Sunday, February 8, 2009

oh my!

since i can't run long i decided that i would see how it was to bike long...this was my first "long" ride in about a month so i was not going to push it too much...i really just wanted to see how my hip would react to a couple hours on the bike...

T3 was doing the ride out the Kyle...i know i'm crazy but i really like this ride...maybe because we did a lot of it training for arizona...but there is something about hitting that smooth road near kyle after all that chip-seal through buda...ahh...it's a great feeling...

so i started out about 8.30 with a few other ladies...and as soon as we were out of the parking lot it was all about the wind...the thing about the wind here is it doesn't seem to let up...it just seems to get stronger and then try and blow you of the road...it's great...

so the averages on the bike were not super on the way out...but on the way back i was SO fast...that my friends is the really fun part...anyway i decided to turn at the 15 mile mark so i would get 30 in for the day...i was pushing it with my legs against the wind and was not sure i would be feeling as good as i was at 15 when i got to 20...and really i was not in the mood for pain on top of the wind...so i turned and cruised back in...just under two hours...good ride...

literally the rest of the day was spent with my nose buried in a book of some sort...first medical terminology, then cellular and molecular nutrition, then chem lab manual, then o-chem...really...i know i'm so exciting

gave my self permission to watch a movie at 7.30 (pride and prejudice) and go to bed early so i could get up and do it all again...but with a run...a short run in the morning

3 comments:

Red Licorice Events said...

Glad you're starting to feel better! Nothing like a windy/dirty ride for your first ride back :)

etg said...

So good to have you back on the road and on the trails with us!

Anonymous said...

I don't know why, but that's my favorite ride too. It was rough this weekend with all that wind though!