week I am defiantly going to go see the Dukes of Hazzard; I think that is going to be an awesome movie.
Me and Brian also found an awesome place to hang out. It's free also but I can’t tell you where it is cuz then it will be too crowded :).
But other than that my mother is doing alot better and things are going pretty good right now.

Later,

J.W.

By papa...

Well Monday morning at 11:20 my grandfather died from complications from cancer, lung problems etc. He was 84 and had been in the hospital for the past 6 months. Luckily I was there when he passed with my grandmother, uncles and my mother. Even though we weren’t that close it still hits home real hard and I will miss him alot! But it’s for the better; he had been in pain for so long and didn't deserve what he was getting. Also it was a painless passing, they had been worried that it was going to be a painful death but, luckily it wasn’t. I am down to around 310 lbs. I put up some new pictures on my website. www.thelug.com/images/weightloss.html
Things are going great I am still riding and working out all the time. So I just am living life!

Later,

J.W.

Chuapthingy...

Well last night I rode 26 miles on my trek that’s the first real ride I have had on the bike it was great I loved it!! I a down to 315lbs this morning. I had a crazy flat on the goat Monday morning I had like 8 bubbles in the side wall luckily I made it to work ok!! Seeing as how the night before I had an expressway run to 140mph!!
This weekend my grandma calls me up and says I found a kitty and its outside and going to die if you don’t come get it??????????? WTF is that lol. So me and Brian go over there and get the cat and stick it in my tub at home till after dinner and a movie. We named the kitty rocket! Went and saw wedding crashers this weekend twice and I was literally the funniest movie I have ever seen it was awesome I loved it. There is nothing better. The next movie I am really stoked about is Doom with the rock it comes out in Sept. I got my 3rd season of Red Vs. Blue also I love that stuff it is hilarious! Got Richard and Nicole to start going to the gym with me that’s a god send cuz it was getting boring going by myself now that Jeff quit and doesn’t workout any more. Hung out with josh and Mel again this weekend, and then D.J. later on that night. Head from Daniel and B.J. Also but for god sakes where's Chad he is still MIA I guess he doesn’t love us anymore?? Well I got a raise at work finally and it was about time I need/deserved it!! Well back to work!

Later,

J.W.

Am I turning into a roadie

Well Saturday I picked up my new bike I ended up getting a Trek 2100 I am very happy with it so far. I haven’t taken it on any long rides yet but what I have done I love. I still have my hoss dee lux but I just wanted something for a different type of workout! I have still been working out, my gym was closed this weekend and they opened the new one this morning so I will give it a try this afternoon. It is supposed to be like 10 times bigger it is in an old food lion. It takes up the whole place! I am down to 323 lbs. as of this morning. There are pics of the bike at my website at www.thelug.com/images/hossdeelux.html . With the rain and everything I haven’t been able to do any yard work lately so I still have alot of branches sitting in the back yard. I will catch up on that soon!

Later,

J.W.

Howdy yall!

Hello, well it has been a few weeks since I have posted anything. So let me get up to speed, I was at a small plateau for the last few weeks, it started before my birthday and it didn’t help that my birthday came around and I took the week off. I am down to 328lbs now. I have still been riding and going to the gym. I haven’t been able to do any yard work really because it has rained for the last 2 weeks basically. But all the main bushes are cut down all I have to do is haul the rest of them out to the front to be picked up! Not too much other major stuff has been going on just getting ready for the cruise in Sept. The 3 day weekend was nice also! I put some pics of my truck up on the website in the pictures section, and added some other pics also. Well I am getting back up to speed now so catch yall later.

J.W.

22 WOW!!

Well today is my birthday. I turn 22 I know that isn't old but man I remember turning 12 hehe. I have been riding alot and kind of calmed down on the gym a little until i drop a little more weight, but I am still going steady, I am at 330lbs. right now. I plan on doing alot this weekend. Sorry I haven’t posted alot lately I have actually been doing a decent amount at work. I will update soon.

Later,

J.W.

