
What a busy day - woke up super early to take care of some domestic stuff...went into the office for a frantic day. Non-stop drama. But finished on a good note.
Suited up and headed out on a really hot and long training ride out to Purcellville and back...did a farside loop completing a 46 mile total. Did the majority of the ride with a buddy from my cycle club - we were both spinning in the heat, both recovering from previous heat exhaustion rides. Spent the time swapping war stories of events and training - and just things in general, he is a competitive cyclecross rider and piqued my interest in the sport. I've thought about converting my old mountain bike into a cyclecross bike for the cold months. I'm now convinced I will do that this Fall..
Speaking of this fall...I got into an IM message with a cycling buddy of mine from down south who convinced me to register for the
Bridge to Bridge Incredible Century Cycling Challenge in September. I'm proud of him for taking on this challenge once again and allowing me to tag along. I'm stoked! It will be a busy month (September) I have the Civil War Century on Sat 10th in Thurmont, MD...then the next day...I have the Indian Head Century in Indian Head, MD....then the following weekend...will drive down to Lenoir, NC for the Bridge to Bridge...then the following weekend...the Artie Levin 100 Century in Buchanan, VA... 4 centuries in one month. (glad I cracked open my calendar..I have another 3 to do in August - Tour De Cure Century in Columbia, MD, Cumberland Valley Century - Clear Spring, MD and the Reston Century - here locally) Good times.
I felt sneaky tonight while coming home after my ride - I snuck off the road near my apartment community into an area of construction to scoop up a 5 gallon bucket of gravel for my flower boxes..then made off. Drop in the bucket...no harm no foul. Came home and filled my flower boxes with gravel and top soil in preparation for the plants/flowers I'll get over the weekend. Garden is starting to take shape...in baby steps.
Life is good.
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now the building will come up one pebble short and fall down. you just know it will.