I've been using my new shoes for about a week now and am starting to get used to them. There are definitely still some adjustments that I need to make mainly so that my left shoe will stop popping out of the pedal at inopportune times. I had a nice swim on Tuesday morning which helped to stretch out my shoulders which have been tight since Saturday's ride. Tuesday night I got back on my bike and while not feeling 100% as far as my legs it still was fun to get back on the bike. I rode with Robby from his house over to the Great Northern loop, where we did some laps. On one of the laps after the main lap I felt my front tire flat. I pulled over and set to work changing it. I still am not sure what caused this flat, but I went about changing as fast as I could and got back on the road. I did a couple of more laps and then we headed home. Wednesday, I tried out
my running legs. The weather was overcast after a nice rain the night before and I could still hear thunder in the distance. I love to run when the weather is threatening to change. There is usually less people out and I just feel defiant "Come on rain". This time the rain held off and after about a mile the lactic acid in my legs wore off and I felt good. Wednesday night was another night of biking and I could definitely feel the tiredness in my legs, I tried to ride consistently. The goal for me was to not feel forced to ride and although my legs were constantly tapping me on the shoulder and saying "can we get a break here" I rode them easy and soon they loosened up and felt back to normal. Another case where "Press on" proved to be a good thing. Thursday morning was another post storm run and another great one. Again my legs were tired at the start but after running for a little bit I was rewarded with a special treat from nature (no Bart not nature's napkin) but a lovely blanket of leaves and moss laid along my running route making the hard roads soft and gently to the foot fall. I hopped across the normally trickling stream as it rushed along and smiled inside as I felt like the first one to run along an undisturbed beach on this early morning run after the storm.
I've been using my new shoes for about a week now and am starting to get used to them. There are definitely still some adjustments that I need to make mainly so that my left shoe will stop popping out of the pedal at inopportune times. I had a nice swim on Tuesday morning which helped to stretch out my shoulders which have been tight since Saturday's ride. Tuesday night I got back on my bike and while not feeling 100% as far as my legs it still was fun to get back on the bike. I rode with Robby from his house over to the Great Northern loop, where we did some laps. On one of the laps after the main lap I felt my front tire flat. I pulled over and set to work changing it. I still am not sure what caused this flat, but I went about changing as fast as I could and got back on the road. I did a couple of more laps and then we headed home. Wednesday, I tried out 
my running legs. The weather was overcast after a nice rain the night before and I could still hear thunder in the distance. I love to run when the weather is threatening to change. There is usually less people out and I just feel defiant "Come on rain". This time the rain held off and after about a mile the lactic acid in my legs wore off and I felt good. Wednesday night was another night of biking and I could definitely feel the tiredness in my legs, I tried to ride consistently. The goal for me was to not feel forced to ride and although my legs were constantly tapping me on the shoulder and saying "can we get a break here" I rode them easy and soon they loosened up and felt back to normal. Another case where "Press on" proved to be a good thing. Thursday morning was another post storm run and another great one. Again my legs were tired at the start but after running for a little bit I was rewarded with a special treat from nature (no Bart not nature's napkin) but a lovely blanket of leaves and moss laid along my running route making the hard roads soft and gently to the foot fall. I hopped across the normally trickling stream as it rushed along and smiled inside as I felt like the first one to run along an undisturbed beach on this early morning run after the storm.
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