For most people, this weekend’s holiday was Labor Day. For others, it was a different holiday. The official kickoff of the season known as college football.
Perhaps you can tell which team the husband’s side of the family pulls for…
Before heading over to the in-laws’ to watch the first game of the season, Grandma picked up the little guy and the husband and I headed out on our first bike ride together in at least a year. We’re gearing up for our two-day bike ride extravaganza for MS, and neither one of us has put nearly enough time in the saddle. This was actually the husband’s first ride of the year.
Of course he kicked my butt the whole ride, as if he’d been training all year and it was my first time on the bike. We rode a few loops at the park so we could avoid dealing with cars on the road. When we got tired {which didn’t take long} we headed back to the car. I pulled my phone {yes, the rice worked!} out of my bag and saw we rode a whopping 7.5 miles.
7 and a half.
That’s not going to cut it! The plan was to ride again this morning but it’s pouring rain.
It’s funny, I started riding my bike when my body couldn’t handle running without injury, but my body is just not made for biking. I watch people fly past me right and left, uphill and down, and I just pedal, pedal, pedal away, never catching up.
I suppose it’s just a challenge I’ll have to keep working on, because nothing worth it is ever easy, right? But I long for the day when I can head out for a long run and not have it hurt.
So how did you celebrate the long weekend? Run a race? Cookout? Lounge around? Obsess over fantasy drafts and first football games?
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I caught some football too, and it was glorious. Also there was a 5k race, 11 mile trail run, and 40 mile bike ride. Great long weekend!
The rice must have interfered with the GPS tracking!! Let’s see… Sat = bike ride, Sun = volunteer job, Mon = movie with my honey. I wish every weekend was 3 days long!!
Hubs and his dad have matching shirts? Cute
We rock climbed!!!
And by we I mean the husband stayed home on COUCH
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I find the bike much harder for me than running as well. And my husband likewise can kick my ass any time he decides to dust off his bike and ride! You can get stronger, though, and I’m sure you will! Good luck with it
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College Football is back. You gotta love the fall time! I wanted to go out for a run virtual or a race around here but I got sick a couple of days before the holiday!
Of the three sports, biking is my worst when it comes to triathlons! Just keep at it and you will get better!
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