Woke up this morning, sort of early (830 is pretty early for me on my day off).  I was... awake.  Ready to do stuff.

So I grabbed my biking gear, remember my sunscreen, and hit the streets.

12.3 miles in 54.31 minutes and 1 pre-squished squirrel.  Woo!

Came back, did my post-bike stretch routine and then did 35 sit-ups.  Those last 5 were a bitch to grind out, but I like to do more each time I do them.

Then, after a shower and cleaning my room and general puttering for a while, I made myself  a breakfast of eggs, toast and bacon.  Mmmm..  Bacon is excellent with (real) Maple Syrup.  Food of the gods.

Now shalt my day begin.

[Though I am glad I went out when (somewhere around 830 this morning) I did, given how the weather is going today.]

Today racked up 11.4 miles in 54.35 minutes.

Really need to find some new routes today.

Got some biking gloves.  Hands are much more comfy now.

Going to see if I can my biking-friend to rewrap my handbars sometime soon here.  He's offered already.

Also want to see about getting some actual biking shorts...  Seams in crotch are not comfy.


Also did 30 situps and assorted stretching.  Parts of me were really demanding that I start stretching post biking.

I think next time I run into some inexpensive hand weights (yard sale or mardens or something) I'm going to pick up some and see about maybe doing some upper body ilk.

The more I exercise, the more I want to do.

11.3 miles in 58.29 minutes. Yay!

Pretty good for not going out the last two days I should have (one was rainy, the other I was out of town).

I've decided my goal is to go out three times a week - Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday - and do at least 10 miles. Two of those are my days off, so that should work out decently. I just need to remember to eat in the last half hour before I leave work so I've got the energy I need to go out after work on Tuesdays.

Also did 30 situps today. More than last time. And we'll see how many days my abs are sore for this time. It was longer than I expect the last time I did some.

I also REALLY need to print up a list of stretches to do before and after biking.  >.<;


I also had an realization while biking.  As I learn to take corners at high speeds (man, my bike skills are rusty, not to mention, road bikes seem to handle differently) it seems as though this will help with driving a car as well.  I mean, there's a certain point in a turn where it seems more effective to not brake, but instead, accelerate.  I've heard that the same can be said of driving.  We shall see.  We shall see.

Too damn cold.

So, no biking.

And of course, it's not really windy out.  *sighs*

Went walking for a while through the woods for... err... it was at least an hour.  I think.  Wore my legs out decently.  That's my judge of a long enough walk.

Saw deer tracks.

Saw what I'd swear were bear tracks (later saw a sign saying 'black bear sighted in area, if seen, please call....')

Glimpsed several birds and a gray squirrel.  Nothing too fantastic.