Of Mice and Marathons

AM/Lunch: 4 hours 21 minutes. 165W. HR 140.

One of the best rides in recent memory. The weather was dry and sunny, very comfortable. I headed as far west as I have ever been, adding something like 35 new miles. The roads were quiet and perfect. I saw some baby turkeys, definitely the youngest ones I have seen. There were a lot of farms, but fewer livestock than in Metamora and Oxford area. 

I went by the creepy house Megan and I looked at when we were house hunting. Someone did buy it. I hope they paid far less than the $300,000 asking price as there were numerous visible issues. Big yard though. 

PM: one hour+ of walking and playing on the playground at Civic Center Park with the boys.

AM: 1 hour 21 minutes. 120W. HR 119.

Mostly very easy recovery with two segment attacks, which I did take down. I would have prefered a longer easy ride, but after 16 hours of cycling last week and 3 hours running, I needed to back off.

AM/Lunch: 90' on the trainer. 229W. HR 154.

Interval session. 4 x 10' @ 95% w/ 4' recoveries. Just under 280 watts for each interval. Good session. Had a tough morning realizing how much daycare actually cost and realizing there is no way we can afford it. Made for a tough morning, but I worked through it and the workout helped and went well. This was the first structured interval session now that I have my race bike.

AM: 60' recovery ride. 97W. HR 95.

Kept it true recovery even though I felt really good.

Got an offer to teach two classes at Oakland Community College, but it turns out yesterday that I do have four classes at Oakland and they are now trying to hire people as a number of people have left. I had to also turn down one class from Lawrence Tech as I can't really teach 6 classes, especially without daycare. It's an odd occupation. I have sometimes struggled to get three classes and I had to turn down three for the fall. Not a bad thing.

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 10:37. HR 134.

Good run, but the horse flies were horrendous.

Lunch: 90' on the trainer. 174W. HR 121.

Megan went to Toledo to help her parents. I wasn't sure when she would be home, so I jumped on the trainer while the boys were napping. She came home in the early afternoon, so I decided to go out and do the ride.

PM: Thursday Night Dirt. Just under 4 hours. 156W. HR 144.

Road with B Group, which worked out well. Talked to the guy I had talked to last week, who I came to realize lives over in the neighborhood next to the middle school. He must have seen me riding because recognized my bike. A group passed us and a few of us jumped on for a while. It was too much of an effort for for me to sustained. 

Attacked a segment coming down Greenshield and took 10th overall. Need to find the legs to drop another 28 seconds or so off that, which won't be easy.

AM: 90' on the trainer. 141W. HR 111.

Took the boys to get their first COVID shot. We went to a party in Ann Arbor in the afternoon and had a great time. We stayed overnight with the boys.

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 10:30. HR 142.

Felt like crap, but I turned the sprinklers on after and the boys played in them for a while. That was definitely worth doing.