I had a comprehensive physical done on Friday after some much appreciated hen-pecking from my Doctor. He's really a fantastic guy and GREAT Doctor, one of those guys who is old enough to have given Moses his first physical but really sharp and great social skills.

Anyway, I really love when doctors seem to marvel a bit at my physical condition. I'm not a thin person so I don't really look like I exercise the amount that I do and at 42 the number of people who stay active is rather small so I guess they aren't use to it. The end result is everything is great so far. In particular it was really cool to have my Doc hand me a copy of my EKG and tell me to put it in my glove compartment. He told me this because my resting heart rate is so low that if I got into a car accident and was unconscious, not knowing somewhere in the mid 50s is my normal resting heart rate, they would immediately send me to the ICU because of it.

To say I'm happy about this is an understatement and all this before I've really begun to train for my next long distance ride. Hopefully this points to the likelihood of this being a good year.

Overall I really feel great but my left leg is still a bit of a problem. My left thigh gets tight and that causes some knee problems if I don't massage it out and ice it down. My left Achilles Tendon can get pretty sore from the scare tissue I got in last years crash and overdoing it. Honestly though, that's just age and you have to learn to play hurt sometimes. It ... (Read More)

My riding playlist for this week. Can't seem to shake 'Click Click Boom' which makes me wonder if I have a secret (even from myself) Fast and Furious fetish. 'Til I Collapse' is still hanging in there but it's new enough to my library to stick around. The rest, what can I say, I always seem to come back to Beastie Boys and Cake sooner or later.

• 'Click Click Boom' - Saliva


• ''Till I Collapse' - Eminem & Nate Dogg


• 'King of Rock' - Run-DMC


• 'Tougher Than Leather' - Run-DMC


• 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' - Beastie Boys


• 'She's Crafty' - Beastie Boys


• 'Girls' - Beastie Boys


• 'Brass Monkey' - Beastie Boys


• 'So What'cha Want' - Beastie Boys


• 'Sure Shot' - Beastie Boys


• 'Hey Ladies' - Beastie Boys

What's your workout playlist?

Originally published at Flagon With The Dragon.