{"id":8812,"date":"2010-11-17T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T19:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2010-11-17T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T19:48:53","slug":"the-portland-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8812","title":{"rendered":"The Portland Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael and I are discussing doing the Portland Century<\/a> in 2011.<\/p>\n

100 miles on the bike.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Checking out the elevation map on the website gave me pause. It looks like the worst of it is in the middle of the race, and the last half is fairly easy. I will probably need to drive the race route before I can commit to it.<\/p>\n

The most I’ve done is 55 miles. Reach the Beach<\/a> this last spring was surprisingly easy for me. 55 miles was a good distance, the terrain was pretty flat and I was fast on the bike. But 100 miles? I’m not so sure I’d be as successful.<\/p>\n

I am looking forward to training for some kind of cycling event with Michael, though.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have to make a decision soon because I want to train on the bike trainer this winter. There’s a lot to think about, plan and discuss!<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Have you ever biked a century?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Michael made sandwiches for dinner last night. Neither of us felt much like cooking and I wanted to participate in the Twitter #fitblog <\/span>chat.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We had two leftover hoagie rolls. A little honey mustard, light mayo and topped with dry salami slices (4) and one slice of honey ham.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>He added some chopped pepperoncinis (which I wasn’t quite sure about) which turned out pretty tasty.<\/p>\n

I made us salads: green leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, baby spinach, chopped carrots, broccoli, Craisins and croutons.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dinner was a nice comfort meal. What’s your favorite sandwich combo lately? I’m looking for good ideas!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#Fitblog was fun last night. I really liked the questions. If you missed it, here they are:<\/p>\n

Q1)<\/strong> How much sleep do you typically get? What interferes with your ability to get the sleep you need? How does it affect your health and\/or fitness?<\/span><\/div>\n
Q2)<\/strong> Do you work out with friends or by yourself? What activities do you like to do in groups, and what do you prefer taking on alone?<\/span><\/div>\n
Q3)<\/strong> If you could pick, would you have more page views or more comments? Do you value quality or quantity? Or do you not measure at all?<\/span><\/div>\n
Q4)<\/strong> What’s on your bucket list? It doesn’t have to be health or fitness related – just happiness related! Do you set mini-goals or milestones, or just take things as they come?<\/span><\/div>\n
How would you answer the questions?<\/div>\n
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  1. I sleep much better in the winter time. My insomnia seems to cure itself! (thank god!)<\/li>\n
  2. For me me, I prefer to workout on my own. I like to go at my own pace, do my own routine and it’s harder to coordinate workouts with someone else. When it comes to cycling or hiking though, I want a partner! It’s more fun that way.<\/li>\n
  3. I would rather have more comments than page views, honestly. I feel like the healthy living blog world is about forming a community, forming friendships and my hope is that my blog inspires people to form friendships! Comments mean a dialogue and eventually a relationship.<\/li>\n
  4. I have a lot of Fitness Goals<\/a>. I’ve been lucky to be able to accomplish a few of them already. My other life goals are simpler: marry the love of my life, have a family, have a happy household full of babies, puppies and my cats. \ud83d\ude09 Oh and I want to travel EVERYWHERE!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    QUESTION: What’s on your life Bucket List?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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