Before Breakfast Walk and a new low weight

Nice out there this morning not hot or muggy. I felt good but was not able to get my pace up. I kept trying to go faster but my pace just stayed slow, slower than usually. I really do not know why - I guess it may be due to the brick I did last night but I did not feel tired or sore this morning so I am really unsure, also I am kind of pumped a bit because after over two week I finailly lose some more weight.
I weighted 319.4 pounds this morning. I know it is just .6 pounds lose but it is at least movement in the right direction. I have been being so careful for the last two weeks it was getting frustrating so the lose was good for me.

Before Breakfast Walk at Garmin Connect - Details

Tir na nOg Run Club 6 run

I had a good run tonight - I felt good and enjoyed the run also it did not totally wear me out. I also did the distance almost 2 minutes faster than last week which was pretty cool. I do want to get faster but it is more important for me to get stronger so that it is not so hard one me and doing the runs become easier. I skipped the special ride today but I really wanted to ride. It was so hard to not ride when I felt good and there was no other reason to ride except that I had been tired after the Firecracker ride and that I really wanted to do the run at Tir na nOg. I had a real hard time today just sitting and not doing anything today - I felt like I should be doing something - I got to feeling so bad that I almost talked myself into not going to Tir na nOg and staying at home. I was also in a lot of pain during the Firecracker mostly in my right leg - I have not had this sort of pain or problem and I wonder if the running is causing some problem that does not show it self when I run but does when I ride. I really want to run and be a runner but not if if causes this much problems with riding. I have no pain when off the trike so I am really unsure what is going on. My lack of knowledge with how my body works and what is problem and what is just something sore. I also do not know how to take time off for recovery it sounds like something simple just do not exercise but that is no simple any more - not exercising means getting down and that to worries me. This is sort of frustrating. I guess I will just go to bed now.

Time:	00:56:20
Distance:	2.90 mi
Elevation Gain:	117 ft
Calories:	734 C
Avg Temperature:	92.4 °F

Tir na nOg Run Club 6 run at Garmin Connect - Details

Firecracker 100

I had a good ride but maybe riding a metric the day after I ran 10 miles was a bit to much. Moving the right cleat seemed to help but I did still have some trouble with that side calf. I also believe that the other problems I have been having with the right leg was due to the front most seat strap being too tight thus cutting off circulation or doing something to the nerves - loosening it helped. Not sure I am riding Monday my legs are very tired and I do want to run Monday night.

OK well I decided not to ride Monday morning with Team CBC because my legs were still tire Sunday evening at my brothers cookout also my right knee feels stiff - not had this feeling before. I am planning to run Monday evening.

This was a pretty good ride. There were a lot of rider. I do not know how many but it seemed like 600 or more to me. The start was a mass start for both distances. We rode is a very large group riding out of town. While still in town we were going down a hill at about 30 mph in a very large group. There are usually a number of inexperienced cyclist at these rides and I was thinking if someone does something wrong this could be a bad thing but nothing happened. It took a while for the crowd to thin out there were a fair number of other riders around until the first rest stop then it thinned out a good bit when the two routes split. The first and last rest stop were fine not really great but they had snacks including fruit and PB&J. They also had iced water and some sort of electrolyte drink. The middle rest stop was terrible - it did not seem to be part of the same event. They did have water but no ice, no electrolyte drink, no fruit and the only snack was what looked like boxes of cereal. I asked about the drink and ice and was told they did not have any and were told to get some themselves. Ecexpt for the pot-a-potties this stop was a waste of time. The area after the ride was nice the watermelon was good and cold and they hard Diet-Dew. After this I went to Geof''s home for some food - it was very nice and the food was good.
Bryan and I rode there together and after I took him home I showered and relaxed. Later I went to my brothers cookout - it was real great. Jim had some of his friends there and Laura also had about six friends there. Everyone seemed to have a good time and Jim was very happy - it was very nice to see.
All in all a very nice 4th of July weekend.

