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| Must resist temptation |
Well then- where did the year go? You blink and race season
is over. Next thing you know, you're trying to avoid the egg-nog and
Christmas cookies. Or maybe that's just me.
People at work right now are just DYING to catch me with a sugary piece of something but I'm holding strong - so far.
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| Went out for groceries and came back with this! |
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Last
I left you, I was headed out for my first dirt ride on my super awesome
cool SuperX cross bike. As is the norm for me, I didn't tip toe into
the affair - I dove right into what turned out to be a 4 hour trek with
two fabulous teammates. After a short stretch of road leading out of
Loudoun County High School, we made a right turn and promptly hit a
downhill washboard gravel road. I'm glad there wasn't time for pictures
because the look on my face was probably something between wanting to
cry and being constipated. We survived, though, and throughout the ride I
got more and more comfortable with gravel and dirt. Mission
accomplished, albeit with a few wrong turns and a few extra miles.
For
the record, road names on google maps are really just suggestions in
that area, which is just plain mean as we all know I'm directionally
challenged in the first place.
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| I think it's a left here. Maybe a right. |
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Kelley
and I have also made it out to a few of the Evolution Team rides. These
are advertised as "Zone 2" but - either my zone 2 is super low or this
is false advertising. I am fairly certain it's the latter. Anyway, these
rides are keeping us honest - painful at times but nothing beats the
post-ride "We did that!" feeling. Oh - and the "We earned lunch!"
feeling is pretty good, too.
December 1 marked the
beginning of "real" training so I'm making friends with the rollers for
early morning and/or severe weather workouts. P90x stuff is off the
table now and it's time to really get moving on the bike (pun intended).
The good news is that, as of TODAY, I'm off work until Jan 2nd. If the
weather plays nice, that should be a decent kick in the arse for me.
One might ask, "But PlainJane, why are you off until Jan 2nd?" Because
today is my last day with this particular company. I will miss the
2-metro-stops commute but that's pretty much all I'll miss. I have had a
bit of a ride trying to find a work-home since I left Baltimore and I'm
hoping that the third time is the charm. Here's hoping!
In the meantime, I'm taking advantage of the break to ride, relax and reset - after all, the
Month of Wendy starts in two weeks!
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