21 wet miles :)

Well last night I had one of the best rides I have had in a long time I spun most of the time giving myself a great workout. I had the leg burn come back I hadn’t had in a long time. We ended up riding 21 miles and about 5 of it was in the wet dirt lol. It was great. Sold my laptop yesterday and I have had it for 1.5 years and the first night the other guy has it he gets a virus and I have to friggin fix it blah! So that’s what I am doing at work today! Yeah. Well back to work and fixing a computer fun fun!

Later,

J.W.

And the verdict is...

Not that I really even cared but I was really surprised that he was found innocent on all 10 counts, I thought that he would be found guilty on at least the giving minors alcohol. But o well I never thought that he molested the kids but I do think that he is a strange, strange man!! Because of the nasty rain I haven’t been doing a whole lot lately. I haven’t been able to do any lawn work, ride my bike since last Thursday; I haven’t been to the gym much either trying to wait for breaks in the rain to do the lawn. If it doesn’t rain today I will probally go riding. I am holding steady with my weight at the current time at 336lbs. Helped my friend brian all last weekend on his car trying to get the new motor in on time so he could go to work on Monday, we did it!
I saw Mr. & Ms. Smith on Sunday it was a great movie, I really enjoyed it and will probally go see it again. I haven’t had a chance to see Star Wars EP.3 again but I want to see it again before it leaves the theatre.
I am going to start back at the gym this week hopefully if I can get some of this yard work done if not then I will have to go on the weekends!
Well I guess I will get back to work it is flag day here and we are all wearing our flags, so not wearing a work shirt is nice for once. Well back to work later yall.


J.W.

Go fast errrrrr... I mean slow...

Well I got the dents all fixed on the GTO Dent wizard guy did a great job can’t even tell!!
Went to the track last night, the weather was super crummy it was in the 90's with 100% humidity, muggy, with fog in the air. Shouldn't even have been racing it was so nasty. Car went 13.828 @ 102.86 with me driving. With a lighter driver the car went 13.6 @ 104.15. Most people were running about half a second off! But regardless I learned how to launch and race my car better and I had some fun.
I picked up a garage door opener for my shop yesterday and will be putting that in this weekend!! That should be lots of fun and interesting to see how many things I can screw up!!
Went riding Tuesday night had a good time rode about 15 miles in the dirt it. We are supposed to go riding tonight and I will be going to the gym tomorrow.
I will also be starting my new experimenting on the home link system being installed in my GTO I will keep everyone updated!
Weight is holding steady at ~335lbs I will hit the gym and bike harder next week and get back to a more rigorous schedule. And I am still eating right! I am just in a slight plateau which will take a few days to jump out of.
Well back to work.

Later,

J.W.

Another day another...

Well last week wasn’t that all exciting. Went to the gym everyday, went riding twice, worked that’s about all I did. I got my new rims on my bike for the off road tires they are real nice.
I am currently debating on what to do about my truck situation, I think that I want to get a quad cab 4 door 2500 Silverado, instead of my Yukon, I want a 4 wheel drive and it would be nice to put alot of cash in my pocket. I guess we will see what happens.
I am also thinking about putting a stereo in my new car, it is hard to listen to a factory system after using my system in my truck for so long they make a nice head unit that I want for the gto I am thinking about getting from Kenwood. I am going to do some yard work this week before the trash man comes to get the yard trash so it doesn’t sit there fro a week again.
My weight is down to 337lbs things are going good now I just need to bump it to that next level.
Night before last some little ****ers found it necessary to paintball my cars in my front yard well luckily I keep the gto in the garage right! HAHA of course not I left it out because I was driving it to work the next day, well I got a nice little dent in the rear quarter from one of there fing paint ball it isn’t horrible but it is the point of the matter. The dent guy here at work is going to take it out tomorrow for free. I will find those little *****'s and give them a piece of my mind... Well back to work.

Later,

J.W.

Crappy day!!

Well the day started out crappy with a flat tire!!! Here's a pic of what was in it http://www.thelug.com/metalpiece.JPG I patched it even though it is a big hole it is holding now but we will see!! A new tire for the GTO is $145.00 my cost like $225 normal!! Then I dealt with some family BS this morning!! Customers have been abnormally dumb this morning also.

Went and saw the longest yard last night, it was a very good movie! Good cast good story good acting. Now I need to go see the original which I have never seen to see how it stands up.

