OUCH

Well. I went to the gym last night and got in a good workout. I did my normal a little bit of everything workout but focused a little bit more on back and biceps. Basically I just did an extra set of each. Next time I'll do chest and triceps. I'm not so keen on the idea of specializing each workout to a certain muscle group, especially since I'm there for fitness and muscle endurance, so for this reason I'm going to stick with the multiple muscle group workouts. It seems to be working. I feel stronger and don't look as soft (haha, at least I hope not). Great workout followed by some brown rice and steamed dumplings. mmmm.

I was up early this morning for a 30 miler. I told myself that I really need to start riding more, so I got up this morning and went for a ride. It was a good ride. I averaged roughly 20 mph and the calorie count was just over 1000. Pretty good for before 8:30 in the morning. On the way back I decided to do some pedaling drills. I've never tried these before but many have suggested so I figured why not. So the idea is to unclip one shoe and leave the other clipped in. All of the work is put on that one leg that is still clipped in. It sounds a little silly and pointless, but oh is it painful. I did 1 minute on each leg, 3 times.I rested about 15 seconds between each leg, so it was roughly 10 minutes of these things. It's not so bad at first, but after awhile you start finding muscles that didn't exist 15 minutes ago. I can defineatly see the advantage of doing these types of drills. It helps with having a smooth pedal and develops a strong circular pedaling form, which I apparently do not have. So here's where it gets exciting, or maybe not so exciting. I was on my way up one of the last hills. Crankin' it. My legs were feeling good since I just finished the drills and I was on my way home. I came around the corner at the top of the hill.... hit some gravel... and hit the ground. Talk about scary. The part that hurt the most was that I had fallen on gravel so not only was I all cut up but there was shit all over me. One woman stopped and asked if I had a cellphone, and then kept driving. There was a truck driver who was nice enough to stop, ask if I was OK, and then wait to make sure I was on my way. He offered to give me a ride, but I wanted to make it home myself.. You can see the extent of the damage below, or... well, maybe not. I'll spare you all the pictures since I think a few ladies read this. Luckily my bike wasn't damaged and I wasn't seriously injured. My arm is cut up and my leg and knee are scraped up a little. I looked worse than I felt when I got home. The ironic thing, was that when I was doing the one footed pedal drills, a woman stopped and asked if I was OK. I guess I looked like I was in pain. I was a little surprised by this since most drivers aren't so considerate towards cyclists. And then 10 minutes later I wiped out. I dunno, maybe it was an omen, or just a coincidence, or maybe I just have a really miserable looking game face.

Well there is a good side to this. I still managed to average over 20 mph and get a good workout, and I now know what it feels like to ride home bloody and sore. Haha. Well hopefully it's not only the first but the last.

Hope everyone has a good day. Swimming and running tonight.

Listening to: The most epic trance set ever made...(you know which one I'm talking about)

Feeling: Stingy (not stingy like cheap, but stingy like my arm stings)