...is WAY too long to go without exercise.
I didn't bother bringing any workout stuff with me to RAAM because I didn't think I'd have time to fit in any swim, bike, or run. I could have fit in a run while we were in Ulysses, Kansas for almost two days waiting on the relay teams. Heck, I probably could have done jumping jacks in Monument Valley or push ups in West Virginia. That's the beauty of hindsight. So now I'm getting back into the groove of getting my body to do something OTHER than sitting in a van and it is NOT happy. Lots of stiff hip muscles, sore quads, and my left hamstring has given me the proverbial finger a few times. But the happy endorphins are flowing in my brain and it feels great to be moving again!
I didn't ride while I was in Austin last week and now I'm traveling again - visiting family in Minnesota. My running shoes are portable enough so I have done some running. But I am really itching to get back on my bike. Maybe I can borrow my mom's mountain bike while I'm here? Or I could pay $20 for a day pass to the local health club and take in a spin class, yoga, swim in the pool, and another spin class? Hey, for $20 I'm getting my money's worth!
I have a 25K trail race I'm doing on Sunday and I'm expecting to get my butt handed to me. But I will try to enjoy that lung burning, muscle twanging, heart about to rupture in my throat feeling and remind myself that yes indeed, it is good to be moving again.
