It looks like a funny picture but it was actually kind of scary. I was riding behind him (probably a little too closely) when he dove face first into the ground. First thing on my mind was not to ride over him. I swerved to the right and threw my bike down. I actually heard a "thud" and saw that he couldn't bring his arms around (probably because they are too small) to break his fall. I could see that he was going to be ok when he turned over and only had a few scratches on his nose. Still, it could have been a lot worse. Other than this crash, the MTB ride was nice. It was a Friday and a great way to start the new year. First time out at OP Schnabel Park and I can't wait to go back. My GPS said that the ride was 8.23 miles. Hopefully next time we can go a little further and improve on our pace per minute. This was also my first ride with my new MTB and I'm in love with it. I wish I could ride it to work!
We also did a road ride on Sunday starting out at IH10 and 1604. The ride was 20.5 miles and (as always), the first half seemed a little tougher. Once we got warmed up, our pace picked up and I was satisfied considering it was 48 degrees outside. This week is going to be even colder. Supposedly it's going to get down into the 20's this week. My brother wanted to go for a MTB ride later in the day, and I wanted to go SO BAD! But I felt guilty because I had already been away from home for a few getaways.
The challenging part of the weekend involved my beautiful kids. I love them to death and I feel honored to be their Dad. But it's tough. I don't know how Jess does it with them all day. I understand that siblings bickering and fighting over toys is natural, but it takes a toll on me. I feel like I am either breaking up little shoving matches all day or following them around everywhere paranoid that one of them might get hurt. For me, its more mentally draining than physically. I was actually ready to get back to work. Of course, while at work, I missed the hell out of them and Jess. That's the way it goes.
I'm going to try to test out my calf injury and go for a short run at some point during the week. If I feel good, the plan is to run with Danny this weekend and throw in a ride at some point. Also, this week, I'm going to start a strength training program for 3 months. The program was created by Dos Remedios. He's a strength and conditioning coach from some college in California. I've tried the program for 2 or 3 weeks and have liked the results. Hopefully I can stick with it for 3 months. Basically, it's 3 workouts during the week. Because of my busy schedule, and me not being a morning person, my workouts start at 9pm during the week. We usually put the kids down between 8 and 8:30p. Jess will be joining me so we'll be able to spend quality time together!
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