Last night on the way home from work, Mel & I stopped in over into Speed Theory to have my mountain bike looked at. 10 minutes later I left with my front brake all fixed up - WOOHOO!
This morning it was like Christmas! I didn't have to two buses and a train into work, got to sleep an extra 45 minutes and rode my bike into work in 45 minutes. That is half the time it takes than when I ride Calgary Transit...how cool is that?
The ride in was pretty great albeit a little brisk. My finger tips were frozen solid by the time I got to the campus. So I was all thumbs trying to take my helmet off. The route down to work is pretty straightforward and takes me on a bike path for part of it. I do find that I have to be extra mindful of my surroundings when riding this early in the morning. Some motorists are not fully awake, in a rush, or gabbing on their cellphones and therefore not paying attention to crosswalk signals. I was crossing one intersection, on a cross signal, when I motorist flew through the intersection. It is one of those moments when you can feel that someone is not paying attention and so you prepare yourself in advance. Thanks to my bike fix last night I was able to slam BOTH breaks on and avoid becoming a smear on the front of his truck. I even got a dirty look...haha.
Once at campus, it was over to the pool to bang out a short swim workout. My shoulders are still feeling tired today and my times reflected that:
- 350m w/u
- 4x 400m at a medium effort on 1 minutes rest
- 350m cool down
As for the rest of the day...core work during lunch and a tempo run this evening.
Things in the new pad are coming along...Mel has done a terrific job of unpacking everything and making it feel like a home. The garage/basement is a mess but one thing at a time. Last night I got our computer set up again along with my gaming consoles. LOL, at one point Mel asked me "What is that wooden thing amongst your consoles?". I replied, "That is my Atari!!!! Asteroids here I come!!!!"
Happy Virgen de Fatima (Peru)
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My Mom and Dad still have our old Atari too!! SO funny you said that about asteroids -- that was Dad's favourite game. MY Mom was the Pinball Queen -- no kidding. She knew the trick to tilt the pinball just so, and she would rack up millions of points.
Did you ever have the old Commodore 64? And play Logos (I think that's what it was called?) Frogger, Quest for Tires, ahhhhh...the good old days! LOL!!
Oh dear...I bet you have met my hubby online gaming...he loves gaming!
I was just thinking this morning that if you're getting in a 1.5 hr commute ride every work day, PLUS your 'regular' bike workouts, you are going to be a total animal on the race scene this year, eating the few competitors in front of you alive, strewing their guts all over the place, and trampling them into the path. Looking forward to seeing it! Especially since I'm not likely to ever be in front of you!
bong. bong. bong. bong. ah yes, i remember atari!
that is so cool you can ride to work now!! especially as it takes you less time. yay!!
i've been noticing all the bike lanes in GVRD and thinking when i move back i'll have to find a job i can bike to!
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