I love my car I have like 425 miles on it now I had 44 when I got it lol. I drove around alot last night having some alone time to think and stuff!
Going back to the gym today seeing as how the weather is so crummy and we are under a severe thunderstorm warning I doubt I will be able to ride.
I reached my goal 24 days early I wanted to be 340 by my birthday June 23 but I did it today. This morning I weighed in at 340lbs I am setting a new goal of 300lbs by January 1, 2006.

Later,

J.W.

Got It!!

Well it happened I picked up my new 2005 Pontiac GTO last night and all I can say is hell yeah I got a giant SEG on my face lol. It is more than I could of imagined. Tight, fast, clean, sexy, new. Wow did I just describe a new car or a 18 year old virgin??? j/k well I love it period...

here are some pics. www.thelug.com/images/gto.html

Later,

J.W.

Maybe a nice GOAT??

Well lately I have been doing alot of yard work; I haven’t gone to the gym this week, trying to take a break. I was feeling a little burned out and didn’t want to push it and chance burning out completely. I haven’t been riding either, I was going to go today but I am going to the Pontiac dealer after work and probally getting a new 2005 Silver GTO http://www.fast-autos.net/pontiac/05gto.jpg . I really want this car I new I liked it but didn’t know how much till I drove one. It puts all of my favorite aspects of a car into one, it handles like my 2002 corvette did, has more room than my 2000 Trans Am did, has more power than both cars, has interior that is BMW quality, and it is in a small innocent looking package that when you least expect it will blow your doors off lol.
This weekend I will do some riding and hopefully some driving in a nice silver 6spd car :) I plan on going to the gym also I can go Friday because I am taking a friend down state to pick up a motor and wont be back till like 10-11 o'clock. And then we will be having a big and rich time at Mel's house lol.
Work has been going good but I am still actively thinking of a permanent career change and trying to decide what field I want to get into, I know I should get into computers because that is what I know and what I like but I guess we will have to see. I would like to get on with a company like GM, CSX, Microsoft, etc. A major main stream company. And not be on the phones 24/7 like at Citi bank and Convergys. But I will just see I guess. I think I am going to start taking my cert tests and go that route for now I can get the books and take a test for like 100$ and be done with it, because I don’t want to do college right now not that I could do it anyway, with my current schedule, bills. And I will not be drawn into the whole student loan thing screw that!
Today I also reserved tickets to go see that King Tutankhamun Exhibit when it comes to Fort Lauderdale next year, which will be awesome!
O I am still going on the cruise in September. but the person I was going to go with backed out so I still have 2 tickets and the other ticket is half paid for or I might just pay for it and take someone I dunno but I am definitely still going.
Well I guess I will get back to work.

Later,

J.W.

Yawn...

Well didn't do a whole lot this weekend. Went out with some friends on Saturday and had a good time. Sunday I helped a friend with a few cars and that was about it lol. I didn't ride, I didn't go to the gym I really didn't do anything, well I cleaned up the house a little bit. I am going to go to the gym today and when I get home do some lawn work and then clean some guns but that's about all I think I will do tonight. Hopefully I will go riding tomorrow. I am contemplating getting a car again, but this time I am thinking about getting a new gto with the ls2 in it, but I haven't decided yet I think I will go test drive one this week, maybe Wednesday. I am still trying to decide who I should buy one from I have a person I used o be friends with at another dealer but I am not sure if I would like to buy another car from him I have bought three and I don't like the way he has been acting recently. So I am either going to Coggin on Atlantic or nimnight I am not sure yet but I think that I do want one for sure. Something new would be nice with a warranty compared to a 3-5 year old Trans Am like I wanted at first. But we will see.

Later,

J.W.

The sith came and went!

