The Trainer

We have become a crass and uncouth society with few scruples. Just about anything passes for humor these days. But one thing that is not funny is saying you’re going to buy yourself a trainer and then not doing it. After a while it makes one feel less of a man, or even worse like a politician. So I went out and bought me a trainer. Not a person, as my wife thought I had been writing about all these past months (I guess she never clicks on the links) but what is in the picture here.

Take note that this is not a safe place for a trainer. Cyclops recommends one use a fan when using their trainers indoors and this is a small tight corner. But the weather is still cool and I am just getting back into serious training with some light workouts. One does not want to overheat and die. What I accomplish this year will determine my racing future. If I cannot get my weight down I may only make a few choice races/events every year. I may even have to drop down to citizen class in WORS if that is allowed. But I will get in great shape even if I still weigh 280lbs.
Kinetic seems to be growing in popularity as a trainer. They had several out on display at Emery’s. I bought my Cyclops used at Emery’s for a good price. It was a demo. I hope it lasts. It doesn’t look the best and when you have a demo out it is not just performance but appearance people are judging. So it was time for this demo model to move on.
My exercise log is filling up at last this April. Getting in some good walks with the dog and now I have been doing some stationary riding with my road bike. I don’t get out much with my road bike. I have trouble getting a proper adjustment on these old brakes. They drag against the wheel. Even when I think I have it fixed it happens again. Rain is keeping me off the roads as well as some good old hard work. Last week I had five days of gainful work. Good physical work, unlike my driving job. It gets the old bowels moving. I had myself one of those sit downs where you think, I should have weighed myself beforehand. I cannot think of a job worse for my health than driving all day. That is why I put in nearly six months notice some time back that I will be quitting that job.
To promote my blog (and my other writings) I am starting a promotion. I will ask a question each week starting at $2 for the winner. The prize will go up $2 every post ($1 a post over $40) every time the question is not answered before the next post. I am looking to be posting more than once a week now that the season is upon us. The topic will be of course myself and always educational. You can claim the money for a charity or or non-profit such as a bicycle club. (revised 5/24/13; can only be claimed for a charity)
The $2 question:
When I was a baker way back when I broke the record for most donuts dropped on one screen. A batter bowl with a plunger drops the donuts into the oil, they sink to the bottom before rising. They are turned once. When the donuts drop they sometimes touch when they momentarily rest on the bottom, it’s called a marriage, and they become slightly deformed. I don’t recall what my record was (I think it was 64, it was a long time ago) but I remember how many marriages I had. How many marriages did I have? One guess per ID.