A Tired Jen

Let's see, got out on the road bike this morning for a 25 mile ride. Discovered a few things as I went along. 1. It's been a while since I rode this bike and it was hard. 2. The wind hasn't been around in a while, that too made it harder. 3. Our new teamshorts do not match our jerseys, nor are they very comfortable. The comfort part made this ride harder. I guess the non-matching quality didn't help either in some sort of abstract way. I'm supposing when I race, I might be wearing something more comfortable. I hate to do that, but comfort is a necessity. If I have time before the 10th, I'll give them another chance.

Yea well anyway, the ride was good. I planned to just ride around the valley so I stuck with the plan. I think it took me 1 hr 45 min, so my pace wasn't so good. It seemed like I had the eternal headwind today. Saw a few interesting things during my ride - a huge tree that had fallen into someone's house, an injured teammate, a chicky pal, their awesome pup, new Greenway construction in Salem and crappy roads in Salem (wow, it's not just Roanoke). I saw a lot of bikers out today and everyone seemed friendly and waved. I guess we all had cabinfever from the day-long deluge yesterday. Even the drivers around me today seemed like they cared. What a switch that is.

Anyway, so I got home - did a few things here - ate a snack. Assisted my mom outside for a walk. She hasn't been outside in almost a week. She had knee surgery last Monday. Today though, she was able to make it down the steps and outside with ease. Even walked up and down the street a short ways before seeking refuge back in the recliner. GO MOM!

Since I hardly get to go to trailwork days at the Cove, I wanted to do something useful. I decided to take my dog who has been an absolute angel in the past week out for a bit. And, figured I'd do some trail work on Mill Mountain while out. We managed to weedeat a good section of trail which has caused more than a few issues for riders lately. Many people thanked me for the work and that was cool. After the weedeating was done, Sergei and I walked Big Sunny to the Riser intersection and back. Then we moved the car to the Monument, cut some tree branches there then headed down the trail a bit before bushwhacking to the road then up to Ridgeline. The dog was having a blast. It was good to have him out and to also be productive! Now we're all tired.

Gotta fix some dinner then it's TV NIGHT!!! YAY - Amazing Race and Cold Case!