Tuseday workout craziness and some bike humor

Well today has been kinda crazy for my work out. Actually, I think that most of my workouts lately have been kinda crazy. Mostly due to the schedule shift with the oldest boy I going back to school and I am not able to ride to work like I have been, and the days that I get to I have running to get done. However, that  is neither here nor there.

Today's work out started out with a rockin' fast paced run to the tune of 4.15 mi in 34:12. Man did that feel great, it has been so long since I have gotten to run fast since the past month has been recovery and rebuilding  runs which have been a whole lot slower. To finish off the run I did my normal cool down walk and ten minutes of strength and core training.

Then it was off for the ride to work. It started out just as any other ride to work, but today would end up being different because, I would break my to work PR and take another step toward my goal of getting to work in 15 minutes or less. Today's ride came in with a time of 17:30 minutes for my normal 5.1 mile ride into work. I took almost a full 30 seconds off of my fastest time. It would have been faster but I had to slow down for a misguided semi to make up its mind as to where it wanted to be. Followed this ride with my normal 1.4 mile walk during my lunch and I was feeling pretty good  about my workout  so far, this is where my day would change.

Not so much until I got about half way home other than the normal getting caught by traffic signals.  It was at one of these wonderful traffic stops that "it" happened. Those of you who ride with clip less pedal stop snickerin'. As I am totally stopped at a light standing in between the turn and straight lanes waiting for a chance to go when for apparently no reason at all I just had to fall over. I mean I picked up my foot to adjust how I was standing and then I was slow motion falling to the pavement.   Yeah, kinda like the picture to the right only with people pointing and laughing. I am pretty sure that I saw the lady in the shiny red car next to me shaking her head. Also, pretty sure that I let out some profanity as I was in the process of getting up off the ground.  Glad the car that wanted to turn saw me and stopped before hitting me. The light changed and off I went like nothing happened and finished off my ride. Not the best ride home that I have had but at least there was humor. And, the fitness fun wasn't over yet, I still had a run with the J to get done. We went out for a quick 1 mile run of which the J was emotional throughout. If I had known that he hadn't had nap I probably would have cut the run short. Actually I tried to get him to stop early and he wanted nothing to do with it. Capped off the evening with some homemade pancakes and a quick walk with the family. An all around good day.  Hope that you had not only a great fitness day but, a great day overall enjoying your families and life in general.