Riding, Running, Resting

Pretty boring day today for me. Trying to rest. As much as I want to ride my new bike I rode it 15miles yesterday and am afraid if i ride it much today I will be too sore for tomorrow's 5k. So I'm resting. Trying not to eat down the house. Hope I finish the run tomorrow. Haven't run in like 1.5 wks or so since I got sick. Feel like a total runner loser. After the run tomorrow we are going to head to Oxford for the Ole Miss game. Busy day ahead. Maybe I'll go to bed EARLY tonight.

Lovin the new toy!!

So after watching it rain all morning long there was a break in it long enough for me to get in a 7mile bike ride on my new bike. It rides smoother than my Tank, but the seat is a little harder, which will take a lil getting used to by my tush. Now I know why I bought the padded biking shorts. I really am terrible at hills, which there were quite a few of, so I definitely got to work on that. Hopefully I will get to ride again Thursday.

Dolce and Gabbana... Well just Dolce for now

Well I got my new bike in. It is a 2009 Specialized brand Dolce is the model. It is my very first road bike and so far I love it!! I got out and rode a lil this afternoon. On my Tank(big fat tired mtn bike) I would pedal my tail off and go very slow still. With this bike I was going 15.5 mph with not a whole lot of effort. Gotta get used to the different gear shifters. I think I will definitely go riding for a longer distance tomorrow if it doesn't rain. Now if I can just get my hubby to name his Gabbana.

Ran, Rain, Rested

Didn't do much today. I feel bad. I slept good last night, was in bed by like 9:00. Still felt like I needed about a week's more sleep. Sore throat. Just blah! I made myself get up and run 3 miles though, b/c it was planned, but the rest of the day I rested, and it rained. Did get caught up on some of my Tivo'd olympics. I don't know what I would do without Tivo. Anyway, I think I'll go to bed about 8:00 tonight.

Trying to get it together

I'm so excited! I have my road bike ordered and on its way. I've never owned a road bike before, so this should be fun. I should fly on this after struggling on my tank(my heavy mtn bike). I also am going to start swimming laps tomorrow night. I am really considering doing a triathlon, or a marathon or both in the future. Waaayyy future. Gives me a long term goal. It's just so hard to try to get it together and find time to do all these things. I am going to make time though. I am enjoying the way I feel after I run or bike. Now I know why so many people get addicted to them. I am finding myself addicted to these blogs too-reading and posting(whether anyone reads mine or not).

A Tale of Two Flags

I finally ordered something to replace our tattered Ole Miss flag.












I bought two flags. Why two flags? Because my husband liked both,so he decided we could change the flag each week to color coordinate with whatever uniform colors they were wearing that week(could this possibly be OCD?). I of course laughed my head off at this, and did so as I ordered both just as he wanted.

Taking a cue from the gymnasts

So I woke up this morning at 0600 as part of my(mold myself into a morning person ) project. Got my clothes on, stretched, ipod strapped on and ready. Got outside, and it was raining. I had planned on running today and had gotten up early just for it, so needless to say I was disappointed. So I went back to bed. It rained, and rained and rained. Finally this afternoon I got to run, and my leg muscles were very sore afterwards so I decided to put some ice on them. I was not ready to be immobile for a while though so I took an idea from the gymnasts I've been seeing on the olympics. After they get through with some of their routines they tape ice to their shoulders, or legs. I thought this was a fine way to ice yet remain mobile and look very funny all at the same time.














Cute Huh? It worked though.

I'm not a morning person but I will be.

I have always struggled with getting up early. Don't like it, won't do it, despised it. Since I've started running I've found that in the heat of the summer it's just too hot to run in the evenings until about 10pm. On the days I work I have to get up at 4am(which I hate). So I have decided I am going to become a morning person whether I like it at first or not and start doing morning runs. So far I actually like it. I feel so much better that I've gotten them over with. I do have to be in the bed by about 9pm to survive this, but I'm adjusting.



On another note, my new shoes are getting better, still a little heavy, kinda ugly, but my hips do not hurt me anymore when I run like they did.