Back home for a few days in Northern VA. Had a great drive up yesterday and pulled in just in time to pick up my little bro from track practice. This weekend is homecoming at my high school so it was fun to go to the football game last night and see some old friends. Woke up this morning and hopped on the bike for a solid just-under-4-hour ride in the hilly countryside around my home. Had a great time motoring through the countryside. I also went through Spotsylvania County at the same time as the runners from the Stonewall Jackson 20-Miler were coming back into town near the courthouse. I offered my "great work" and "good job" pick-me-ups to the racers, many of whom were really suffering. It's amazing how a little encouragement and a thumbs-up can light up someone's face and get a big grin out of people in so much (temporary) agony. Got back home with still pretty fresh legs and got off to finish up with a nice, easy 3 mile run. I'll admit, walking through the house to change into my running shorts, it was really tempting to stop in the kitchen and call it a day, crack open the fridge and grab a nice tall drink before putting my legs up. However, the workout is not over 'til it's over so I put on my shorts and hit the road. I felt pretty accomplished by the time I got back home and really enjoyed my lunch.
About to enjoy my limited afternoon, about to hit the shower and possibly the hot tub, then put my feet up and do some work on my Neuroscience 182 lab report (due tomorrow @ noon), before heading to the pool for a nice, easy 2km swim, which is basically going to serve as a wakeup call to my swimming muscles before tomorrow's long swim.
Another update on how I'll be organizing this blog: I'll be giving daily updates on training and general stuff, similar to the above, as well as separate (hopefully daily) posts on more contemplative topics, including a lot of sport psychology as well as my opinions and incite on Duke topics and probably some politics and even some tv show commentary (ala The Office and Seinfeld, the only two shows I watch). Okay, tune in in a little while and I'll have a more interesting post up for you to read.
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