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May 23, 2006
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It's no secret that I love meatballs. I like them on spaghetti, in a sandwich or just plain by themselves. They are just delightful little balls of goodness! And so when I saw that one of the other dietitians I work with made them for our party today (baby shower for another co-worker) I was overjoyed! Yeah meatballs!
When our lunch party finally started (not until 12:30 - I think my stomach was eating itself! :), I went crazy on the meatballs - had 6 total - much to the delight of my co-workers. They can never believe how much I can eat. Sometimes I can't believe it myself... :)
Anyway after my meatball feast I came home and had an awesome brick workout this afternoon and I thought - I should have meatballs before all my races! I don't know how well they would go down at say 5 or 6 in the morning, but hey, it's worth a try right?! (of note, I would never really do this, but these are the types of thoughts I entertain myself with on my bike rides :)
The brick - truthfully it didn't really get off to a good start, but things got better and ended up just fine. When I called O on my way home from work he reluctantly told me he had accidentally put a hole in my tube on my back tire while he was trying to pump my tires (he pumps my tires for me - isn't he the best?) and that he was currently struggling mightily trying to change the flat. By the time I got home and changed to help, he had gotten the tire off, changed the tube and gotten the tire back on! I was soooo impressed! That tire hasn't been off yet (I had a flat in the front before) so I know it was probably a bugger. And then he snapped my wheel right back into place and I was ready to go! What a champ. Not to say it wasn't difficult and he wasn't covered in grease, but still - I know I wouldn't have been able to do it myself!
So I get ready for my ride and start off and things aren't going so well. First off, I was distracted because I couldn't get my right foot clipped in and then I was trying to reset my bike computer and all this while pedaling slowly uphill and then I had to stop for a car and...well...you can guess what ALMOST happened - that's right, I almost fell flat on my face! Luckily I ripped my left foot out of my pedal right at the last minute so I didn't topple over, but it was quite a close call. I finally get going a little and get on the road I want to be on and I go to get down on my aerobars and I SWEAR I almost fell off my bike again! My bars are so much lower now and although it didn't feel like a huge difference in the bike store yesterday when I went to get down today I was wondering if someone stole my handlebars and I didn't notice!
Like anything though, I got used to the different feeling within a few miles and from there my ride was awesome - 21 miles exacly at 17.75 MPH average, my fastest ride thus far. I was just kind of spinning along too. It didn't hurt that it was the absolute most beautiful day outside, in the 60s and sunny and not windy and I choose a flat route too. Either way, I was loving life.
So I get home and change into my running shoes and take off and my legs feel great. Okay, great might not be the right word, but they felt very good coming off the bike, better than usual. I decided I wanted to head over to the track to just get an idea of my pace. Unlike the last time I did this when I thought I was running 8:30 pace and was surprised to find out it was more like 7:30 pace, I knew I was running at a pretty good clip (for me that is). I was still surprised to see that I was running just a hair over 7 minute pace (7:05) though. Of course I assume I wasn't running the whole run that fast because I know I speed up when I time laps on the track (even though I really try not to), but I was still pretty pleased, and really excited to get racing!
And so there you have it! Now I must take a shower and stretch and find Roxy because I have a feeling she is up to no good! Good night all!
Posted by beth at May 23, 2006 7:26 PM