With that said, this morning I am preparing to tackle a new sport. The sport of Cyclocross..as discussed in yesterday's blog I have no idea why its spelled like that and I don't want to take the time to google the reason. But anyway, I am going to take part in a Cyclocross race in Pittsford today. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty nervous. I don't really like to get my butt handed to me in athletics and I think I might get a bit "worked" on the course today. This sport involves dismounting and running over obstacles carrying your bike and stuff....things I don't normally do when I am out riding my bike, but who knows this could be up my alley. Either way I am stoked to be racing and equally as excited to just be outside having fun.
I guess the end result of all this Fall Cross Training that I am planning on doing..Mtn Biking, Cyclocrossing is really going to cost me in the end. I know sooner or later I am going to want a Mountain Bike..and not just any one but a sweet one...so lets just see how long I can hold off...its just way to tantalizing to see LA ride around on a sick Mtn Bike to not have one myself.
Speaking of LA, yesterday I was lucky enough to acquire (over the phone) a really sweet piece of merchandise from his bike shop Mellow Johnnys's in Austin Texas. Check out this link to see what I got http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/sportswear/en_US/view_post?country=US&lang_locale=en_US&blog=en_US&post=en_US/2009/10/19/livestrong-x-nike-zoom-tiempo-austin
These sneakers are really awesome. If you know me you know that I am a bit of a sneaker-a-holic. I even worked at Finish Line while in College just because..Luckily this obsession has ceased over the past year. THANKFULLY! It's really not that cool, its a lot of money to spend on sweet shoes that you never really wear and people really don't care about. That's the bottom line. People really could give to s***'s about whats on your feet. So I have sold off pretty much all the shoes I didn't need. I still have a few pairs (by a few it's prolly way more than most people, but look I am making progress) but anyways I know have only pairs that I wear on a normal basis. With that said IF I do buy new sneakers I buy them for a purpose now. Like my new running shoes..the newtons I will prolly buy many of those in the future, but they are for running, they will make me faster or at least make me think I am faster..that's worth it for me. As for these Livestrong Tiempo's..well what can I say, LA is the man, Mellow Johnny's bike shop is sweet, its combining to passions I had and currently am infected with. Sneakers and cycling..whats better? And I am sure that they will grab people's attention, it will be like an icebreaker..and 100% of the profits go to the livestrong foundation. In Summary these shoes look cool, I was lucky enough to give them a call and have them send me a pair..I mean they only had 100..and these were the only 100 released in the world, so to me I feel like I have a cool piece of livestrong merchandise. I will not be shelfing these or re-selling. I will be proudly wearing these all over the place!
Whoa! Gotta get rolling! I'll continue this blog later today. I plan on resting this afternoon, so a nice cup of GREEN TEA..yes Green Tea..I have had my ration of delicious coffee this morning..(Good things in moderation ehh?? haha will see if this lasts.) Anyways someday I can explain my former obsession over sneakers in more detail if anyone wants to hear about it. BUT FOR NOW...its off to Arrowhead Park in Powder Mills..lets hope I can find this place...DOMINATION TIME??? we shall see..either way im gonna have a blast....
catch ya this afternoon folks!
-MjC
you're soooo buying another bike.
ReplyDeleteI say do it Matt. Some day, you're gonna have kids and it won't be in the budge. Live in the now!!!
appropriate number of bikes is N+1. With N being the current number you own....
I'd love to hear more about the cyclecross race. I have a mountain bike, maybe i'll join you for one......