On Saturday I got to hang out with the kiddo while we ran errands together.
Then we went to a dear friends graduation party, where it was snowing! Grandma came along with us and had fun!
Then I got to go do a fun yet windy and chilly 5k, Brew Dash, where I did better than I thought I would considering I had spit coming out sideways from my mouth at some points from the wind being so strong! :-) I finished in 26:30 which wasn't bad for me for the conditions and I think I was about 120 out of like 1100 but they don't have AG results up yet. I also got to hang out with lots of fun friends that I hadn't seen in a while. I joked with my husband that I need to get out more because I wouldn't stop talking and I hope they didn't get tired of listening to me!
Sunday I got spoiled with my breakfast of choice which I hadn't had since hubs and I got married because he hates grits and cheese. So he made me cheesy grits with an egg and soy bacon on top. I got an AWESOME gift which was a gift card to lululemon because hubs knows me too well and he knows that even though I love their clothes I never buy anything there because I can't make my self spend that much on exercise clothes so he figured this way I'd have an excuse. We also went over to my parents house to have made from scratch sweet potato and squash ravioli, thanks to my dad with help from hubs and son, and made from scratch carrot cake, thanks to my brother.I got to do a 24 mile ride on a beautiful sunny day with bright blue NM skies on Sunday also. I was feeling pretty tired that morning due to my 5k evening run in the wind and indulging in a couple of post race beers and really wanted a flat ride but I knew I didn't have time to start from anywhere other than my house so hills it was. I got to about 8 miles and thought you know what I'm just going to turn around early and call it good. I mean it's mother's day I can justify taking an easy day right. I kept looking for a break in traffic and it didn't come so I just kept riding through the light. Then I thought Ok I'll go a little bit further but then I'll turn around before getting on the road towards Tijeras. Then I saw a guy struggling with a little hand pump. I asked him if he needed help he said only if I had a different pump. I said I have cartridges, he was refusing to use my cartridges saying I'd need them and he would feel really bad. I felt his tire and determined his pump wasn't even working and wouldn't take no for an answer and said I carried two for this very reason. I noticed him struggling with English so I asked him if he spoke Spanish and he did and he started talking to me about all kinds of stuff. He asked how far up I was going and instead of saying I was debating turning around right there I said I had about 4 miles to my actual turn around point but that I was slow because I was just getting back into it after 2 years off. He said OK follow me for those 4 miles and push yourself. So I did. He kept checking to make sure I was keeping up, poor guy I'm sure was going way slower than normal for him. That was the hardest I had pushed myself in quite a while. So in the end I did the full amount I had intended to do and met a really nice person along the way. The road just wasn't going to let me give up and short change myself.
I feel very lucky to have such a great family and a wonderful community to live in. This Mother's Day was everything I expected it to be and then some! I've been feeling very supported with my training endeavors and hubs and I have been really clicking lately when it comes to giving each other breaks when we need it or understanding when something doesn't go as planned. This morning I accidentally set off my panic button on my car as I was getting ready for 5 am swim practice and hubs didn't get upset just teased me a little later. Luckily he's the only one it woke up!We go on vacation to Florida in two days!!! WoooHOooo!!!!!
Happy Training!
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