Since the kids were off school Monday we celebrated with a camping trip. We ventured out to one of our favorite places to stay in the winter early spring months. It just is too hot later on in the year. The campground is called Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Great name, huh? Anyways it's a hit because of the miles and miles of hiking and mountain bike trails that surrounds it. I also like it because of the highway I can ride my road bike on, that takes you up to Sedona. It's a wide bike lane and round trip can put in around 20-30 miles.
This was the first time I have had a chance to ride my road bike outside since last fall. Lately I have taken to mountain biking. So this was a bit of an adjustment to get used to. I'm breaking in a new saddle so I was a little uncomfortable. I also wasn't used to riding along the highway so I admit the buzzing of the cars really made me nervous. I wasn't enjoying myself those first 5 miles and thought about quitting multiple times. After about 10 miles I finally started to relax a bit. But I couldn't help but feel frustrated with myself. I wondered if road biking will ever be comfortable again and will I be able to put in the hours and hours on end that Ironman training calls for. Perhaps now that the weather has turned nice, I need to pull my road bike off the trainer and really ride outside again.
P and I really don't celebrate Valentine's day but we did manage to get a ride in together. It was very relaxing and I enjoyed the new trails he showed me. We may not celebrate Valentine's Day in a grand way but the one thing I love the most about him is that he waits for me at every major trail-head crossing. True, love I tell ya!
How did you celebrate Valentine's Day?