After our swim on Friday, we drove over to Millenium Park for our run. What a great day for a run on the beach! I took Suzanne's lead and took my shoes off for the run, but I hadn't been running at all on the beach. So needless to say, I ended up with a blood blister on the bottom of my big toe, but luckily I was able to finish my 4-mile run. The weather has been perfect here in Melbourne, FL!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Nutrition Tip
Had to post this awesome lunch I made myself! I know.... should have taken the picture before I started eating it, but I didn't think of it... Anyway, Patti was telling me about the PBnS Sandwiches she used to eat (peanut butter and spinach, yes, spinach)! I'll have to try that someday... but I did take her lead and toasted a couple of pieces of ezekiel bread, spread on some nut cheese I got from the Happy Healthy Human, and packed on some spinach and alfalfa sprouts... yummmmmmmy! I was really surprised at how good it was! Filling and guilt free!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Gear Review: Louis Garneau Bike Shorts
Went to Petty's Saturday night to pick up dinner and spontaneously decided to walk over to Infinity Bike Shop to check out their bike shorts because I knew we had the 50-miler the next day. Tried on a few pair and decided on the Louis Garneau Women's Alveo Zone 8+ shorts because the padding felt really good! After getting home, I was having buyer's remorse because they were $120!! Almost didn't wear them and thought about taking them back, but I was tired of being in pain after every long ride, so I decided to give them a try. After Sunday's 54 mile ride, they were worth every penny! LOVE THEM! I wasn't in any pain at all! After checking the internet though to get some pics to post here, I found a couple of sites that have them for a lot cheaper since they are last year's model: Triathlete Sports, TriVillage.com, and MyCyclingGear. You can also get the specs at one of those links if you're interested. Looks like the updated model might be the Alveo 3K in case you're interested.
Sunday's Ride 2/13/2011
What a difference 4 hours makes!! I got up to a cold 41 degrees and the wind blowing 5-10 miles per hour. Praying for that text from Suzanne that tells me it is too cold...not going today! Never materialized....left my house at 6:20 (don't want to get there one minute too soon) for the church parking lot..for a 6:30 ride....My birthday ride....(54 miles)....you can figure it out....I can't lie...I was thinking I was going to ride by myself on the way back...I was with some super good bikers....but it was so great....we all stayed together and had a lot of laughs. A little scary over the Eau Gallie bridge riding East....so windy! So I pulled into my driveway about 10:30 and it had turned into a beautiful day (still windy though)....that is what the 4 hours means...I need to start posting more.....I want to be able to look back and laugh at the posts of us only running 30 minutes and riding 54 miles, and swimming for an hour....I could not do this without all the help (mentally) I am getting....thank you all for that ride Sunday!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Patti's Birthday Ride
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| Jackie, Belinda, Ana, Patti, Rachelle, Katrin, Tim, Suzanne |
Today's Sunday ride was in honor of Patti celebrating her, ummm, birthday!! Again we proved the concept of "the Power of Partners." After speaking to some of the others today on our bike ride, I found out we were all eagerly waiting beside our iphones to get the text from Suzanne that our Sunday AM ride was cancelled due to weather. I woke up this morning at 5:45AM and immediately checked my phone for a text. Still no text... Next, check the weather. 41 degrees with 10-12mph winds. Check for text again... STILL NO TEXT! So I get out of bed and get ready to meet everyone. Everyone was there ready and waiting... So again, off we went in the freezing cold. It turned out to be an AWESOME ride. Rode North from the Melbourne Causeway to Cocoa Village a little over 25 miles one way. Ended up with a total of 52.64 miles. We all managed to stay together too. Great job everyone!!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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