First Ride Outside and a Family Fun Run

This morning was really nice weather, and instead of doing a Sufferfest TT on the trainer, I took advantage of the weather and went for the first outside bike of the year. Awesome! Heavy headwinds going out, and a bit of a headwind coming back (strange how that works). I wasn't really mentally motivated to crank out a fast ride, and it showed a bit on the way out. Combined with the strong headwinds (30mph?), that lack of motivation led to an average of 16-17mph, and I was getting really down on myself because I started thinking "Why am I so slow? Did I just waste three months of training?" Then I turned around and averaged 28mph! That was pretty exciting, mostly because of a bit of a tailwind and I was warmed up. Overall, I'm happy with the ride considering my feet got cold and I wasn't mentally cranking it out.

Then I did a hottub for 45 minutes, stretching out.

Then I went on a family fun run with Tera, Paul, and Sooner. All four us did a three mile loop around the university. We walked a bit because Tera is still recovering a bit from giving birth. But it was some nice family time in fair weather (clouds rolled in in the afternoon). This was Paul's second ride in his chariot. I fixed the flat tire caused by me catching the stem on the metal and cutting it, and I realigned the front wheel. Now it runs straight and smooth. Wow! I love this thing and I can see myself putting in some decent miles with Paul.