A Few Days Away

I disappeared again. Accidentally. Intentionally.

I didn't do a few days of Spartan WOD... Friday, I taught yoga. Saturday, I went on a bike ride (and danced at a wedding). Sunday, I went hiking. Monday, I taught two yoga classes...

Saturday morning, I did my first bike ride on the Natchez Trace. As it turns out, I rode the hilliest part. I suck at hills. I need to come to terms with this, so I can deal with being slow on them more often so I can get better! It was a pretty ride, though. The sun was shining down on the changing leaves through the dissipating fog. The weather was ideal; slightly chilly for the first couple miles, but fantastic after that. The ride was organized by Trace Bikes, and is a nation(or world, maybe... I don't know.)wide ride to promote breast cancer awareness, as a part of the TrekWomen series of rides. A good ride, with good swag. Our friend Keena told Paul about it earlier in the week, saying she and her daughter were doing it together. Her daughter is new to cycling, and had a great time. I did the 25 mile route, luckily falling in with a gal named Heather and riding together a large portion of the way. It was fun to ride with someone near the same skill level. I have a hard time finding that around here; most people either slaughter me with speed or fall back quickly.

Saturday night, I went to my friend's wedding in Sewanee, at Abbo's Alley, followed by a reception at the now defunct Shenanigans, complete with bluegrass music, beer, and burritos. So, so fun, and I'm so happy to see their story continue into its next chapter.

Paul, Hobbes and I went hiking with friends on Sunday afternoon at Fall Creek Falls. We had a mahvelous time :)

Today, I started back to Spartan 30 WOD (modified).

The Planned Workout:
1 Mile Run
100 Pull Ups
200 Pushups
300 Squats
1 Mile Run

What I Did:
9:00 Row
100 Assisted Pull Ups
200 Crunches
300 Squats
5:00 Row

Why no pushups, you may ask? I'm not sure if it's the 465 pushups from last week or the ridiculous chest workout from yoga yesterday afternoon... but my right pec was just not having it with the pushups. I wanted to do something, though, and settled on crunches. My abs can always use some extra targeted work.

What I want you guys to know is that anyone can do these workouts. Anyone can do anything they set their mind to. You can be strong. You can do ANYTHING.

I had a major A-Ha moment this morning. I was flipping through the little Trek WSD book that came in my ride packet. There was a quote from Susan B. Anthony in the back.


"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance."

This sudden realization brought my life and dreams full circle.If you believe in fate, in serendipity, in destiny, or in anything of the sort, you understand that feeling when everything leading up to that moment makes sense. I can't wait to see where this path leads.