so, you thought i was a slow RUNNER, just check out this bike ride

Well, it was nice while it lasted.  The heat and humidity are back.  Luckily, we had one last nice day  yesterday.

Sundays are cross train days, so that means biking or swimming, and since I'd rather do anything but swim, I decided to go for a ride yesterday.  Arjay suffered through an agonizingly slow, laborious and altogether glorious sight-seeing ride with me.  We averaged approximately 8 mph, when you take into account the stopping to pee, stopping to look at unfinished bridges, me getting off to walk through the mud flats (since I didn't have my knobby tires on), and just general slowness on my part.  I loved it, though - and I think Arjay had a nice time too!  He'd had a hard training session on Saturday, so we both needed an easier day.  It's so great to get back on the bike.  Looking forward to getting more serious time in - and I'm so ready for those fall rides to Fearrington Village! 

Frankenbike - and lots of other bikes. 

Speaking of bikes, I love my Frankenstein's Monster bike - it's made up from lots of super nice cast-offs from Arjay.  In other news:  I went potty in the woods twice this weekend, and was neither camping, nor at a hippie rock festival.  

Today, I did my "easy" recovery run.  I'm wondering if I need to schedule that at a different time during the week, since it's currently sandwiched between a cross day and a core only day.  Any advice from my other runner friends is much appreciated!  

I'd hoped to run with Matilda today, but I think it was just too hot - 90 degrees, and all the humidity.   As "thanks," she met me after the run with 1/2 half of my favorite pair of lounge socks in her mouth. Did I mention it was hot?  

So, only 30 minutes today, at "easy" heart rate.

Here are the stats:

Temp: 90 degrees

Conditions - eww.

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	30:00.0	2.50	12:01
1	15:00.0	1.29	11:37
2	15:00.0	1.20	12:28