Falling Out of Sync with a Loved One

Wednesday, July 31,

It's been about 2 months since I've gotten on my bike. I know. It pains me to think what I put into that bike, and it's just been resting in my house for weeks. It's been hard to find free time, and when I do have free time it's even harder to rally my inner troops for a good solid ride.

Despite the forecast of rain, I got home, grabbed my bike and hit the trail that runs behind my home. From the beginning I felt a little rusty. There's still sand on my bike from my last ride. That sand lends to a scraping noise when I ride. The noise was a little distracting, and it kept worrying me that there was something wrong.

I don't have much to say about this ride though.. although it makes me feel like I've lost my spark. I am not kidding when I say that dozens of bikers passed me last night. I didn't pass ANYONE!!! I swear!! The old, the young, the fit the not so fit.. they all passed right by me. I kept wondering what was going on. Were my gears messed up, was it the sand, are my legs broken. What made it worse was that I was really working. My legs were smoked by the end of my hour long ride and I was dripping sweat.

Any suggestions from you seasoned bikers, Laura??

Burpee Challenge:
I skipped burpees today, because my shoulder has been bothering me. I iced it and took it easy.

100 Day Burpee Challenge

Tuesday, July 30;

Didn't make it into the Blue Room this morning, so I decided I'd stick to my 100 day Burpee challenge and call it a day.

DAY 16 - 16 Burpees + 1 to make up for a missed burpee from Sunday.

I'm doing well at banging these out. I guess at 16 burpees at a time, it shouldn't be too hard. Last night, I cleared out a little space in my room and did them in about 40 seconds. I didn't time it, but that's the estimate. My roommates thought I was crazy. All they heard was me banging around in my bedroom. Ahh, burpees. Gotta love em!

I'll hit 17 tonight, after a good long bike ride.