Riding, Yoga, and Core

I told my mom the other day that my middle name was "Slacker" as I have been slacking on everything lately.. I'm going through an "all I want to do is read" phase. I finally sent out some emails to friends/family (which I've been meaning to do for a couple months), and thank you's for last month's donations are in progress. I've also been slacking on here, so here's an update.

I injured my knee running about a month and a half ago and I'm still waiting for it to heal. I can't seem to conquer the whole concept of "rest." Since I can't really run currently (with a month to go before my next half marathon...), I've been riding quite a bit, doing some yoga, and working on my core. I am slowly ramping up my mileage and elevation. Coordination of a 50-mile ride for new and old B&B'ers in the DC/Baltimore area is under way for April 14, and I couldn't be more excited!

Although I'm still not a fan of going up hills, I'm slowly getting better at them. I love going down though! The rush of adrenaline during the descent is amazing! Sadly, it seems most of the hills I can really get moving on have a stop sign halfway down or right at the bottom. Maybe I'll find a good one soon! Headwinds are also a struggle for me. Yesterday on my ride, I was cruising for the first half! I think I got up to 28 on flat road... and then I realized that I was riding with the wind. Which meant the rest of the ride was going to be into the wind. I survived though and I will continue to get stronger and more comfortable on my bike as I continue training. I also rode my bike to work today! This will be a regular occurrence as the sunrise get earlier. 

Oh yeah! I went hands free for about 5 seconds - don't laugh, it was an accomplishment for me. Don't worry, Mom and Grandma, I'm being careful :)

Current stats to date:

Amount raised: $1695

Longest ride: 32 miles

Most climbing: ~800 ft

Max speed: 39.1 mph

Current training mileage: 180

Sweat Equity: 9 hours