My best years in MTB racing were bewteen 2000 and 2003. I trained a bit, cared for my diet (a bit), and logged several top-10 finishes in the Sports category.
Last winter was hard on me. I don't get to ride my bike to work anymore. before, it was 16km each was, every day. Work moved, now it's 2km each way.
Also, I somehow quit riding my bike. No off-road outings (require one hour by car, which i do not own)
Starting June 2003, I've been suffering of some sort of excersized enduced asthmatic allergy. I cannot take in enough oxygen to even mildly jog. Lot of coughing. In the winter, apart from teh smog, I seem to be fine, and can be a contender in the local races. Singlespeed Nationals don't exactly come easy either, the last 2 I've won were late October and Early November.
I never jogged for fun, it was always part of a (temporary) plan.
I never inline skate till recently, too scared too fall on the street. Same reason I hardly did any road racing on the bike.
Late February 2008, I was here :
Around 10kg overweight.
1 set of 11 push-ups maximum (first set in a year)
a few sit-ups
Very bad CV system
can't jog slowly for more than a few minutes without running out of breath
My name is Jan Gerrit Klok, call me J. I also go by Cloxxki. This blog will mark my progress as I start from zero. A desperately out-of-shape cyclist aiming to become fitter than ever, but in a sport hardly existing my his home country. My country gets on average one or 2 XC-skiable days per winter. Although that's improving quickly. Goal: someday race XC, and not off the back of the field. And new goal: deliver a good Winter Triathlon (coach wanted).
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