j a c k Williams

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@jackdwilliams I've completed @DavidsRide ! 4:17, 16.4 mph avg, 70.3 miles. The ride was great; met some cool people. Volunteers did awesome work.

On Saturday July 10th, 2010, I'm going to support the David Eikenburg Memorial Bike Ride by riding the 70 mile route.

The proceeds of this ride go to a great cause, Camp Agape!!  I encourage everyone to read about the ride and the cause by following the links below.

The event's SAG Support is what also attracted me to this event.

Looking forward to mashin pedals... 

70 Mile Route

David's Ride

Camp Agape

I relocated to San Antonio, Texas in July 2008 hovering around 205lbs which is heavier than I would prefer but considering I had no fitness activity going on I was OK with it.

It only took a few months of what co-workers and I joke about; living in (Taco Heaven - Bexar County, Texas) to take its toll. Mix in the sedentary based job/lifestyle I was maintaining; I plumped up real nice like to 234lbs.

Fast forward to an annual wellness visit 6/1/2009.  I learned all about my undesirable weight, elevated cholesterol and blood pressure levels. 

Major d r a g...

After fussing with myself for 5 weeks, I decided to get active again by cycling with the goal of simply to feel better.  I had no true weight loss goals in mind per say, just get back to 200-205 but more importantly get busy mashin pedals which is my preferred way of exercising because I dig it.

Below are the results of year one (7/7/2009 – 7/6/2010) of my renewed cycling 4 fitness effort-

• Seat time, 321:49:43
• Miles logged, 5,111.9
• Mph avg, 15.9

 99.9% of miles on this bike!

Very small% (44.1) miles on this bike.

• Weight, 182lbs
• Blood Pressure, Normal
• Cholesterol, Normal

I'm posting a collage compiled of photos taken while I packed over 200+lbs around and while residing in San Antonio, TX.  That version of j a c k has been replaced with version 2.0 release candidate (RC)

Oh and I feel much better... thus reaching the original and most important goal!

Notice the training wheels prior to our first bike ride in my beloved Tobin Park.

Then take a peek at Emily riding with no training wheels. . .

@jackdwilliams Miss Emily and I cranked out a 6 mile Tobin Park ride together. The best 6 miles I've pedaled since living in Texas. #love

@jackdwilliams We also took the training wheels off! She's a champ & no real difficulty adjusting while I ran behind. I then stopped running, ta'daa! #fun

         

Robert L.B Tobin Park

I was in DFW recently for cross training with the DCOPS men at Rackspace.  During my short time in Big D, I visited one of largest bike shops in the United States.

Richardson Bike Mart has a rich history within cycling circles.  For those who have read Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike know the shop and the owner Jim Hoyt are dear to Lance.  I'll leave it at that.

The first thing I noticed upon entry was how big the place is.   The second thing was an experience along the lines of "Wow, this place is a cyclists ultimate candy store".

I met Jim without knowing who he was.  He helped me make a decision about non locking or locking fork mounts to affix to a 2X4 or 2X6 to drop into the bed of my F150.  As we talked; we learned that we share the birth right of being Hoosiers!! 

Jim was very down to earth; he spent at least 15-20 minutes with me talking about Lance and the early days.  Very cool to say the least.

I hope you enjoy the photos.  There's a Gary Fisher theme to them as I own (2) Fishers and will likely own more when it's time to throw down coin on my first true road bike or my dream mountain bike the Superfly.

Special thanks to my friend and current team lead at Rackspace, Drew R. who gave me the tip to visit Richardson Bike Mart.

Richardson Bike Mart

Jim Hoyt - 60th B-day

                           

Best if viewed at full screen and speakers CRANKED!!

Best if viewed at full screen and speakers CRANKED!!