Finding Radiance

I slept great last night!  Probably because  I took a Tylenol PM since my back was bothering me a touch.  I think my disk will probably bother me forever, I guess.  Interesting note,  5 months after herniating my disk and I still have skin numbness in my knee.  I am beginning to think that is [...]

I am officially beat.  Not to mention my brain is like an egg scramble.  I woke up super hungry.  I had a Luna Bar as a pre-ride snack while I waited for John to get up.

I also did some work.  It seems like I am always working.  Oh wait, I am!
We headed out for the [...]

Lovely sunny morning to bike to bagels.  Too bad we didn’t quite make it!  We took a chance at not having a tire changing kit and wouldn’t you know it, John got a nail stuck in his tire and it went flat.  He hasn’t even had his bike for 24 hours!  This was about 3.5 [...]

Thursday is finally here!  I woke up way too early, so I headed downstairs and had a protein drink and started on work while waiting for John to get up.  I did manage to get a good amount of work in, which is good.  No wasting time around here!
We got on the bikes and headed [...]

Woke up and wiggled the legs, which felt pretty good.  We decided to bike to breakfast!  I had a protein drink for some fuel.

Then we hit the path.  The bike path is a little bit longer and a little slower than the roads (due to rough surface), but so beautiful and quiet on Sunday mornings.  [...]

It’s John’s birthday today! Welcome to year 42 sweetie
He slept in while I biked to the gym for a strength workout.

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Straight-leg deadlifts
3 sets of 10 at 75#
Lower body

Close grip lat pulldown
3 sets of 10 at 50#
Back

Cable Squat to Row
3 sets of 10 at 60#
Full body

Planks
3 sets of 90 second holds (dying [...]

This post is going to be filled with stuff, so be forewarned!
We woke up and decided to bike to Panera this morning.  Doesn’t it seem like my butt is planted on the bike permanently?
Blueberry bagel.  Yum!

John wanted to get a shot of me noshing, so here it is.

Nomf!!
We took it easy on the ride today [...]

Thursday, also known as the new bagel day!  We woke up way too early (or TFE, as John likes to say….  Downed some protein drink and biked away.  I was maybe a squidge tired from the monster workout yesterday, but not too bad.  The heat broke and it was a beautiful, nonhumid morning!  Yay!  I [...]

You know it’s Sunday when you see bagels and biking in the title!  Here is  a picture of my trusty bike:

Nothing special.  Just an old Schwinn hybrid type that I got used about 5 years ago for $140.   You don’t need anything special to ride 100 miles , although it would be easier [...]

It’s the new bagel day! Slept in until about 7, which was really nice. Fueled up with a bubbly protein drink and biked to Cool Beans.

It was a very nice morning for a ride. I do have to say that my legs were actually sore after my workout yesterday.  I hardly [...]