Well I went up to the movie theater at about 8:30 last night and waited for about 5 minutes then we were allowed to go into the theatre and sit and wait! Which I will admit was a great thing waiting outside would have sucked! Let me first say it was one of my favorite movies in the series, it had its occasional corny or poorly written line like all the Star Wars do, but it was still freaking awesome!! I was not disappointed at all; it brought everything together very well. The AMC 24 of Orange Park did a great job of accommodating everyone, they didn’t show movies in 12 theatres, had 1$ hotdogs, bottled drinks, medium popcorns. I was impressed it went seamlessly. I think that I would give it a 8.5/10 rating, there was one element I think was left out, and a few poor lines that could have been written better, but there were even a few moments that it almost wanted to jerk a tear from my eye, it didn’t happen but it was close. But I think that what sucked the most was that I know it is now over there will almost defiantly not be any more Star Wars movies. At one point there was talk of movies 7, 8, & 9 but Lucas has said he will not make them maybe he is being secretive maybe he is being conservative and not wanting to start another 9-10 year cycle who knows only time will tell but I wont hold my breath. But all in all I will defiantly go see it again and again and again...

We went riding Tuesday and rode about 15 miles had a good fast ride. We are going riding this afternoon also but not sure what/where/when?? I went to the gym before the movie yesterday, worked out bi's and forearms. I burned them hard I felt awesome I hadn’t hit them that hard in a while!!

Let wish Melissa a very Happy Birthday!!! :) Have fun tonight MEL!

Work has been picking up the last few days its been alot less boring but I still am not sure if I am happy or not. I like my job but the so so pay (don’t get me wrong it isn’t bad) is not motivating me!! We will see how it goes in the next 3 months.

Later,

J.W.

nothing exciting

Went to the gym last night and worked out shoulders and traps. After that went to outback with Brian and had a steak yummy. After that we went and drove around looking for houses. That's about it I was tired as crap I slept like a baby last night! Today I have to go pick up my bike from the shop and I think that we will go riding this afternoon but not positive depends on the weather?? I will post it up later...

Later,

J.W.

More yard work.

Did alot of yard work again this weekend. I still didn't make too big of a dent in the amount left to do but atleast it is some more progress.
Went riding for a little bit Saturday, and went and at dinner with Marci, Josh and Mel. After dinner we went and played mini golf and watched the girls hit the balls hard enough to put them in the street, it was hillarious!! Then Marci wasn't feelign well so she went home and me, Josh and Mel went back to her place adn swam drunk it was a good time.
Sunday was a little boring Grandpa is back in the hospital and i mowed the yard, and cut some more trees down.
I cleaned through my closet last night before i went to bed and wow it is crazy how much clothes I cant wear anymore because they are way too big!! I had about 60 pounds of clothes! Well back to work!

Later,

J.W.

Friday 13th ~~

Today hasn’t been too weird, but a little weird there have been some weird people coming in here today. Mainly just idiots.
Last night was fun we went riding and went some trials jumping place that some kids on dirt bikes made. Jeff busted his butt alot and I got some pictures I will post later today. I went down some of the hills and over some of the small jumps, and then we rode around mandarin for about 15 miles. Going to the gym later today and working out chest and triceps. Then tomorrow I am going to do some yard work and ride on Saturday, might go ride Sunday to might go to islands of adventure. I guess I will just see how the weekend goes!

Later,

J.W.

Lots of Branches!

Yesterday, I didn’t do a whole lot. Work was slow as crap. After work I went to the gym and worked out my bi's abs, and traps. After the gym I took my rims to the bike shop to get fixed until I get my new rims in that I ordered yesterday. Then all I did was pull all those limbs that I cut down out of the first bush to the front yard to be picked up by the trash guys (thanks Charlie for stopping by and helping), I doubt it will all be picked up it is alot of crap now I got 4 more sets like that to do and I am done with phase one back yard redesign! We are supposed to go riding this afternoon but no one can decide where yet some are saying a road/urban ride around the Tinseltown area, others wanna head out to mandarin to some dirt track in the woods to do some trials that have some decent jumps and stuff. So I guess we will see!

Later,

J.W.

Snap, crackle, pop?