Firecracker 100 at Garmin Connect - Details

A few pictures I shot before the ride.

Galloway Training Run 6 - 10 miles

I am so pumped and pretty sore - I did it I RAN 10 miles - six weeks ago I did not even think I could run a mile. A short time before that I would not even believed I could run at all. This is still amazing to me and I am enjoying it. The people in our Galloway group have been just wonderful - there is almost always someone to run with and talk with while we are running - this also really seems to make the miles and time go by. The friendly nice and support of this group has been just wonderful. I joined the group that gathered after the run this week even though I was pretty beat up and it was real nice to talk and listen to the others talk about this run and others that they have done.ave come home earlier but I did enjoy the group.

I am really tired now and want to rest - I may add more here later.

Galloway Training Run 6 - 10 miles at Garmin Connect - Details

Before Breakfast Walk

Wow busy week last week. Had my sister, Jane, in town to visit then Tim my nieces' husband who I had not yet met came to town then my best friend David from Louisiana arrived here to visit and then Bert, Jane's husband and Dawn, my niece all here to visit. So it was pretty busy. I did get up Saturday leaving David to sleeping in he had arrived late the night before. So I could do the Galloway run - 8 miles. My Forerunner stopped working at 3.8 miles but I did finish the full 8.75 miles. I did pretty well for the first 8 or so miles but really suffered the last .75 miles. I had really hoped to do better than I did but I did finish. I came it dead last again and when I did finish everything and almost everyone was gone - no water or food at the end of the race - this really brothered me - I was expecting to be able to drink and eat a little something after the run. I do not feel Raleigh Galloway is treating the slower runners as it does the rest even through they say we are suppose to run with in our limits. I really feel we deserve the same treatment as faster runners in the program if anything we need more support.
Saturday evening David and I and the rest of the family who were here went to Jim home for a cook out and dinner - it was very nice.
Sunday David and I meet my Team CBC riding group to do a Green-way ride that CBC was doing. It got a little hot and David and I cut the ride short and when home to the nice cool lunch and rest. It was a nice ride. We did have dinner with the rest of my family again.
Monday David and I rode the ATT from the southern end of the northern part of the trail. It was cooler Monday and the ATT is mostly shady. We both rest after lunch at Quiznos then David started for home. I really enjoyed his visit and will miss his company. I got to thinking I should visit him this Fall - it would be nice to go back to that part of the world do a little riding and running and maybe see some folks I left down there. Would also like to get to know Reta, hope I spelled her name correctly. Will just have to see how the money is this Fall.
I did do the Tri Ra nOg 3 mile run Monday evening - was a pretty good run but I am still very slow and it really takes a lot out of me. After the run which included to new folks to out group Mary from Galloway and Peggy my cycling friend. After I showered I when to see Jane, Bert and Dawn - they were departing Tuesday morning. I was tired and got to bed too late but it was my last chance to see them for a while and I enjoyed see them.

Time: 01:15:45
Distance: 3.80 mi (Forerunner stopped at 3.8 miles - I did 8.75 miles)
Elevation Gain: 124 ft
Calories: 922 C
Avg Temperature: 88.0 °F
Galloway Run 8 miles at Garmin Connect - Details

Time: 01:59:21
Distance: 17.89 mi
Elevation Gain: 650 ft
Calories: 692 C
Avg Temperature: 87.4 °F
Riding with David at Garmin Connect - Details

Time: 01:46:05
Distance: 15.64 mi
Elevation Gain: 367 ft
Calories: 552 C
Avg Temperature: 89.1 °F
Riding the ATT with David at Garmin Connect - Details

Time: 00:58:11
Distance: 2.88 mi
Elevation Gain: 116 ft
Calories: 853 C
Avg Temperature: 94.0 °F
Tri Ra nOg run at Garmin Connect - Details

Time: 00:25:41
Distance: 1.12 mi
Elevation Gain: 48 ft
Calories: 174 C
Avg Temperature: 74.0 °
Before Breakfast Walk at Garmin Connect - Details