Punta Lobos!

I'm having a real hard time getting through this mid-life crisis. However,  I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing. Therefor, this is why you see the below photo of a longboard that I recently purchased.

As a kid, skateboarding was a big part of how I spent my summers, and I'm attempting to recapture the feeling that skateboarding gave me 30+ years ago. I no longer have my G&S Fibreflex board, but the Punta Lobos will help fill that void!

Heart Rate - 238. This Can't Be Good.

Finished a long day at the office and decided to go for an easy 20 mile ride on this breezy afternoon. Little did I know that the breeze I felt during the day turned into a 30 mph headwind for the first 10 miles! No worries - the second 10 miles it was a tailwind! Weeeeeee!!!!!!!!

Legs, lungs, etc. felt great. However, if you look at my heart rate (below) during the first part of my ride, you will see that I was apparently having some sort of 'event.'  I can assure you that my actual heart rate did not max out at 238. If it had, I'd be dead. I'll chalk this up to my Garmin needing a firmware update, or some shit.

Road ID - Don't Leave Home Without It!

Went on my first long ride today in cool temps. Legs felt great. Lungs felt great. Fingers and toes froze. Oh, and I managed to forget my heart rate monitor and my Road ID. 

Forgetting the HRM was not such a big deal, although I did feel a little lost not being able to check whether or not I was in or out of my target zone.  The Road ID, however, is an item I will never forget again. I never expect an accident to happen, but if it does, I want some ID around my wrist. Forgetting this was a BONEHEAD move on my part.