Yes, yes, yes. I'm taking a rest day!  (Boy are there some naggy people here!) ;)  Actually, I considered going over to the pool to do my drill work, but my shoulder is a little sore  from doing woodchoppers with the medicine ball, so I'll let everything rest. Back is much, much better this morning.  I can stand up straight without a 30 second delay and I have just a little twinge.  SO, I should be able to resume beating the crap out of myself tomorrw.  (kidding - lighten up) ;)  Actually, this is a rather light week for me since I have a tri on Saturday and a ride on Sunday, so I should be fully functional and rested by then. :)  Spent yesterday watching old chick flicks, You've Got Mail, Six Days, Seven Nights, and Regarding Henry and working a jigsaw puzzle from my recliner.  Fred was in the same room watching movies with me and scanning old slides.  Fun, lazy day. :)  I took a couple good stretch breaks and after my longer yoga session last night, the back was feeling good better.  It's inexcusable for me not to stretch more.  It's important to this aging body of mine.

You know, one of these days I'm going to stop being so stubborn.  I really shouldn't have ridden today.  Should have rested and given my body a chance to recover from the beating its been taking.  Last night I should have done a normal core workout instead of one that was designed for someone in impeccable condition training for their next bodybuilding competition.  What the hell was I thinking doing moves that I normally don't attempt with an 8lb medicine ball.  Hmmmm?  Today's ride wasn't bad, in fact it was downright pleasant.   I tried out part of the route that I found a couple of weeks ago and its one of  those roads that you can just ride on forever.  Nice wide road with shoulders, little traffic and almost flat. Temperature was cool  and it was a perfect morning.  Heart rate was low.  Everything was right, except my body didn't feel right.  My hands were numb for almost the entire ride.  My legs were incredibly tired and my back ached the whole morning.  Should have rested.  Oh well, shoulda, woulda, coulda.  Maybe I'll know better next time.  But I'm really mad at me right now.  Everytime I get things rolling along nicely, I have to go and do something stupid.  Granted, my stupidity isn't rearing it's head nearly as often, but it's still there, just lurking under the surface.....  Okay, well what's done is done, so I'll see if I can't minimize the damage and rest up this afternoon.  Will try several sessions of easy stretching to see if I can't get the kinks out of my back.  I don't think I have any lasting injury that a day or two of rest won't take care of.   At least until my next act of genius. ;)


Easy, long bike ride on tap this morning.  Back is sore this morning from doing the core moves that I knew were too advanced for me last night.  Hoping that some yoga and stretching will work the kinks out.  I suspect that once I get out on the bike, everything will be fine. :)

Felt good out there this morning!  Nice mix of hills & flat.  Really enjoyed the rolling hills and the country roads.  Stayed very relaxed on both the bike and run, and my heart rate reflects it. :)  On the run, whenever I start thinking about how far I had left to go, I would immediately switch to another thought.  my next race, IMKY, the current song on my MP3, or the bird that was chirping on the wire.   Worked well.  Walked for about 1/2 mile back to the car and stretched well.  Took ~15 minutes between bike and run.  Had to hit the bathroom, ate a banana, and changed my shoes.  Finished too late to swim in the outdoor pool at the Y, so I went next door to my MIL's pool for a few drills.  Only about half the size of the Y's pool, but I could jump in with my bike shorts and sports bra.  Awesome great way to finish the workout.  :)  BTW, Infinit ROCKS!  Drank a bottle on the bike and almost another full one on the run.  I can't stand the taste of the stuff either before or after workouts, but while you're out there sweating, it's like nectar. :)  I love that I don't HAVE to eat on the bike or run, Infinit gives me everything I need nutrition-wise.  Good stuff! :)



Thursday is one of my tougher training days.  Bike-run brick.  I'm also going to do so easy drills at the pool.  Nothing tough, just enough to keep the balance going and relax a bit after the run.   Goning to change up my bike route a little and add a few hills into my normal flat route.   10 miles on the same road I rode yesterday and the last 10 on the bike path.  I figure even if the hills I travel aren't huge, they're gonna help me more than riding flat all of the time.