TRAINING VIA GARMIN CONNECT — Grinding gravel at twilight
Just getting in twilight gravel grinders as I can for now. New lot in life.
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I refer to them as Check-ins because they represent the smallest steps in my journey of reasonable self-scrutiny.
Just getting in twilight gravel grinders as I can for now. New lot in life.
My 8 yo is always craving mom/dad time. So I asked if she wanted to go for a rumble on her bike. I asked if she wanted to go farther than last time, and the smiles she had. No concerns, only grins and smiles and questions and let me show you’s!
ight as the kids were about to go to sleep, I looked outside, saw how much light there was, and was like, “I’m out of here.” So, went for a gravel grinder. I was able to leave right from my door and then go up to what we call the switchbacks. In the Greater Cache Valley, we have the Logan River Trail system.
rich and some are poor
Others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed
And felt society try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls ~ family. health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked. nicked. damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
Who knows what is next, the big thing here is after waking up and being in the hot tub unbeknownst to anyone in my household. The impression to go for a run and its time to get back to it was nice. I have thrown my running gear in the closet next to my wife’s speciality locker (hahahaha). I have some new Mizuno Wave creations. I miss that shoe and have spent a lot of time in On Cloud Swifts.
I have been really focused on slowing down, maintaining form, and breaking swim as I get tired. I put in a lot of wall work for my lower right hip adductor. It’s finally not feeling strain, and that means more bike rides (indoor/outdoor). Looking forward to getting my gravel out in the wild soon.
This is still a very interesting and often overlooked thing. Too often when validation and security aka listening are sought – we move too quickly. As a parent of Pathological Demand Avoidance kiddos, I’ve painstakingly learned that listening and observing leads to opportunities to validate, then receive context. Once consent is obtained, then we can establish a path to address and solve.