The Napa Valley Tour de Cure is just 2 weeks and 2 days from today! It’s not too late to make a donation! Just click here.
I have been riding nearly every morning before work and longer rides on the weekends. Gearing up!
Well, what started out as a recovery ride turned into 50 miles in the wind. I’m in serious need of a refreshing recovery snack.
Strawberry Banana Buttermilk Smoothie
Strawberry Banana Buttermilk Smoothie
1 large banana
1 cup sliced strawberries, frozen
1 cup buttermilk
1 scoop whey protein
6 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Makes enough to share with your cycling partner.
Vegan? Use almond milk and a vegan protein powder.
Enjoy!
My goal this week is to ride most mornings before work and evenings after work. Tomorrow morning will be my recovery ride.
The Napa Valley Tour de Cure is just 3 weeks from today!
I’ve got brand new Continental Grand Prix Four Season tires and a nice tune-up on my Colnago, so my bike is all set to go. I got a good training ride in yesterday with 85 miles from Davis, Winters, Vacaville, Dixon, and back to Davis. Just a couple of rolling hills in there, so I’ve still got some hill work to feel ready. Next weekend! Today’s ride will be a nice couple of hours spinning recovery ride.
After the ride I made a big batch of brown rice penne pasta with marinara, ground turkey breast, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, spinach, argula, toasted fennel seeds, and herbs. It tasted good, but it was not a very pretty sauce, so no photos. It was just about the perfect post-ride dinner, though.
It’s a bit breezy here this weekend, so that will add to the training benefit, right?!
Sunrise Roll on the Klein
12+ miles before work.
20+ miles after work.
It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer!
Oooh, that is a chilly little rain out there right now. I’m pretty glad I wore that extra layer this morning!
Yes, please, I’ll take some coffee!
Good Morning and Happy Friday!
I’m heading out right now for a quick ride. The Napa Valley Tour de Cure is just a month away – I’ve still got lots of training to do to feel ready for that century ride! It’s a bit chilly out this morning, so I’m already looking forward to that post-ride cup of coffee (Davis’ own locally roasted and delivered by bike Pepper Peddler, of course!).
Here’s hoping you get a nice ride in today before the rains start. I’ll take rain today over rain tomorrow – I’ll be outside for UC Davis Freshman Decision Day all day tomorrow, so please let it be nice tomorrow!
It is gloriously beautiful in Davis this morning. The recent rains have left the air fresh, moist, and cool. It’s also left the roads a bit slippery, so do be careful if you’re out there riding this morning. Tomorrow looks like it’s also going to be a nice day for cycling – cool, partly cloudy, little or no chance of rain, light winds. We’re looking at rain again on Friday, but we’re really hoping for nice weather on Saturday for UC Davis’ Decision Day!
Last night I reached my goal to become a Champion in the fight against diabetes! Thank you to everyone who has donated!! It’s not too late to make a donation, so if you’d like to, please click here. The ride is less than 5 weeks away – I’ve got lots and lots of miles to ride to feel ready.
Here’s hoping you get some nice cycling in today!
We left San Diego for Holtville early Wednesday afternoon. It’s about a 2-hour drive, so we wanted to make sure we got there in plenty of time for our evening event.
The drive was an adventure – rain, wind, sandstorm, beautiful views of the rugged desert landscape.
Leaving San Diego ...
Heading out Highway 8 ...
... first Border Patrol sighting!
Just like home - whirlygigs!
Artsy shot ...
Skies clearing ...
The scenery was quite striking; it possessed a very rugged beauty.
Winds kicking up ...
... into a full blown sandstorm!
The sandstorm looked worse than these photos show … we were in a little rental car that was getting kind of blown about the highway. You could hear the sand grains hitting the car and almost feel them scratching across the paint. Visibility was more limited than it appears here. Fortunately, the sand storm was brief.
Turning into a beautiful day!
Wondering if we're lost ...
Found our destination.
The hotel was … an experience. It was easy to see that it has lots of history. I thought it might be a great candidate for one of those “Save My Resort” type of reality shows. That’s really all I want to say about it.
By the time we got there the wind gusts were dreadful. After checking in, my colleague and I ventured into town for a bite. We ended up at the Food Court in the local shopping mall.
Imperial Valley Mall
Light lunch
My colleague tried the Chinese restaurant – his lunch looked and smelled good. I was looking for something very light and easy on my stomach. I found a beautiful fresh fruit salad at the Italian restaurant, and some fat free frozen vanilla yogurt with toasted almonds. That hit the spot.
In the evening we met an awesome group of students and their families in Holtville. I hope we see many of them here on campus in Fall 2014!
I woke up early and went for a little walk around the property. It was a lovely morning; the wind had mellowed to a gentle breeze.
Just a touch of sunrise left.
Red cabbage?
More fountains.
I packed up early in the morning to head back to the San Diego airport with another colleague. Starbucks for breakfast again. I tried their Hearty Blueberry Whole Grain Oatmeal – it was really good. This would make a wonderful pre-ride breakfast.
Here’s a summary of my flight home …
Leaving San Diego ...
... up ...
... up ...
... cruising altitude ...
Somewhere over California ...
Bu-bu-bumpiest landing ever!
Home Sweet Home! Looking forward to getting back on my bike!
I am at 98% of my goal for March Madness.
I am at 82.4% of my goal to become a Champion in the fight against diabetes!
I’ve been traveling for work this week and am trying to do a little work catch up today, so I’ll finish my March Madness miles this weekend. I stuck with it through my trip, though, and rode at least 1 hour daily on a stationary bike. I didn’t get a chance to ride yesterday, due to traveling. I’m hoping to wrap up here soon and get out of the road before noon today.
True Food Kitchen, San Diego
I’m hoping to do some blog catching up this weekend, too. I got to travel with some awesome colleagues, and meet amazing prospective students and their parents. I got to see some very interesting scenery and to try some really good food on my trip. I especially look forward to telling you all about my lunch at True Food Kitchen in San Diego, California. Oh, my goodness, it was wonderful! Rumor has it they’ll be opening one in Walnut Creek later this year. It will be worth the drive.
Beautiful evening for a ride!
Time for early evening rides is here!
Thank goodness – I might actually meet my meager March Madness goal this year.
Speaking of goals … the 2014 Napa Valley Tour de Cure is Sunday, May 4th. I am close to my goal – please help me to raise $1,000 for my ride.
We’re also looking for volunteers. Interested? Click here to sign up!
Follow
