Daily stats, among other things - 4/27/05

Calories eaten: 1625 (I know, I can't believe it either)
Breakdown(c/p/f): 48/21/27
Water: 2L

Workout: 2-mile run (+warmup/cooldown)
Workout time: 45:16
Distance: 3 miles
Average speed: 4.2 mph run, 3.9 mph workout
In target HR zone (125-164): 0:16:31
Average HR: 155 bpm
Calories burned: 455(137)

Now, some odd scraps of thought, since I'm going to be busy today and probably won't have a chance to post again...

I've given the Shiner ride some more thought, and I've decided to try a long ride on Saturday to see where I'm at on this. If I can go, say, 50 miles this Saturday, then I think I can safely do 90 on the 14th. The spinning class was cancelled for this week anyway (instructor training), so it's not like I have anything else planned. Noah's soccer game isn't till 3:00, so I'll have a nice block of time available if I start at around 7 am.

Whether I sign up for the ride is also going to depend on how fast I can do 50...if it takes me 6 hours, that pace is not really going to work for 90 miles. If I can average 12 mph or above, that's more reasonable...especially on my hybrid, which is not exactly built for speed.

Also, how I feel afterward is going to be a big deciding factor. The first couple times I did 30-40 miles, I passed out for the next 16 hours or so. While I fully expect there will be some recovery time, I'd rather not be totally out of commission for the entire weekend. Feeling tired would be okay, maybe a little sore is fine...Not being able to keep my eyes open, though? Not so much.

So yeah...long ride this weekend. If I can finish by 11:00-11:30 and stay awake afterward, I'll start adjusting my training schedule for 90 miles on the 14th. Just to be safe, though, I'm not signing up for the ride until the online-registration deadline...if at all.

I'm also considering buying a road bike sometime soon, if the ride on Saturday goes well. I've wanted one for a while, but much like the all-in-one monitoring gadget, it's something that's too expensive to just buy on a whim. It'd be nice to have one for the longer rides, but the hybrid is doing the job right now. Considering's really as far as I've gotten on that little purchase, so we'll see.

I'm walking with Speedy Gonzales again this afternoon. I was going to do weights, but I talked to her this morning about a problem and she mentioned walking together. Since I was planning a walk today at home anyway, I figured I'd just swap them--walk in the afternoon, weights at home. Maybe I can make her keep up with me this time. :) (Yeah, I'm so over that insane competitiveness thing...)

Though it was extremely unofficial, I did break 180 on the scale yesterday--barely. Man, but it was nice to see a number in the 170s again! I'm still not on pace to get to my fitday goal of 165 by July, but I'm cool with that as long as it keeps movin' on down.

Let's see...what else did I have? I can't think of anything. I'm sure as soon as I hit publish, a million other things will come flooding to mind. Right now? That's it, I guess.