I did manage to get up, have breakfast, and get out in to the yard by 8:30. I had a lot of work to do to prepare the yard for the arrival of the bees. In the words of rapper Young MC, I had to bust a move. And bust a move I did. I worked hard and fast so I could get all the work done and then drive to Fredericksburg to ride. Around 11, I had finished most everything except cutting the front yard. I decided to take a break and get ready for my ride. I figured I could always finish the front yard in the morning. But I had an issue with my bike and after working on it for a while decided to take it to the shop. I took it to a small shop I go to for minor repairs and then headed home to finish the yard. By the time I got home, the bike was finished. So I boogied through the rest of the yard, headed out to get my bike and instead of going to Fredericksburg, headed down to the river. I had a great 2 hour ride down at the river. I rode Northbank, Belle Island, the Buttermilk, and Forest Hill Park. I felt great.
I arrived home from the river in time to watch the Super Classico (Real Madrid vs Barcelona). The game lived up to the hype and was exciting. Barcelona won 2-0. Of course as usual I iced my knees while watching the game. Around 5:10, I got the call from Melissa that she would be home with the bees in about 20 minutes. So I donned my bee keepers outfit and got the camera ready. When Melissa got home, I filmed and took pictures of the bee installation. After the bee installation it was time for a quick dinner out a our new favorite Thai place. Then home to ice my knees some more on the couch.
On Sunday, I made it to Fredericksburg to explore and ride the trails for my upcoming race. I found much more of the trails than we had the other day when I went up with my friends. There was lots of climbing and some difficult log crossings but the climbs were slightly less steep than what we had done the other day. I know I did not get through the whole course but I feel like I have a better idea of what to expect. I probably could have ridden more but I had a nice endo crash that sent me airborne. I landed right smack in the middle of the trail and luckily I was not still clipped into my bike. I was mostly not hurt and got up and kept riding. But I had lost some of my steam at that point. After I got back to the road, I did a little cool down ride on a paved trail that was quite nice.
After I got home from F'burg, I had lunch with Melissa but I felt like doing some more riding. So I went down to the river and did some more riding. I did not push my luck and did a shorter ride than my river ride from Saturday. On the way home from the river I loaded up on some great food from Whole Foods so I am all set with plenty of fruit and vegetables for the week.
Once I got home and got the groceries unloaded, I did my upper body and core workout. I added another upper body exercise and modified my shoulder presses based on something I read the other day. When I do my overhead dumbbell shoulder presses, I sit on my BOSU ball. To make it more difficult, I held one leg up off the ground. This really made it more difficult. By the time I was done with all my exercises, I was pretty spent. But I was not quite done. I had to make my shake and our dinner. While Melissa worked on our taxes, I got everything going. Then when she told me about our refund, I started to do some impromptu dancing. I was pretty excited because now we can use this money for our upcoming vacation to Vermont. More to come on that topic later.
I realize that this post is not too exciting but I wanted to detail the fact that I had a very busy and very active weekend. Now I need to focus on getting plenty of rest this week in preparation for my race. I will probably do some running and some easy riding this week and try to eat right. I plan to bring my lunch to work a few times this week so I can better control what I put into my body. I am still eating lunches out at restaurants pretty often with some of the guys at work. That is one aspect of my diet I still need to work on. Overall I am doing well but I think I can do even better.
Thanks for reading.
