Brick House or Brick Mouse?

Jul 9, 2010 | 9 comments

I got up at the butt crack of dawn today. I was determined to get my borrowed road bike on the actual road. I had been riding my other bike and since I had my biking fundamentals class with Navy Steve (that’s Biking 101) last week I figured I better get out there and practice. I didn’t ride much of this week or last due to rain and scheduling. Also known as the L-A-Z-Y sickness.

I’m happy to report that today I actually road the bike on the, well, road. Normally I’d stick to the sidewalk cause I’m a total scaredy cat, but today I ventured to a neighborhood with minimal traffic where lots of bikers and runners are. It’s normally a place I run but lots of cyclists are out there too.

I rode a whopping 4 miles and felt I shouldn’t over do it because I’m still getting used to the way my “undercarriage” feels after. Owie. And getting used to the bike in general. (Baby steps people, baby steps.) When I got back to my car I decided to throw in a two mile run. Just for shiggles (IE – shits and giggles).

I am not gonna lie to you people, the first mile was weird. My legs felt all wobbly and I’m pretty sure I looked like a newborn giraffe. However, when I got to the one mile mark I noticed I ran an 8:41 mile which isn’t too bad considering I wasn’t trying to go fast and again, felt like Lieutenant Dan with new legs. Mile two went even better and I’m happy I got my ice cream eating butt out there.

While I know this isn’t huge by way of numbers, since some of you tri people out there are smirking at my 6 mile brick, I will say this is a big deal for me. I am going to be proud of myself today because I got out there. In the dark (yay for multiple lights on me and the bike!). On the road. And I’m gonna do it again.

TGIF peeps. Have a great weekend.

9 Comments

  1. TNTcoach Ken
    TNTcoach Ken on July 9, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Wow, the training wheels are off! You go girl…………….

    Reply
  2. Shannon
    Shannon on July 9, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Great job! Woo hoo!

    Reply
  3. Christina
    Christina on July 9, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    hahah at "felt like Lieutenant Dan with new legs."
    I love that!

    Reply
  4. Heather
    Heather on July 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    Nice job with your brick!

    Reply
  5. fancy nancy
    fancy nancy on July 9, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Koodos to you! You have to start somewhere so give yourself a pat on the back! Oh and love shiggles!

    Reply
  6. Clair
    Clair on July 9, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    Congrats on your brick! You're wearing padded bike shorts, right? That cuts down significantly on the ouch factor.

    Reply
  8. Jen
    Jen on July 9, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    Love all your nicknames for things. "Shiggles", love it! I've been on the bike a lot lately. Yeah, the butt soreness sucks. Way to go on your brick. Not sure my legs would do that and you were going pretty darn fast too!

    Reply
  9. The Laminator
    The Laminator on July 11, 2010 at 3:00 am

    Nice Brick workout! Just the first of many, I'm sure…

    Reply

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *