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May 9, 2006
Brick by Brick...
...is how you build a triathlete! (okay, that was really corny - I'll try not to do that again... :)
Anyway, today I did a brick. It was 75 degrees and sunny. Could you ask for better?
I started off with my bike. I was thinking while I was riding that I need to name my bike. It seems to be a trend among triathletes, or perhaps just weird people in general. :) I don't have anything in mind yet, but I'm pretty sure my bike is a girl. I'll have to give it some more thought - I'll let you know when I come up with something. Nonetheless, I digress. I rode my new found loop (that I made up yesterday) with a slight variation that made it just a tad longer (15.67 miles). I changed the loop some so I could ride longer on this one stretch of road that is biking heaven. The road has just been paved and my bike rolls on it smoother and nicer than I could have ever imagined. I can ride uphills at 18 MPH. There are lots of roads around here where I can't even ride downhill that fast. Anyway, nothing too interesting regarding my ride other than my little conversation with a motorcycle rider (biker?). I was waiting at a stoplight when he pulled up next to me. He smiled and I couldn't help myself - I asked if he'd like to switch bikes. He laughed. I laughed. And then the light changed and I was still getting in my pedals when he was already out of sight... :)
When I pulled into our driveway, Roxy and O were waiting to go for my run with me. What a treat! I actually didn't feel too bad off the bike today, although it still took a while before I felt like I was running faster than 10 minute pace. We ran 30 minutes total on a route a little more hilly than I have been taking for my bike/run brick. It was good though. That is until we were running along, almost home and a huge german shepard came racing out of it's yard to try to eat Roxy. O was running with Roxy (while I was on the other side of the road) so he tried to get in the middle of it. All I could envision was either Roxy chewed up in two or O missing a huge chunk out of his leg. I started running back towards them when the mean dog's owner came racing out of the house to get mean dog. It was scary. Poor little Roxy didn't know what hit her. She didn't even bark. I think she was scared out of her wits too. O told me after the fact that what really scared him was the fact that when the lady came out of the house screaming at the dog - SHE seemed really scared - like she knew her dog was capable of eating us all. Bugger - people need to buy fences! (or nicer dogs)
And that's that. O is off playing softball now and I am about to do my core exercises. Then, perhaps some reading. I am about 1/3 of the way through my 2nd (yes that's right - second!) book of the year. I didn't read my 2nd book last year until about the 2nd week in December. I am on a roll and bound and determined to meet my 4 books goal this year! :)
Posted by beth at May 9, 2006 8:58 PM
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What a great account!! :)
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at May 10, 2006 4:10 AM