Oh my goodness am I tired… and a bit smelly. But before I hop in the shower I thought I would share.
Last week I shared some simple ab exercises, with the intention of getting back on track and doing them every night. Well, I got an F there.. I missed three out of seven nights.
And after the first night I was so excited and proud of myself… and sore even in my thighs the next morning. (I could use a little soreness there, too.) So this week I’m not going to try to be more committed. I just WILL be more committed. And report back to you next week that I earned a 100%.
So. Back to the tired and smelly thing:
This morning I went for a fantastic 38 mile bicycle ride, averaging 16 mph! Last winter and spring I was on my bike a LOT, training for the MS 150 in April. Since that ride, it’s been tough to carve out the time to ride much. I think I’ve only been on a bike 6 times since then. (yikes.)
I have a few cycling buddies and, in the past we would meet up with some much faster riders and ride on our own. Today I was able to stick with the fast crowd for 17 miles! I even rode in a paceline for the very first time, which was really exciting and not as scary as I had expected, once I got the hang of it. Everyone was really nice and encouraging, so it was a fantastic experience.
I did begin to lose steam and my dear friend pulled back so we could go a little slower and I could catch my breath. We took a shortcut and met back up with the group later. I attempted to jump back in the line and I lasted another three miles my second go ’round… I was losing my breath again.
I was so escited to try out the paceline and encouraged that I hung in there as long as I did. At the beginning of the ride I prayed that I would be encouraged and I certainly was. It was a lot of fun. And it also showed me I need to put some cycling back on the scehdule soon. I love it, And I love what it does for me physically and spiritually.
My tip for the week? Check out Wednesday’s post on water… and then drink up!
Okay, gotta go… I must get cleaned up!
I hope you’ve had good exercise week! Let me know!
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