Strengthening core body muscles can make you better rider

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines  |June 24, 2014

I had only one ride last week.  And yet, I was able to join the peloton, the lead pack (Jun Vic, Jericho, Jorge and Jess) from Tanay to km 58  and they were doing 45 kph (my first time to do so)   I and Joel were ahead too at Bugarin

Choco choco interviewed me about my secret training.  Joel said too that I pedaled well last Sunday.  All I could remember is that I do 100 sit ups (crunches) daily and 100 push ups.(That is a lot.  There are plenty of variations:  slow, hard interval, offset, one on floor, one on bench,  putting your feet on elevated item like bench  -  they are are hard push ups I tell you)  I think they do wonders for our breathing ability and the connection of the thigh muscles to the abdomen and back.

I think we should encourage others do crunches and push ups too.  They help remove flabs and make us slimmer.  Remember,  those who have slimmer waists live longer.  Many of us, I could count up to 10 have large tummies

There were a thousand bikers from Pasig City on a tree planting mission to Tanay

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal | Philippines  | June 22, 2014

The roads were filled yesterday with a thousand or more roadies from Pasig City who rode from Pasig to Tanay to do tree planting.  They had complete equipment and logistics:  ambulance, wrecker, motorcycle riding tanod, SWAT, regular policemen, Tanod, other MC escorts.  Their Mayor was with them.  They had two groups:  the lead pack whom we caught in Morong, and the the Mayors group (the tail which) stopped at Binangonan municipal hall.

I have comments about their hagad (motorcycle cops) which were dangerous to the riders.  They swerved, they bunched together and rode very close to the riders and sometimes cut them... Whewww.

They need to be trained.

Tour of Bugarin with Orrin Jethro Garcias group

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines

We had rendezvous with the Tour of Calabarzon group of Orrin Jethro Garcias Group yesterday. They arrived albeit quite late at Bugarin at 11 am.  We were there at 9 am.  We waited for them at the Sacred Heart Church at 6:30 and then at Simples Lugawan at 7:30  (they were supposed to be at MoA) at 6:30 and then we waited at 8 to 8:30 at Pisong Kape.  And then we decided to ascend to Bugarin. There was supposed to be a contingent from Lumban .  It turned out to be lone rep:  Ms. Roseann Anonuevo, ( a relative of Peter) a 27 year old mom who used to be a real estate sales exec from Alveo and Filinvest.



Those who joined us were:

1.  Jess
2.  Abet
3  VM Jun Vic
4.   Edgar
5.  Papa Ric
6   Gerry Y
7.  Gerry K
8.  Alan
9.  Angel
10.  Joel

Those who joined us at Pisong Kape but later left early:   Secx Noe, Engr. June, and Master E

Thank you guys for joining the rendezvous and waiting.

Post by Jorgeus Biker.