Bike Ride

Jill and I enjoyed a 21 mile bike ride this morning. What a BEAUTIFUL morning. Larry and his group have a perfect day for their long ride.

It is a struggle to get out of bed, but I ended up wondering why I don't do it more often (of course, I am already getting up at 5:00 every morning to work out). It reminded me of my days working as a Ranger at Devil's Lake. One summer I worked the 6am to 2pm shift. In my opinion it was the best shift since you got to enjoy the solitude that the park offers. Plus driving around to the smells of bacon and eggs wasn't bad either!

Of course Jill's company made it even more enjoyable.

I can't help but think of.....

Time to enjoy the weekend!

Jenny and I got our 2.5 hour run done today. It was actually 2:26, but we agreed that the missing 4 minutes wouldn't cause us to not finish the marathon. We did run 16 miles at a 9:08 average pace, so I can live with that, but it was tough. It turned out to be much sunnier than I expected, which meant hotter. Plus, I didn't bring my sunglasses or visor... I hate that! Of course, it was better than Jenny who didn't bring her water bottles. Now on to yard work. Yeah!

Spifying up the Blog

It was time for a little updating of the blog. You will now find that the picture at the top of the page is actually a slide show!

I also added a link to the weekly morning running poll. Those of you who run in Sparta in the early mornings can go there and participate.

I got roped in to doing a sprint triathlon, so now I am training for that AND a marathon! Geesh! Not sure what got in to my brain... oh yeah... she goes by KwikTrip Girl!