Hump Day

This morning was a great yet surprising morning. First I woke-up at 3 am...couldn’t sleep, so I got up and put on a pot or two of espresso. Then a about 5:20 I got ready to work out. Now I was really in the mood due to the lack of sleep. But as luck would have it...I had a fantastic ride! I peddled out 30 miles at a 25.6 mph pace! I felt great once the blood was pumping. I guess I have some nervous energy to expend! I was going to shoot for 40...but it was almost 7 am and I heard Carmen in the kitchen so I decided that I would stop there and have some breakfast with my wife. I try not to let my cycling interfere with my time with her...so I have to set some time aside. It’s so easy for me to get consumed with cycling and spend the whole weekend on my bike and she never says a word about it and is very supportive, but I know that she would like me to be home once and a while! It’s about balance I guess.

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