I Was Thankful... (WW # 17)

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I was thankful to rest Monday and Tuesday after the torture I put my old body through over the weekend. I was feeling recovered by Wednesday and biked 15 predawn miles.  My heart rate averaged 156.  I was treated to that beautiful orange glow of sunrise at the end.  Pictures never do it justice.

On Thanksgiving morning, I gave some extra thought to what I was thankful for during my 25 mile bike ride: 

• strong legs pedaling beneath me
• beautiful blue cloudless sky
• ability to be outside on such a gorgeous day
• family at home getting ready for travel
• knowing everyone is healthy, relatively speaking 
• freedom and the good old US of A
• my MIL still hosts Thanksgiving
• smell of turkeys being smoked outside
• scrumptious peanut butter GU I ate at mile 11
• dinner plate sized leaves all over my street 
• knit gloves to catch nose drips with
• extra Watergate salad and peanut butter balls
• I do not go shopping on Black Friday !!

Friday I was thankful our kids helped me decorate the inside of the house...after bribing them with gingerbread hot and fresh from the oven.  Around noon I went out for a run/walk, intending to walk more than run.  That didn't happen.  I ran 3 miles alternated with walking for a total of 4.5 miles.  I was aware of a weak feeling and occasional slight discomfort in my foot {along with the feeling that I weigh 682 pounds}.  I enjoyed this run very much but will wait a few days before I run again.  I was thankful  I didn't feel hobbled by it Saturday morning.

Saturday I rode 45 miles, a new personal distance record on the bike.  It was a shorts-and-tank warm beautiful day, but somewhat breezy.  This mileage took slightly over 3 hours and my HR averaged 151, a bit lower.  Later we watched the Iron Bowl and I was thankful our team came away with a victory.   Roll Tide.

Sunday we were busy at a family function and I was thankful to skip pool running this week.  We finished up our outdoor decorations later in the afternoon.  I had time to squeeze in a 3 mile dog walk before it got too dark. 

In summary, I cycled 3 times for 85 miles, ran/walked 1 time for 4.5 miles, dog walked 1 time for 3 miles, and pool ran zero.  And that's a wrap!

Tell me something you were thankful for this week!

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