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30 May |
Exercise increases cancer survival Cycling, General Health, My MCL
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From the Telegraph in the UK
Men who do 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day have a 34 per cent lower chance of being killed by cancer than those who do not, according to scientists.
See, I knew there was a logical explanation for my 6 plus years of treatment free cancer survival. It’s all that damn bike riding I do. (Read the entire article.)
Now if I can only come across an article equating an increased cancer survival rate with not cutting your hair, I may just end up living forever. 
Oh well, the sun is almost out now, so I’d better start getting ready for todays ride. I may even go for a little longer ride than originally planned.
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27 May |
WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS Cycling, Day to Day Life, Mini Posts
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I left the house this afternoon planning on racing at Eldorado Park, but even before I left, I knew that was going to be unlikely.
You guessed it, my back was still hurting, and 8 miles around the course, simply confirmed that suspicion.
So dejectedly I headed back home for some additional rest, with the intention of riding tomorrow morning, when the wind won’t be blowing so hard.
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26 May |
For all you race car fans Off Topic
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I’m not really a race car fan, but a few of my friends are, and since I didn’t have anything else better to do (my back was still hurting so I couldn’t ride my bike), I decided I would watch the Indy 500.
I was also somewhat interested because Danica Patrick was in the race, and I was rooting for her to win.
Anywaze, I can’t remember being so disappointed in anything in my life, except maybe for our trip to Italy in ‘06.
The race was just a total bore. There were 8 caution flags, with 69 laps run under caution. So while this is dubbed as a 500 mile car race, only 328 miles was actually run under race conditions.
What kind of test of machine and driver is that, if over a third of the race isn’t really a race?
And then during all the cautions, there’s a mad dash to the pits for needed tire changes, fuel, minor adjustments etc. giving an advantage to those, who were lucky enough to wait for such an opportunity, or unlucky enough, i.e. Danica Patrick, to crash coming out of the pits due to all the resulting mayhem.
Now I realize there is a safety concern, and for obvious reasons, you can’t allow the race to continue while trying to clear the track after a crash, but what’s the problem with just stopping the race at that point?
That would be the ultimate in safety, and would eliminate the advantage gained by some racers fortunate enough to pit under a caution flag. Then the race would actually be a 500 mile race, and a true test of driver, machine, pit crew and team tactics over that distance.
In my opinion, this race was not such a test, and was a complete disappointment.
Hopefully next year I won’t have a reason to watch it.
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26 May |
A COOL MORNING Cycling, Day to Day Life, Mini Posts, Off Topic
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Well it dropped down to 46°F this morning, a lot colder than it has been lately, but as I look out my window, I am heartened by the fact I can see breaks in the clouds.
It looks like it may actually be a nice day.
Plus my back has improved some more, and while I’m not going to ride again today, something that is just beating away at me, I am confident I will be able to race at Eldorado Park tomorrow.