Good start to the week!!

I promised a couple of hockey dads I would ride with them on Sunday.  I was a little nervous about the ride.  This was the first ride on the roads in a long, long time.  I was also nervous about the weather.  When I woke up at 6am it was 25 degrees outside.  I couldn't believe it.  I so wanted to bail.  I was thinking, this is going to be miserable.  But I sucked it up and put on every piece of cold weather gear I could find.  Put the bike on the car and headed to the starting point.  When we rolled out for the ride it was 28 degrees.  The first five miles were pretty miserable, I have to admit.  My face felt like it was going to fall off.  But after the first five I started warming up and actually felt pretty good.  It turned out to be a great ride.  42.5 miles.  I was able to hold my own no problem.  The company was great, the day was sunny, it was a good day to ride.  I guess the Computrainer riding was working.  

Yesterday morning was another cold day.  I managed to get a 5.25 mile run in after I dropped the kids off to school.  What I've been doing is wearing my running close to drop the kids off.  Get my run in from the swim center up the street.  Then shower at the swim center after the run.  Its been working great.  I think the guy that works the desk at the swim center thinks I'm crazy.  I never swim when I'm there.  I walk in after the run hit the shower then I'm out of there.  $6.00 for a shower, but hell if I didn't do this I'm pretty sure I would blow off the run.

Anyway, the run was great.  The fastest run for me in 18 months.  I took it out easy then picked it up a bit on the way back.  Turns out I ran 8:38 pace for the 5.25.  I know this isn't smoking for most, but considering that back on 9/12 I ran the same course at 11:00 pace I was pretty happy.  

Anyway, I am starting to get in shape.  

The plan was to jump on the Computrainer last night but I ended up going out after work for a few beers.  Needless to say the ride never happened.  I'm not going to beat myself up over it.  Just look forward and make the rest of the week strong.