Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge (Page 15)

skrtrnr - 2009-09-13 10:10 AM

no, no impact whatsoever...i was the DESIGNATED RIDER.  LOL.

actually, im not a beer drinker, believe it or not.

BUT....the microbrewery is totally fab and their home brews according to my fellow riders were AWESOME.

you can try any of their brews in these small glasses (a double shot glass) for a BUCK each.

the food is really good too and the ambience is way cool....the owner is an artist, and he has all these really whimsical wood carving throughout the entire place...the have a huge wooden deck out front so you sit outside.

super mid-ride lay over.

stacieb

skrtrnr - 2009-09-13 10:17 AM

JEN.  aren't the changes wonderful, regardless of when they come?  i love the fall, in particular.  the colors.  the cool, crisp air.  ahhhh.

and im so glad that i was able to get my ride in yesturday.

im down w a NASTY virus today.  my entire family has it.  i thought i dodged a bullet....but alas, i got hit...

i woke up in the middle of the night last night, congestion, headache, sore throat, fever.  UGH.

im feeling better as the day is going on, but still...

im super bummed cuz i was gonna go and watch the Masters swim today - its the first meet of the season.

oh phoooey.

just think its best if i rest.

i dumped a 4 miler that was 'on tap' for today....and thankfully my long run isnt scheduled until WED....thats the most important one to get in. 

so we'll see how the next few days go...rest today, tomorrow perhaps.  a tapered workout, and then maybe, just maybe, w a little bit of luck, ill be back at it no later than Wed....

resting/recovering well.
stacieb

skrtrnr - 2009-09-13 10:20 AM

that's the spirit, JEN.  i actually did a ride in the rain w my husband, slow easy paced as to not wreck, and its by far one my most memorable.

stacieb

skrtrnr - 2009-09-15 7:20 AM i am.

the worlds

WORST

sick person.

im tellin ya.  after only two days of this CRUD, im ready to climb the walls....

im gonna wait it out this morning, but i serious need to get out of this house and get my body moving to some degree....

im definately not 100%, far from it, but i can tell that im moving in a health-full direction, for sure.

id like to swim.  just a shortie.  and most definately with fins....

Wed's long run is out of the question for sure, though im feeling 'clearer' i still feel wiped out.  a long run would not be good....

it can wait til later in the week, even over the weekend if necessary.

just trying to think it through, and make good choices.  im not the best at this sorta thing.  i tend to get back at it too soon, and end up making an improving situation worse, and then i have a set-back.

never seem to know whats best/right/......

how do you all guage this sort of thing?  i have friends on one end of the continuum who say, wait it out, an extra few days wont hurt, and then other friends that train through every illness, injury.

i guess i find myself somewhere in the middle....

i dont feel the need to be 110% symptom free, but im not about to train on through whatever either.

sorry for the blabbering.  there must be still some snot pressing on my brain.

have a happy everyone!
stacieb

blujay65 - 2009-09-17 4:36 AM  we watched the storm over the water, it was very fun to watch, but the lightning and thunder never really went away, we finally bailed about 6:45 PM.

kns57 - 2009-09-17 1:50 PM It's not just raining, it's pouring!  Aaaaaargh!