Weekly Log – April 28th –
May 4th (Star Wars day – May the Force
be with you, ha ha, get it? Or Neil
Young “Ohio”)
I’m a little loopy this
week so I’ll go with the goofy rather than the sad…
I hear and read all about
taper crazies, ok, so maybe I bought into it a little bit plus it gives me an
excuse to do stranger things than normal.
But seriously not running 8 continuous miles on Sunday was weird. George Ross took pictures at the finish line
of the RI Foot Pursuit and of the two this was my favorite. Shoes off the ground, whoop! I’ve been instructed this should be the new
pic on my blog. Ok fine… My mother said I looked very serious and
tired, moms like to worry don’t they?
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Speaking of moms, my mom
has been excelling in her pulmonary rehab, bike, treadmill, rowing
machine. Her therapist is very impressed
with her flexibility and strength, 40 years of yoga will do that for a person!
A few weeks after starting rehab, her big accomplishment was not to get winded
on the walk from the lobby to the therapy room.
Now she takes walks around the farm. It will be so nice to join her on
these walks when I visit, like we did when she was first diagnosed. She is regaining fitness. The hardest part
for her was to admit she had lost it to begin with.
So what have I been up to
this week?
Monday – TRX
TRX was good. Ella decided that we should cancel class on
the 5th so we could celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
She presented a pretty compelling argument, and my only disagreement was
she didn't invite me! Once that was
fixed I was fine with cancelling class.
Tuesday – 4 and Spin
Had enough time for 4
(actually could have squeezed in 5, my legs were speedy) before spin. But it was nice to have the time to sit on
the spin bike and just pedal away.
Something kind of therapeutic about pedaling. Caught up with one of the gals from the pole
dancing, erp, Aerial Arts, class Friday night.
She too had sore arms and core and some nice bruises. Ok good.
It hurt to cough later on on Sunday night and I did figure out why the
inside of my left knee was hurting. A
nice bruise developed!
Wednesday – nada
The only saving grace to
this day was that it was packed with meetings and I didn't have time to dwell
on the big fat old 0 on my training plan.
Plus Nicole was coming over in the evening so Dave could tinker with her
loaner bike to help it fit better and then we’d go out for beer and pretzel
sammiches! The dogs were their usual
overwhelming greeting committee. Nicole didn't seem the least phased by them or my never ever going to be neat and tidy
house. I've given up caring, mostly,
about my inabilities as a housekeeper.
It is a good thing I work full time because I’d make a horrible
housewife!
Dave straightened and
pushed the seat a little forward and immediately Nicole said it felt better! I figured a couple little things
could help make her more comfortable with the bike a friend loaned her. A super sweet Scott bike too, carbon
frame… Dave had her put her shoes on and
helped get the seat height right. Two
little tweaks 15 minutes and she was much happier. He talked with her about one other
adjustment, a shorter stem and pointed out what the stem was. (She will go to Stedmans, way better customer service!) She was grateful someone pointed out what the
part was because no one had but kept talking about getting a shorter one. I’m anxious to hear how her ride went.
Nicole is training for her
first Triathlon. She won an entry in to
the newest RI ½ Iron Man – Rhode Warrior, by naming the race! Super cool!
I had no idea that was the name she sent in when I voted for Rhode
Warrior. This is an event being put on
by TriMom – super awesome company and group of people. Taking on a ½ iron man as your first tri is
a little daunting. I’m a little scared
for her, and will do whatever I can to support her!! She has two sprint tris as experiments to see
if this is even a possibility. She is confident on the running part, ok with
the biking part and iffy on the swimming part.
Nicole’s big ask was to
find out if I’d be willing to do training rides with her, specifically on the
race course as she is not at all familiar with the roads. Absolutely!!
I think I may ride more this summer and run a little less, especially if
it is supposed to be so freaking hot and humid.
While I've tossed around committing to a big race in the fall, I may
not. I am thoroughly enjoying only
having a few big things on my calendar and not a race or two every
weekend.
Thursday – 6
Oh finally I can run! Got so excited to go to the gym I forgot to grab the bright
shirt I threw in my purse, (went back for it) the weather has been rainy and foggy and I don’t
want to get smashed by a car in dark clothes.
Dave and I had a long discussion on the visibility of bikers and
runners on the roads. It makes me so frustrated to
see people in dark clothes on bikes or on foot.
You may be able to see the car but the texting driver may not be able to
see you!! It isn't a guarantee but
after reading an article where the woman killed a biker and injured two
others is suing the family of the young boy she killed it reinforced to me my
responsibilities being on the road with cars.
She said the three boys were not visible and had they been visible she
would not have hit them and killed the one boy and now have the emotional
distress she has now. I think blaming
the victim is insane. Hopefully I never
get involved in an accident but for sure there isn't going to be a claim, it
was dark/foggy/rainy and I couldn't see her as an excuse for the person killing
or injuring me!
Ran into, well nearly ran
into Mike B as I was leaving the locker room.
Quick hello / good bye / nice picture / stop cyber stalking / see you
out there and I was off, so happy to be running more than 3 miles! It felt great, I didn't have huge plans on
pace, and didn't check my watch much, ran by feel and it all felt good. Never did see Mike B, but I did take a stroll
into one of the neighborhoods he runs in.
Friday - walking with Ro, Don suggested we ask Mike B to be the token male... ha!
Saturday - Bike ride?
Sunday - Cox Rhode Races 1/2 Marathon. This is my vendetta race. I 'ran' it the first time in 2011 (3:28), then actually ran it with a respectable 2:17 in 2012, missed 2013, and back again in 2014. I'm aiming for something under 2:30, why stress myself out? I have a big deal race on the 10th! Guess it all depends on how I feel.
Sincerely,
Beth, happy the sore inside of her knee is because of a damn pole and not a tear!
Beth, happy the sore inside of her knee is because of a damn pole and not a tear!
