Of Mice and Marathons

PM: 66.8-mile ride. HR 151.

4:18 of total time. Dirt roads were in solid shape. Did a few harder efforts just because.

PM: 14.7-mile ride. HR 117.

Recovery ride on a 5-mile neighborhood route. I struggled a lot with anxiety in the first few days of this new week. Our heat went out either this day or on Tuesday and as of Thursday they haven't fixed it. They sent someone out and he took pictures to show them the unit is beyond repair (I imagine). I have a space heater and I have been running the oven. It hasn't been that cold. We also have a new neighbor who smokes pot in his apartment and has thumping bass. I have not gone over because I am pretty sure I won't be able to keep from doing violence.

PM: 50-mile ride. HR 140.

I rode to downtown Rochester and out to the Thursday Night Dirt Loop. 3.5 hours. Slow. A few efforts on some segments.

PM: 31.8-mile ride. HR 136.

Just over two hours. One of the guys I ride with has created a COVID-19 Invitational Time Trial series. He creates a Strava segment (COVID-19 Invitational Time Trial: Prologue) and you go out and time trial it. It's great because it keeps things feeling social. The idea is to go out alone so you aren't in groups. I gave it a hard effort, but it was slow (about 18.7 MPH). Course had chunky gravel (freshly graded) and some tar. I'm currently last out of 7. The guys ahead of me are (not surprisingly) much faster. I need to drop the extra 10-12 lbs I am carrying. I look forward to seeing what some of the other segments are. Part of the difficulty is memorizing the roads and the turns.

PM: 12.3 miles, averaged 9:42. HR 143.

Last day of physical therapy for my hip, so I figured why not run for 2 hours when I haven't run in almost a week? Lots of people out. Lots of them figuring out that walking and exercise is not as bad as they thought. Run was very good and needed. I will likely run tomorrow and maybe Saturday and see what Sunday looks like. This ran will make the dirt roads muddy, but they will also pack down when they dry with everything graded.

Turned a corner with feeling completely insane this week. It's a very wild time to be alive.

PM: 12.4 miles, averaged 9:52. HR 145.

Legs were predictably smashed.

PM: 34.7-mile ride. HR 133.

Slow ride. Grumpy most of the time. Rode through campus, which was weird. Felt better after the ride.