Okay. Sorry I failed to update my blog as promised over the weekend, but I did get my workouts in, which I guess is more important. My family has been in town for my great aunt's 90th birthday party, which made it a little more difficult to get in large blocks of time, but at least Bryce was heavily entertained.
My weekend workouts consisted of a three hour ride on the bike trainer Saturday night and a 10 mile run Sunday morning. I felt pretty good on both. This was the first long workouts I have done in the bike-run order. Generally, I have been running on fresh legs when I do my long runs, but it actually felt pretty good to run a little soreness out for a change.
For most of my weekend workouts I had a philosophical argument with myself about whether I really appreciate life. I have so many great things going on (I actually couldn't dream up a better life), but have a tendency to get tied up and lose sight of how great things are "right now." I'm sure you all know someone that is always happy and never worried about what might come tomorrow. I'm sure you also know those that are so tied to their expectations for the future that they fail to see or experience what is happening right now. I have read somewhere that expectations are nothing but premeditated disappointments. It is okay to look forward to things and anticipate events in your life, but if your happiness is tied to any specific outcome, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Life tends to happen how it wants to, not how we want.
In order to enjoy and appreciate life, you have to enjoy and appreciate life at each point in time. I've often heard the saying that "Life is short, but if done properly it is long enough." It is my intention (and it being spring time makes it much easier) to focus more on the present and really appreciate each day. I can't do anything about next week or next year, but have control over what I am doing right now. . . . which is getting to work.
later.
*** oh, I did a 1 hour HARD bike trainer ride in a completely dark, quiet room last night. I couldn't even see a clock. It was awesome and I can tell that my legs are really getting stronger. Tonight is an hour run.
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