Unglamorous

Who knew that all of this running and biking could be so incredibly unglamorous!?

 

This morning, Caitlin asked me to go on a bike ride with her. I knew I wouldn’t be able to bike for a few days due to a crazy schedule so I happily agreed.

 

It was a great ride! I ended up riding 25.0 miles (I only planned on 10-15) in 1 hour, 52 minutes. We chatted about Caitlin’s upcoming 100 mile bike race and I am so excited for her!

 

It was a fun ride, and I even found a dollar bill on the side of the road! Dolla Dolla Bill, yo!

 

 

Apparently in the past few weeks, it became summer in Florida. I didn’t pack enough water and I had to borrow some of Caitlin’s.

 

I came home and was pretty much STARVING! It was well passed my normal lunch time, so I whipped up a quick Hawaiian Muffin Pizza.

 

 

I used:

• whole wheat english muffin
• marinara sauce
• string cheese
• ham slice
• pineapple chunks

 

I baked it for 10 minutes at 350F. So good!

 

I also roasted some broccoli on the side.

 

 

 

Delicious and filling meal!

 

 

 

While I was cleaning up from lunch, I noticed some strange markings on my hands…(where the gloves go.)

 

 

Then, I noticed my wrist looking pale (where the Garmin lives)…

 

 

…I then looked down at my legs…

 

 

OMG! I am SO sunburnt!

 

I started panicking! SKIN CANCER! SKIN CANCER!

 

I ran to the bathroom and checked out my back, which was also exposed to the sun.

 

 

Uh-Oh. I am officially a lobster.

 

I can’t believe that in two hours I managed to get so red! This is bad news. I have a wedding to attend tomorrow night, and I’m wearing a strapless dress!

 

What should I DO!!?

 

I always think of all the GOOD things that running and biking do for my body. A strong heart, strong legs, strong lungs, stress relief, and pure joy of exercise.

 

Today, I thought of all of the UNGLAMOUROUS things that they have done for me.

 

My toes/feet are ruined.

 

 

I have permanently tattooed bike chain greased leg.

 

 

Shorts tan lines.

 

 

…and now, a sunburned back. Le sigh.

 

I really don’t know what to do about this. YIKES!

 

❤ MegaNerd

Tweaking Things

Occasionally when I ride my bike for periods of time over an hour or so, the front of my left knee starts to hurt. NOT the same knee as the one I injured from running (that was the right.)

 

According to bicycling.com, the cause is under-extension of my leg in the pedal stroke. This means that my leg doesn’t get a change to stretch out because the saddle is too low.

 

 

I raised my bike seat up about 1.5 inches (can you see the line where it used to be?) and it made all the difference in the world!

 

 

On my bike ride yesterday with Kelly, I felt absolutely NO knee pain! Success! This sure would have been nice to know during the half metric century ride. Hmph.

 

I love figuring out simple fixes to big problems.

 

Speaking of which, I had a pounding headache this morning. I hit up Dunkin Donuts for a small iced coffee on the way to job #1 to fix that problem.

 

 

Lunch was leftovers from the other night…

 

 

…they didn’t reheat well. The sauce got all watery. Maybe I put it in the storage container too early and it melted the sauce?

 

I also had Trader Joe’s sweet potato chips and an apple. YUM!

 

Well, I’m off to job #2. Still no word on the engineering job interview I went on last week, keep your fingers crossed!!

 

❤ MegaNerd