Technically, I am now the “Pudgy Cyclist”
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, My Body Mass Index is now 24.9, moving me out of the overweight category into the very fattest edge of normal.
But please. As long as I can casually grab a double fistful of my own soft stomach and jiggle it like a bag of pudding (a strange-sounding but accurately descriptive simile, I assure you), just call me the Fat Cyclist.
And in fact, when (if) I ever get back into the low 150’s, well, I’ll still be fat inside.
No Money For You, Bub.
Today was the last Fat Cyclist Sweepstakes weigh-in for a few weeks, since next week I’ll be racing in Leadville. Then, for the next week or two after that, my weight’s bound to go up as I pig out endlessly in my post-race Consume Mass Quantities mode. I hereby decree: No diet for a week after the Leadville 100. Let the 2005 Burrito Fest begin!
After that, though, I’ll wipe my mouth off, reset my goals, and get to work on the business of becoming a fast, light climber for next season.
It’s as good a way to celebrate a midlife crisis as any, I suppose.
Today’s weight: 163.8
Comment by Unknown | 08.5.2005 | 4:32 pm
Man, you’ve dropped nearly 25 pounds! That alone should trim about 125 minutes from your Leadville finishing time. Great job. Can’t wait to read/hear the mid-race comments that you extract from riders. Maybe they’ll nickname you the Leadville Badger? (With all due respect to B. Hinault, the original cycling Badger.)
Comment by Unknown | 08.5.2005 | 4:40 pm
Sorry to hear you couldn’t get down into the 150’s…but i hear your pain. I’ve been trying to get to 175 from a max of 210 a year and a half ago. Guess 178 will be the race weight for my first leadville attempt next weekend.I’ll be looking for you & your camera–i think it’s a great idea. You’ll probably document things that most people wouldn’t ever fess to. Hopefully i can come up with some phat-worthy quotes for you.
Comment by Robert | 08.6.2005 | 3:07 pm
FAT!
Comment by Suzanna | 08.6.2005 | 8:51 pm
Thanks for the comment, love your blog… how about changing the name to the "hottie cyclist?" I don’t think fat or pudgy applies anymore!