Long Ride

Ahhh......was actually able to get a great sleep in. Put my kiddies in the tub-and Ava and I were asleep by 745pm. I was then able to sleep until 6am and did not go to the gym this morning because Mr. P has yet another challenge in store for me today.

What you may ask? Well it is just an itty bitty ride....Ha Ha Ha....it's more like a 2 hour plus ride out past Lockport. The issue for me, is that this happens to be on the highway and I hate riding in traffic at the best of times. The only saving grace, is that we will be riding in the middle of the afternoon, I have a great pair of Oakley's to protect my eyes (can' say enough about how good these things are) and I plan on wearing my red jacket (hopefully the red will caution them to back off!).

Now if only the weather holds up, the ride will be less stressful. Right now it looks chilly (I think the temp went below zero) and on the verge of rain. I also hope my calf muscles loosen up as yesterday my swim instructor was relentless in giving my kick drills. Must eat a few bananas as I can not have a repeat of seized calf muscle-especially on a long ride! Oh and then after I get home from the long ride, I am hosting a Board Meeting for my daughter's Montessori school so I am very glad I am rested today!

One thing I have noticed is that all this cycling is rubbing off on my better half. I think I mentioned that Michael has adopted Bart (my old Mountain bike. In reality, the bike is not old-it was purchased last year in a moment of panic when I was being pressured by a sales clerk to buy another bike-part of the negative experience I made reference to earlier). Anyways Bart and Michael have been getting along swimmingly and Michael is now combining his workouts with both running and cycling. This is good I say, as one of my dreams is to go on a cycling vacation in the South of France through the country side. I know this will have to wait until the children are grown which means we have lots of time to practice. Hell maybe by that time we can cycle all of Europe-maybe even Asia! In all seriousness, I am so proud that my husband is taking on cycling-maybe by next year I can even get him in the pool! One step at a time! Wha Ha Ha Ha