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Where did the Weekend Go?

Written by admin on December 22, 2008 – 11:07 am -

Between the last post, and today, where do i begin? I was reading Tim’s post about the off-season, and realized that I wasn’t really taking an off-season. So i dove into it with reckless abandon…specifically the eating. I won’t bore you with the list, but let’s just say it’s not the norm. And now I’m over it, got all the stuff in and out of my system for another year or so. Not eating well really changes how you feel. I’m more tired, lazy, grumpy, unmotivated, etc…

I therefore worked out hard on Saturday. But first had to bust through a few layers of grit and grime and sweat on my road bike that’s been on my trainer for, oh, i’d say 3 years. It also has my PowerCranks on it. I have to part with them for now as I just joined a cycling team for 09, Echelon Spokes & Slopes. I don’t technically have a road bike ready to ride outdoors, so this is the next best option. I probably will look for a cheap bike to through the cranks on later this winter, something around the $100-$200 range. I’ve seen some out there. But dressing up the Giant, it actually looks pretty good. We’ll see how it rides this week when i get it back from the shop.

Hit the gym on Saturday for some weights and core stuff. That makes it 3 times last week i was in the gym. Same thing is planned for this week. Freedom, that’s what weights are to me. A chance to do something different, get sore in places I don’t usually, and build some strength. Last night I ran on the treadmill for 30 min. that’s it. Pretty basic stuff.

On Saturday, Jess and I hit a movie…at the MALL!!! Yeah, the mall. I haven’t been to the mall in over a year. Right away I was struck by the number of people in the food court. My system was already about to shut down, but I stayed strong. Jess and I wanted to see what was really going on out there in the world, what the holiday scene was like. We walked around the mall for one loop, and somethings never change. The little booths in the middle of the mall that sell cell phones, or the latest product that’s going to shed 30 lbs off your waist in 2 days! Crazy, crazy stuff. But it makes us realize how lucky we are, and fortunate to be living our lives the way we want to live them. Doing something like this is good every now and then as a reminder.

Sunday we drove up to our condo in Winter Park to winterize the windows, probably the same windows that have been there from the start. Just a quick up and back trip.

Now’s it’s Monday, and 2 days from xmas eve. It’ll be low key this year, just Jess and her sister Suzy….3 dogs, and a cat.

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