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Mandex May

Mandex is my new term for the manly spandex that I will be wearing as I bicycle around Los Angeles. All spandex becomes manly as soon as I put it on, so I don't own any spandex - only mandex. Why will I be cycling around LA? Well, at the end of May, I head up to San Francisco, only to begin a 575 mile bike ride back to Los Angeles as part of AIDS/LifeCycle 8. I've been training a bit, and felt pretty good up until a few weeks ago when I hurt my back. After almost two weeks of very little training, I feel like I'm in terrible shape, so this month I'm kicking it into high gear.

I will try to ride my bicycle every day (one rest day will probably consist of a light bike right to work) and try to meet the following weekly mileage.

  • May 1-7: 275 miles
  • May 8-14: 325 miles 300 miles
  • May 15-21: 375 miles 350 miles
  • May 22-28: 425 miles 315 miles

Mileages updated to be more realistic and account for holidays, bike shipments, work, etc.

The 29th & 30th will be my last chance to rest up for the big ride which (fittingly) begins on May 31st.

I'm going to try to commute by bike as much as I can, so don't be suprised if you invite me somewhere and I show up slightly sweaty and wearing my mandex. And by suprised, I mean aroused by my amazingly awesome manliness.

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Training No More

Wed, 05/27/2009 - 06:17 | by Jesse

The past two days have been rest days for me as I've been getting ready to ship my bike up to San Francisco for the ALC ride. Granted, I didn't hit my goal for this week or the week before, but I've ridden farther than I ever would've imagined I could in 25 days.

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It's All About the First Century

Mon, 05/18/2009 - 07:24 | by Jesse

I'm starting my second day of rest this week, which means I'm probably not going to reach 350 miles by Friday. But to be honest, it's not a huge deal to me because yesterday, I finished my first century (a 100 mile ride). I rode from Griffith Park to Santa Monica, then up the PCH past Malibu and back the same route. My legs are pretty sore and I'm fairly tired, but I feel great.

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294

Fri, 05/15/2009 - 07:36 | by Jesse

I am so exhausted right now, so I'll keep this short and boring...

Mileage this week:

For a total of 294miles which is almost 300, but not quite. Still, that's a lot of miles to cycle in one week.

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Needs More Mandex

Thu, 05/07/2009 - 22:32 | by Jesse

I've been riding around in Mandex all week, but I've also tried out the skinny jeans look. I hate to admit it, but I really am becoming a hipster. But not one of those douchey hipsters - a cool hipster (if there is such a thing.) I've also watched a lot of movies while riding on my trainer: Donnie Darko, The Color of Money, and Batman Begins - nice.

Anyways, here's the mileage I've worked up to this week:

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I wanna stay in bed all day, but it's Mandex May!

Sat, 05/02/2009 - 19:24 | by Jesse

Last Sunday, I had one of the best and most relaxing days I've had in a long time. I slept in (relatively) late, got breakfast in WeHo, went to the Annenberg Space for Photography, bought some books, and saw Tyson. Throw in a couple of cocktails, and you have an incredible day.

Unfortunately, there is no time for days like that during Mandex May.

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