Run Maynard, Run!

Went for a bike ride today after work.  12.65 easy miles in about an hour--first of the year on my road bike.  People in cars make me nervous!

Went for a 12 mile bike ride with Addi this afternoon up the Provo River Trail (mouth of Provo Canyon to Vivian Park and back).

The leg is still bothering me some, but I still haven't "run" on it since Ragnar.  I'm going a little bit stir crazy!

Bike ride.  Road bike / 18.15 miles / 1:01:32 / average speed: 17.6 mph

Very flat ride--American Fork to Saratoga Springs by way of the back roads near the lake--had to spin the whole time. 

Too much construction going on in this county!

Legs actually felt pretty good considering I haven't done anything at all since the 06 July.

Hike.  7 or so miles?  Up Bear Canyon from Mutual Dell, through Julie Andrews Meadow and down into the Timpooneke Campground and then down the road back to Mutual Dell.  2.5 hours.  After helping park what seemed like a million people at the Dell, I came home to the sweltering heat.

Yesterday I got in the mail the Captains of Crush gripper 1.5: "The gold standard of grippers!"  With it, I can ~ increase grip strength ~ speed up rehab ~ prevent injuries.  Not sure it will speed up the rehab on my leg or prevent running injuries, but those words were printed on the packaging so it's got to be correct, right?

Today in the mail I got my hiking pants!  No more wearing heavy and hot cotton pants!  Now I've got some lightweight, nylon pants to hit the trails with.  Yay me!

So, the next time you see me with my Captains of Crush gripper and some slick new hiking pants, try not to oggle.

9 more days til I start running again!