Actually been meaning to post for the past couple of days, and just never got around to it. The day after the Tour, I took myself on a 30 mile bike ride — this started as something where I just wanted to get my legs moving, and ended up with me just “going”. I even biked to work on Monday — then I hurt my knee. I’m still not sure what I did, but somewhere along the way to the office, my knee started aching. Then, it ached all day and I biked home slowly. Since it still ached a little the next day, and I figured it might be best to take a day off. The thing is, the weather was absolutely beautiful on Monday and on Tuesday. I remember sitting in my office all day Tuesday calling myself a wuss.
Wednesday was threatening to rain all day, so driving in was a little easier to explain in my head (especially through the downpour from about 11 through 2). The thing that sucked, however, was that things were actually quite pleasant while I would have been on the road.
While it is very humid today, and is threatening to rain, I still biked in, as I won’t be able to tomorrow. I’m noticing that my average and maximum heart rates during the journey are declining, the number of calories I’m burning is declining, while my time stays about the same — this leads me to think that I’m just getting into better shape – which I certainly can’t complain about.
Comparing myself at this point last year, I think I was still catching my breath by this point a year ago. In fact, I recall heading out to dinner with my father in law a day or two after the Tour and him commenting about a bike ride that his brother wanted to take him on — I believe it was “Across Wisconsin in 6 days” or something like that. At the time, I agreed with my father in law. A 60 mile ride in one day seemed like enough for a month. After last year’s ride, I didn’t get on my bike again until at least two weeks later. After this year’s ride, though, I couldn’t wait to get back on the road, though. Funny how a little bit of discipline will change you.
| Artist | Track |
|---|---|
| Aerosmith | Back In The Saddle |
| Aerosmith | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) |
| Aerosmith | Eat The Rich |
| Aerosmith | Livin’ on The Edge |
| Aerosmith | Love In An Elevator |
| Aerosmith | Pink |
| Aerosmith | Rag Doll |
| Aerosmith | Sweet Emotion |
| Aerosmith | What it takes |
| Alice Cooper | Poison |
| Alien Ant Farm | Smooth Criminal |
| Beastie Boys | Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
| Beastie Boys | Intergalactic |
| Beastie Boys | Sabotage |
| Beatles | A Day in the Life |
| Beatles | All Together Now |
| Beatles | Come Together |
| Beatles | Hey Jude |
| Beatles | I Am The Walrus |
| Beatles | In My Life |
| Beatles | I’ve Just Seen A Face |
| Beatles | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds |
| Beatles | Revolution |
| Black Crowes | She Talks to Angels |
| Bon Jovi | Livin’ On A Prayer |
| Bon Jovi | Wanted Dead Or Alive |
| Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down to Georgia |
| Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me |
| DMX | Party Up (Up In Here) |
| Dr. Dre (feat. Eminem) | Forgot About Dre |
| Elvis Presley | A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix) |
| Eminem | Lose Yourself |
| Eminem | Square Dance |
| Eminem | Without Me |
| Everlast | Black Jesus |
| Everlast | What It’s Like |
| Faith No More | Epic |
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Relax |
| Fugees | The Score |
| George Thoroughgood | One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer |
| Geto Boys | Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta |
| Gorillaz | Clint Eastwood |
| Guns N’ Roses | Live and Let Die |
| Guns N’ Roses | Paradise City |
| Guns N’ Roses | Sweet Child O’ Mine |
| Guns N’ Roses | Welcome To The Jungle |
| Guns N’ Roses | You Could Be Mine |
| Ice Cube | It Was a Good Day |
| James Brown | Living In America |
| Jay Z | Can I Get A… |
| Jay Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | |
| Juelz Santana | The Second Coming |
| Kanye West | Jesus Walks |
| Kid Rock | Bawitaba |
| Kid Rock | Cowboy |
| Living Colour | Cult of Personality |
| Men At Work | Down Under |
| Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning |
| NWA | Boyz in the Hood |
| NWA | Straight Outta Compton |
| Oasis | Champagne Supernova |
| Outkast | Ms. Jackson |
| Outkast | The Whole World |
| Pixies | Where Is My Mind |
| Public Enemy | Fight the Power |
| Puff Daddy | Come With Me |
| Queen | Another One Bites the Dust |
| Queen | I Want It All |
| Queen | Under Pressure |
| Queen | We Are the Champions |
| Queen | We Will Rock You |
| Quiet Riot | Cum On Feel The Noise |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Aeroplane |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Breaking The Girl |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Californication |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Can’t Stop |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Give It Away |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Scar Tissue |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Suck My Kiss |
| Rolling Stones | Paint It Black |
| Rolling Stones | Start Me Up |
| Run D.M.C. (feat. Aerosmith) | Walk This Way |
| Sam Kinison | Wild Thing |
| Skid Row | 18 and Life |
| Snoop Dogg | Gin and Juice (featuring Dr. Dre) |
| t.A.T.u. | All The Things She Said |
| Tom Petty | Last Dance With Mary Jane |
| Toto | Africa |
| U2 | Sunday Bloody Sunday |
| Van Halen | Jump |
| Warren G (feat. Nate Dogg) | Regulate |
| ZZ Top | Legs |
