this was one of the most bitter sweet weekends...after my trials of training last weekend i felt some sweet sweet redemption this weekend...and one very bitter bit that was kind of like a cocoa nib in the frosting...not quite smooth...but still pretty tasty none the less...
friday: 8.30am exam...that i was more than ready for...not sure of the grade as of yet...(weird totally deja vous at the moment)...but was fully distracted by j hopping on a plane to sweden for 6 weeks...i know i missed at least two just for the distraction...hey...what is a girl to do...still more in love than the day we married...i can only be super thankful for that...so school then packet pick up for saturday's ride then work then farm pick up then home...to do much neglected cleaning...and a bit of egg shell waiting for the text at 2.47am letting me know my love was safely on land...
saturday: shiner ride...about 100 miles to shiner texas (where shiner bock is brewed)...point to point ride so i had to make sure i had someone to drive me home...logan offered...and as usually did not disappoint as a traveling companion...last year there was a head wind and some nasty weather...i made sure to pack my good luck smurf (that my bro gave me) in hope of good weather...and we totally got it...perfect tailwind most of the way there...my sad sad average last weekend turned in to a 97 mile ride with a 20+ mile-an-hour average...much redemption
i hammered hard...just to test a few things...testing actually taking in less calories on the bike...and kinda testing how really pushing the legs would feel the next day...had fun...dodged fuzzy caterpillars the whole way...and just enjoyed riding my bike (thanks to zane for my re-fit)...after pulling in at the brewery i showered, recovery drink, veggie burger, and fresh beer-ed until it was time to go...a super relaxing and nice time in the (allergy full) shade of an oak somewhere in the middle of texas...it was one of those just right afternoons...and i was good and didn't let homework get in the way...
fun fun ride home with logan...he kindly kept me hydrated...and showed me the sights on the way home...(uhm not often do you see a watermelon spitting arena)...got home early evening...ate as much as i could...and promptly slept like a lump...
sunday: 5am texas time...is about noon in sweden...did a skype chat with j...so so very nice to be able to see each other...something so much better about that than talking on the phone...he's got a cute apartment...and a bike and seems to be doing well...a huge sigh of relief from me...and he was happy that brownie cat didn't want to be anywhere other than in my face :D
the off to run with etg and amy b. 18 miles for me and etg..2h45m for amy...i put it out there that we could do 18 in 2.45 and i was right ;)...very solid run...felt strong and with it...and with my head in the game...again even though i had a good run last weekend...this just kind of solidified the fact that i _have_ been training up to this point and it really might be possible to do an ironman in 8 weeks...(crap!! 8 weeks!!!!)
you know...it feels really good to have had such a solid training weekend...with solid homework after being productive and grocery shopping...and having lauren over for sunday roast chicken...
sigh...feels good....thanks friends for that...i needed to feel that this weekend...
