Of Mice and Marathons

AM/Lunch: 2:35 on the fat bike. HR 135. 

Roads were in prime shape. I rode down the hill by Oxford High School for the first time in quite a whil, certainly not since the shooting. It was a weird feeling. 

Felt better mentally on this ride than yesterday, which was a weird ride in itself because I felt great just not sure what to do about anything financially about house stuff. Not really landing anything part time and not sure if I will have more than 2 classes in the fall, which is a drastic cut in pay, one not sustainable. 

We've had a phenomenal week of weather. Hot, not humid. Really nice.

PM: 120' on the trainer. 210W. HR 134.

Got my new shoes out and the cleats on and adjusted, which took a bit as I didn't have them tight enough.

AM: 75' on the trainer. w/ 40' @ 282 watts.

Tried to do a 1-hour power test, but I couldn't quite concentrate. I was pleased with the effort. HR was 172, so I could have held the effort for much longer if I needed to. My shortest ride in quite some time.

15' up/20' down.

AM: 120' on the trainer. 128W. HR 105.

It's been raining off and on, so I haven't been outside. I would take the road conditions and weather we had last week all summer for sure.

AM: 2:32 on the fat bike. HR 144.

Bad decision. Roads were an absolute mess from the rain. I figured there'd be a puddle or two, but I didn't expect peanut butter. My bike and myself were covered when I got back, which ticked me off because I felt like it put a lot of wear and tear on the bike. Oh well.

I ended up going to Addison Oaks and did a few miles of the single track, which still makes me nervous. I like to try to hit trees.

Skipped Thursday Night Dirt as Megan had a doctor appointment. I guess the roads were decent, but definitely pot hold-ed as I was near the route in the morning. Looking forward to getting out next week with any luck.

AM: 120' on the trainer. 221W. HR 143. 

The boys went to Layla's. I worked on cleaning the garage a bit and worked on trying to figure out how to keep up with the house. 

AM/Lunch: 180' on the trainer. 217W. HR 141.

Volcano Route laps. Did one hot lap toward the end @ 328 watts for just over 6'. 

Lumberjack is definitely out as we are traveling to Maine. Really need to get a race on the calandar that I actually attened. Still nothing on the gravel bike. I imagine I'll be riding a 2023 by the time the special order gets filled. Oh well. Dumb call on my part for selling the old one too early.