A weekend that feels like how a weekend SHOULD be

Saturday SWIM 2500 y in 60 mins
               BIKE 21 miles in 80 mins, on FREA!
Sunday RUN 2.7 miles in total 4.6 mi run/walk in 55 mins
            BIKE indoors 30 mins, maybe 7 miles

Finally. Finally. Finally a weekend that feels like what I want a weekend to feel like. I had lots to do and got lots done and I'm overall happy with it. Especially after a mental bummer Friday.

Saturday got up and got the swim in. Had two options a 1200 'continuous' with every 4th 25y choice, or 2x600 as #1 swim and #2 pull. I took the first, and it rocked by easy enough. I did backstroke, and initially planned to pull the second half but in the end I swam it all. I tricked myself into "just one more 100 swim" until I reached 900, well by then 1000 was a 5/6th, then 1100 was soooo close to having done it all swim, then done!

Home, 2 hours of garden work clearing weeds and wheelbarrowing compost, a cancellation to sell the weight bench sale that was planned, then I pulled Frea up out of the basement. It was a perfect day for this. The first idea was to just ride around the house to test the bike wheels, brakes, etc, then decide where to go. Instead I just went to TGP to ride the 5 mile loop route.

Oooh this bike. I LOVE this bike. I could HUG this bike. I had only one or two misfires with trying to shift on the horns and clipping in and out. And one near ground-kiss when I turned a corner with bumps in aero, but really minor. The hiss of the tire on pavement. The feeling of power from the aero position. The acceleration this bike gives. I LOVE this bike.

Even better, no podcast or music. Just the hiss of the tire and the hum of the frame, the people in the park and the new bike share Lime Bikes, ..... I felt so at home. I wanted more miles, group rides, friends to ride with, more wind and more pave and more more more. Instead I finished my 3 loops and and headed to Walgreens to get my rx.

Yes, the hip flexors whined a little. Yes, the mid-back got tight. Yes right near the end my feet complained :)

Sunday -- up to run. It wasn't the best run as my HR got high, the cadence barely over 170, and the pace not ideal. But JFC what am I thinking? I GOT TO RUN! I LOVE IT! Ran down to the Lemp area and brewery. A little mental in the run, even with music. Just tired. Once home I went straight to the bike, didn't even change clothes! I peel them off as I warmed up. I took advantage of being able to sit up more on this bike, just easy spin but not a lazy one.

Shower , meal, then sell the weight bench in the basement. Then up to the roof to fix the leak. Then shopping errands and cookup. Busy weekend. And it felt so good after Friday.