Well last night I went riding with all the guys here at work we rode about 35 miles all the way to down town and did some urban assault type stuff down there. All was good I was going off of some decent drops and some stairs when I noticed that the rear of my bike was wobbling a little Figured after the drops and stuff I might have knocked it a little out of tru. HAHA yeah I wish that’s al that happened. Well come to find out I snapped 6 spokes, and my rim is screwed. So now I get the fun of building some new rims. We went over 3 bridges that was crazy on the way home I rode a buddy single speed redline because being that he is 160lbs lighter than me I figured it was the safest route, but it was also one of the hardest, I had to ride up those bridges on the single speed ha-ha that sucked real bad I made it up the first 2 bridges without a problem but the last one I only made it half way but I got to 35mph on the way down...Weeeeeee!!
So now I get to drop some money on some new rims that I won’t break I hope this time.
Well a little worried this morning I got on the scale and when I weighted in I was almost 8lbs lighter than yesterday and that shouldn't be because I have lost all of my water weight a long time ago. The only thing I can think of is that this weekend when I went out to celebrate my 100lbs lost I did drink alot and had some mashed potatoes(yummy) and drank some more and more and really didn’t work out until yesterday so maybe the weight was from all the alcohol and potatoes that I ate??? Any suggestions? I still feel fine but I guess we will see! So now my new weight is 346lbs.
Only 6lbs to go by June 23rd to reach my goal!!

Later,

J.W.

Bored @ Work

Work sucks today there is no business and Willie(my non helpful co-worker is no whereto be found again. I finished season 1 of Las Vegas the series last night. Man I love that show it is awesome I missed season 2 so hopefully it comes out on DVD soon. How cool would that be to work in a Casino!! But I doubt that will happen for a long time because we live in the bible belt here in Jacksonville and everyone thinks that gambling is the devil.Casinos would bring so much revenue to the state it is ridiculous, hopefully one day they will till then maybe I will get to Vegas one day. Caught up on some sleep last night, didn't get as much as I wanted to I had to deal with some bs drama that was childish but its ok. I am going riding today so I will get some good cardio.
I got to use my new chainsaw last night also it was work but it was fun my backyard is going to be real nice when I get done cutting down all these bushes and small trees and stuff I cant wait. Now the only lawn equipment I need is a weedeater.
Well I guess I will go back to sitting here at work see yall.

J.W.

holy crap!

Well i didnt have any sleep and am really freaking tired!! Did i mention that i am realy freaknig tired?? I some new pics i will post here in a few. i got so drunk last night it is crazy i am still drunk!!
Me and Brian went to the beach sunday and wore matching shirts sandals and bathing suits it was hilarious!! While we were at the beach we saved some people lives that were drowning in the rip currents, that was the strongest rip current that I have ever felt it was crazy!

whole lotta stuff!!

Well i did go to the gym and work out what i said i was, i offically have lost a 100lbs now so i celebrated and ate some mashed potatoes and am pretty messed up right now. Crap i have had alot to drink well i will post again in the morning.

Rain Sucks!

Well yesterday officially sucked!! Rained all day work was slow I might have had 3 customers all day! After work I went riding even though it was bad weather. We drove to Atlantic and Kernan and rode our bikes to Hannah Park, and did a south loop. The bridges on wonder wood blvd were fun it was a strong head wind but I made it. figured going down hill would be better but no the head wind was so strong it was almost as hard going down hill as it was going up!! The trails at Hannah park were wet and slippery as crap 2 people I was riding with busted pretty hard and I almost lost it a couple of times! We were going to ride back but one of Bertkeys friends were there and drove us back because it was getting pretty dark. I ended up riding right at 15 miles. I wore my heart rate monitor last night and got my heart rate up to 188 with an average of 150 it was about 2 hours of constant riding. I weighted in this morning and I was at 351lbs so only 1 more pound to go and I get that magic number 100!! I will go to the gym today and probably work out traps, abs, & forearms. Well back to work now even though it is slow as crap and I am not actually working.

Later,

J.W.

Weight loss progress.

02/01/2005 - 450
02/25/2005 - 414
02/26/2005 - got bike started riding all the time
03/01/2005 - started gym occasionally
03/16/2005 - 398
03/28/2005 - started gym seriously
04/01/2005 - 381
04/08/2005 - 373
04/11/2005 - 371
04/14/2005 - 369
04/18/2005 - 365
04/19/2005 - 364
04/22/2005 - 363
04/30/2005 - 357
05/04/2005 - 352

Getting started!

As of today I am down to 352lbs. It feels great I can't wait to get to the 350 mark to hit 100lbs lost will be awesome!! My current goal is 340 by my birthday which is June 23rd. So I am on my way to that goal I am still riding alot and going to the gym. Went to the gym today and worked out shoulders and biceps.