Back To Work!

I am back from the beach and once again working for a living.  I have been 90 to nothing since I got back....busting my butt at work and diving back into training head first.  But, last week I did no work and no training...just tanning, drinking, and reading.  (which, by the way...anyone else read the 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy?  Am I the only person that was behind in my sex education?  Holy Cow!!!!!)

Our annual beach prom picture- Navarre 2012. 

Thank you Aunt Kathy for making me some headbands to match my bikinis! :)

My awesome sister-in-law and her husband. 

Too lazy to get up.....

Teaching "Tebowing" to the women.

We drove back Saturday night, and I had this wild idea to do the Arkansas State Time trial the next morning.  On 3 hours of sleep, I woke up at 3:30 am and drove to the race.  What an awesome idea!  (??????)  I had the slowest 40k ever in my life= PW.  (That is personal worst, for my friends that keep congratulating me on a PR....not the same thing!).  But, I had such a good time anyways, and I was happy to start working off the weeks worth of alcohol and chocolate from my thighs, which, incidentally, 3 people have been kind enough to point out are bigger these days from some weight gain.  Guess I won't be racing in the Splish anytime soon!

 I met up with my Arkansas friend Emily for the race.  I can't think of many things I like more than racing with friends. 

Interestingly, since no one raced in Cat 4 except for one other rider that was just there to have fun, I accidentally won the Cat 4 race.  I probably should put an asterisk by that result. 

So, I am still on the plan to force my body back into shape, even if I have to show up to races slow and sluggish.  I jumped back on the Peddler train this morning to get my legs moving again, and I will probably enter a few more sprints and try to make some distinction between my SLT, lactate threshold, and VO2max.  Right now, I think they are all the same. 

Off to bed.  Lots of big days at work and cramming in the training early morning and late nights.  I am going to push till I crash.  xo