off-ride-run

friday was an off day that i was looking forward to...it was a good one...had school...got groceries...studied...and got prepared for my saturday ride...packed up everything the night before as if for a race...some how i felt a little different getting ready for the longest ride...

saturday....met jeremiah at 6.30...wheels down by seven...we rode from the veloway area...out slaughter...to old san antonio to the gas station in kyle...then back turning on 1626 to hit 35...taking 35 to san marcos (the aquarena springs exit) looping back to 1626...x3 then back to the gas station in kyle...back to austin...finishing with a loop on mopac...total time 7h....total ride time 6.5h...and i got off the bike with a smile on my face...i was very excited to have done those miles...on my way home...i was so hungry i had to stop at whole foods...get some sushi...and eat it on the way to pick up the farm share...then home to eat more...i was trying to study...and couldn't keep my eyes open so i took a power nap of 20 minutes...got to study again...then called it enough around 7...treated my self to some pf. changs...and was in bed by 9

sunday was the marathon relay...we resurrected team fast as crepe...from last year....me, ed jeremiah and mr. john brown...it is amazing that when we did the race a year ago...we had really just met...and had just started training for the marathon with the amazing coach amy...wow...we met up at 7.15...and set up next to the t3 team...near the start...and got ready for a nice day...all we really wanted to do was beat our time from last year...jeremiah was up first in the 10k then ed on an 11.1k then me with an 11.1 and a 5k then john with a 5k...

i had a good race...just took it as it came...wasn't shooting for too fast since i was doing 16.1k...kept it steady...ran about 8.30's so that was nice...slowed down a bit on the last part of the first leg...but picked it up again on the 5k...it was hot...and i could have used some gatorade...but it was all good in the end...we beat our time by 8 minutes...yeah us!

spent the rest of the day with j..freshly back from chi town...finally got that chai tea i had been craving...and the chem is going pretty well...a great weekend (as chuck would say :D )