Of Mice and Marathons

AM: 120' on the trainer. 224W. HR 147.

A really solid ride. Felt much better today mentally (yesterday wasn't really too bad). Really enjoyed the ride. Felt even stronger today than yesterday. Still waiting on my bike and to get my fat bike week back. The weather hasn't been spectacular anyway. 

Put in a strong effort hydrating today. I was down a few quarts from yesterday and today. 

Probably still need to fit in one run a week, but I really don't have much desire to unless it is with Megan and the boys.

PM: 120' on the trainer. 227W. HR 148.

Felt even stronger than the last two days. Call about getting the deck redone. Might take a while, but then again, every service or item takes forever these days.

We had Spring Conference today. I listened in a bit while Megan was running things upstairs and had the boys from pretty much 7-3, which was good but tiring. 

AM: 90' on the trainer. 237W. HR 156.

4 x 12 @ 94% w/ 4' recoveries. Strong workout. I have done it twice this year. Data was pretty consistent with when I did it about a month ago.

Got an email that my Lumberjack 100 entry moved from the waitlist to registration. Excited and nervous. 100 miles of trails on a fat bike is kind of crazy. Not sure if I will be able to do it logistically as I am not sure I can leave Megan with the boys for that long. It would be nice to have some help so every few months I could do things that make life feel normal.

Rainy outside. I would have been inside anyway as I am still waiting on my wheel and my bike (which I have made peace with, as it could still be months, I really don't know).

AM: 60' on the trainer. 106W. HR 96.

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 9:53. HR 143.

Got a run in on our neighborhood loop. Thought the Polly Ann might be muddy after the rain. Picked up my wheel at KLM. Nice to have an outdoor bike back and rolling.

AM: 2.5 hours on the fat bike. HR 151.

A little anxious this morning, but felt much better quite early in the ride and had a really good ride. The roads around the Clarkston area were in excellent shape. 15.5MPH, which was solid. I think that was what I was doing on my gravel bike last year for the same or higher HR.

I guy I ride with came and measure to deck for the redo/repair. 20-30k I about crapped my pants. 

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 10:01. HR 140.

AM: 120' on the trainer. 207W. HR 139.

AM: 120' on the trainer. 236W. HR 150.

Increasing pedal pressure throughout the 2 hours with a sprint or two. Feeling really good again. Mentally very solid. Lots of stuff to worry about, but the mental space to work at it. I am thankful for that.

Weather looking solid over the next few days.

We went to Toledo for a party for Megan's mom. We had a good time. We came back home instead of staying down.