Yet another case of Pre Race Pnuemonia;can’t wait for El Paso Puzzler
I’m really looking forward to racing the El Paso Puzzler this weekend. Roughly 7000 feet of climbing in 50 miles. Nothing I can’t handle. Hell, I’ve done 3000 feet in 7 miles on more than 2 occasions. I actually feel pretty darn good. The thing that really has me down right now is no laptop. I generally work more, but without taking out family time. Work at swimming, work at work, work watching a movie. Without the laptop, I am confined in my, what 8 x 6 cubicle I call an office. Which I really shouldn’t complain about, it’s got all my certifications, my medals, and trophies, and pictures of me doing what I love. It’s yellow, has hardwood floors and window that look out, at what…my back porch filled with bikes, and more windows that look out at what…the big blue sky.
It is incredibly busy right now with racing. The things we do for the thrill. As a woman and a mother I find it incredibly difficult to get ready for a race. It’s even more tough with the gluten intolerance. It is so much more pre planning. As a wife and a mother, I have to have food in the house, food in the house for the following week. I have to be up and ready to make lunches come Tuesday morning. No excuses. I would rather stress this week, then stress when I get back. Because when I get back it’s getting everything out of my condo, my luxurious Yukon XL. That usually takes a couple of days, and how the heck can I fit groceries in around all my gear. But the pre planning and the 3 grocery stores and the work, and the mothering and the after school activities, and the health food store for electrolytes, and the business, and the dogs and the training. oops, I forgot to breath. Oh, and it’s tax season, great. OK, now I have to laugh!
I did my CEU’s incorrect. Twice this year, I feel like a complete idiot. I’m glad ACSM changed to 2 meetings every 3 years, that will make it super easy on me! It’s my first time with USA Cycling. Make the mistake the first time, forgive yourself, more than once…then, I would have a problem. It’s totally ironic that I would make that mistake since I am so anal retentive about having more CEU’s than I actually need. Jokes on me. It’s also funny, ironic because I’m the one that goes to every single seminar and meeting, I have not once ever gone site seeing instead of going to the meeting. I like to call myself a pencil pusher.
I did begin to get a little bit of a cold at the beginning of the week. I busted Central Market for having mis-labeled their roasted, salted almonds. They are Austin Nuts, I bought some believing that it was probably ok because the label said other tree nuts and peanuts. Well, when you look at the individual packets it says processed in a facility that also processes wheat. Duh, I didn’t learn the first time. So I got some yuckies. I have to say that totally pisses me off. Oh, well, you know I was only sick for 3 days and I only had a lowered immune system and only caught a virus the week before the race. So tell me, what is so hard about making roasted almond with salt that was not roasted with OIL?!? Apparently it is very difficult. I have found one brand and I can only buy it at one place that I go to Kroger in Flower Mound. No, the Kroger in Southlake, the one conveniently I was at the other day doesn’t carry it. C’mon people why put oil on nuts, it’s seem ridiculous to me. They already are nummy without the extra fat. I’m almost over the yuckies and the acne I’m getting from it isn’t too bad, and I didn’t lose to much of my hair this time. I like the raw ones, I usually buy both. I like the salted ones because I can always use a little extra salt in my diet.
I got out for an awesome ride today. I basically looked in the back seat, was late going to pick up the little monkeys from chess club, and with ridiculous car line it’s was 4:40 before I even got them in the car. So as I said, I looked in the back seat and said, “let’s take a vote, swimming or letting Mom go home and ride her bike?’ I was good for both. I wanted to swim, I love swimming, almost as much as I love riding my bike. But guess what, I won’t be swimming in El Paso, well, at least hopefully not, but if I had to I would do pretty well. They voted to let me ride my bike. So I did 2 x 20 minutes Jeter Loop. It was bloody awesome! I’m glad I did it, and I feel pretty good. Well, maybe too good, because it’s 9:40 and WAY past my bedtime. It’s hard to justify driving 1.5 hours, maybe more for what would have ended up being 30-45 minutes in the pool. So my commitment, to get it together so I’m there at school, standing in front at 4:30 ready to fly to Irving.
Without the laptop, my entries are definitely more limited, I should have it back in another week. You know, it’s amazing I’m still fighting. I just shook my head thinking about everything that has been swirling around in my life the last few months. I have got to get back on the sponsorship kick. It’s going to be 2400 dollars for the Castelli for 20 pieces. I have some good leads and the USA Cycling thing really did take the priority over that, just for a few days.
Always doing the best I can, always wanting to get better, improve your thoughts, improve your life. It’s as easy as that. I call it fake it til you make it.