LimeyRunner’s BodyBlog

So I was at a neighbors 30th birthday party last night, not only feeling a tad guilty for ‘cheating’ I met some more runners.  So I woke up super early and needed to go running.  Well, 7.45am I left the house and realised after a couple of miles that it was going to be a tough run.  I had water and my blackberry,  I know you think I am addicted but I need it for work.  Anyway I have no idea how far I ran, but I know I stopped like 6-8 times to recover and to drink.  I am mapping out how far it was and how hot.  I needed to do cardio but that was a little too much. 

 So I found out it was 9.5 miles…. a little longer than planned especially in this heat oh well its done now.

So I decided to take the motocycle out for a few days and head west and do some riding.  Well after 800 miles and a particularly windy ride from Portland to Leavenworth I question how my workouts made that ride so much more bearable.  The wind was particularly bad out of the north I was was indeed heading north.  I was constantly laid down on the tank and my wirst and back did start to hurt only after about 2 hours.  Now reflecting on the ride i wonder how much my back and ab exercises kept me from really hurting.  I did package up a few protein powder mixes, I didnt want to find myself in a situation where I set myself up for failure, even though I was away form home I still could manage my food.  I just stopped at a gas statioon and picked up some milk. 

Regardless I feel lucky enough to have returned in 1 piece and that I was able to sleep well enough to get up and hit the legs this morning. 

Woo hoo can’t to get away again, but have a few things to do to the bike, clean it and fix the minor oil leak.

S