Thursday 7/2
No training today. I just wasn’t up for it.
Friday 7/3
I felt “guilty” for not doing anything Thursday, so I head up to Oak Mt. for a swim and ride. I swam for about 10-20 minutes just back and forth at the “beach” area. I tried to focus on my form and using my body to swim not just my arms (which I have a tendency to do). Then I jumped on my bike and road up the Mountain and back out to the main entrance and back to my car. It took about right at an hour to do. I felt pretty good after the ride…that is until I get a phone call form Hoover Toyota. Turns out I not only need a new AC clutch but also a new compressor (compressor = $$). I talked with the guy for a bit and let him know my “disappointment” that this couldn’t have been discovered last week when I took my car into their shop. I thought about it a bit and talked it over with Heather. We decided just to get rid of the 4Runner and go ahead and get something else. We were planning on getting something new towards the end of the year anyways. So the rest of Friday was spent cleaning up the 4Runner; going to CarMax and Driversway; and finding a great deal on a 2008 GMC Acadia. It is more of a crossover than an SUV. Not as small as a crossover but not as big as a Yukon…here is a pic
Saturday 7/4
No real training today unless you call loading up on pork products training (I like to think of it that way)
Sunday 7/5
I finally made it out for a training ride with Vulcan Triathletes. There were 6 of us heading out that morning. I was pretty nervous. We were going to go about 36-40 miles; my longest ride to date was 20 miles out at the industrial park. We left from the Brownell Travel building on Lakeshore and headed through Mt. Brook neighborhoods to Eastwood Mall area. Then we jumped onto Hwy 78 and rode out to the Bass Pro Shops (that’s right, Bass Pro Shops). Then we cut back on Rex Lake Road which changes into Sicard Hollow road all the way to Cahaba Heights. We then cut over and rode up Overton Road (b!tch of a hill). At the top of Overton, we cut back to the right and maneuvered our way over to Brookwood Road; turned between the golf courses; and road down Mt. Brook Parkway back to Brownell Travel. The overall trip was about 37 miles and took 2hrs27minutes. I was pumped after the ride. Chatty doesn’t look so scary anymore….ok, maybe it still does.
Monday 7/6
Recovery Day
Eric’s Quote of the Day: (an exert from Napoleon Dynamite)
Unlce Rico: “Back in ‘82, I use to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile”
Kip: “Are you serious?”
No training today. I just wasn’t up for it.
Friday 7/3
I felt “guilty” for not doing anything Thursday, so I head up to Oak Mt. for a swim and ride. I swam for about 10-20 minutes just back and forth at the “beach” area. I tried to focus on my form and using my body to swim not just my arms (which I have a tendency to do). Then I jumped on my bike and road up the Mountain and back out to the main entrance and back to my car. It took about right at an hour to do. I felt pretty good after the ride…that is until I get a phone call form Hoover Toyota. Turns out I not only need a new AC clutch but also a new compressor (compressor = $$). I talked with the guy for a bit and let him know my “disappointment” that this couldn’t have been discovered last week when I took my car into their shop. I thought about it a bit and talked it over with Heather. We decided just to get rid of the 4Runner and go ahead and get something else. We were planning on getting something new towards the end of the year anyways. So the rest of Friday was spent cleaning up the 4Runner; going to CarMax and Driversway; and finding a great deal on a 2008 GMC Acadia. It is more of a crossover than an SUV. Not as small as a crossover but not as big as a Yukon…here is a pic
Saturday 7/4
No real training today unless you call loading up on pork products training (I like to think of it that way)
Sunday 7/5
I finally made it out for a training ride with Vulcan Triathletes. There were 6 of us heading out that morning. I was pretty nervous. We were going to go about 36-40 miles; my longest ride to date was 20 miles out at the industrial park. We left from the Brownell Travel building on Lakeshore and headed through Mt. Brook neighborhoods to Eastwood Mall area. Then we jumped onto Hwy 78 and rode out to the Bass Pro Shops (that’s right, Bass Pro Shops). Then we cut back on Rex Lake Road which changes into Sicard Hollow road all the way to Cahaba Heights. We then cut over and rode up Overton Road (b!tch of a hill). At the top of Overton, we cut back to the right and maneuvered our way over to Brookwood Road; turned between the golf courses; and road down Mt. Brook Parkway back to Brownell Travel. The overall trip was about 37 miles and took 2hrs27minutes. I was pumped after the ride. Chatty doesn’t look so scary anymore….ok, maybe it still does.
Monday 7/6
Recovery Day
Eric’s Quote of the Day: (an exert from Napoleon Dynamite)
Unlce Rico: “Back in ‘82, I use to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile”
Kip: “Are you serious?”
Uncle Rico: “I’m dead serious.”
