Matilda444

Stubbs/Maxwell Loop:  103 minutes, 5.84 miles, 3.4 mph, HR=110.  We did a shift serving corn at Corn Days, went home to clean up and change then did a shift serving spaghetti.  Fun times! 

I started my Christmas shopping today with a deal too good to pass up!  I just made Someone’s day, by handing them a few blocks of bright colored Post-It Notes.  It really is the little things. 

My Trainer cancelled this morning.  But, I didn’t get the text message until I was up, dressed and ready to exercise.  So, Hanna and I hit the road.  But, not before making a loop through the bedroom with thoughts of crawling back in bed for an hour.  Good health sense prevailed!  Bayside Out&Back:  75 minutes, 4.29 miles, 3.4 mph, HR=100.

Fox/Willow/Watertown Loop:  64 minutes, 4.14 miles, 3.8 mph, HR=134.  It was hard to get out of bed and do that, but I’m oh so glad we did!  Inconvenient that I’ve inadvertently deleted my grocery list.  I really must quit with the peanut butter/Hershey Bar sandwiches. 

Early Mass.  Dreary day.  Perfect for recovery from yesterday, laundry and home office/desk tasks.

Tour de Tonka on the Tandem:  281 minutes, 67.7 miles, 14.2 mph, HR=132.  We had some gear gremlins in the beginning.  The Bike shop I bought the tandem bike at had the Technician Tent at the first rest stop and they fixed whatever it was needed fixing.

I’ve got a 1.5 TB storage drive attached to my network via a USB port in the Linksys WRT600N Router.  Now, if I could only figure out how to access it.  10:05 pm and I now have access!  From three computers (so far), no less!  I love Technical Support Online Chat! 

In preparation for the Tour de Tonka, I put the roof rack on my Wagon.  After much futzing, I do believe I’ve got it adjusted to accommodate the tandem bike.  The Window Cleaner has washed all my windows, inside and out.  This is a huge job, made even worse by all the screens. 

The free puppies are all gone.  I’m OK with that.  I gave away the other dog bed.  A puppy is a bad idea at this time.  We’re registered for the 65 mile Tour de Tonka on Saturday!  I would love to do this on the tandem bike, but we don’t have enough experience with it.  I’m thinking 65 miles under ideal conditions would be a good way to get that experience.  Could be painful.  The plan is to give the tandem a try.  The route goes right by the house, giving us an opportunity to swap bicycles if we think we need to.

The plan was to take Hanna for a walk before I went to my office this morning.  I even had my clothes laid out.  I fed her at 6:00 a.m. like I always do and decided another hour of sleep was a better idea.  But, we made it out this afternoon!  Fox/Willow/Watertown loop:  76 minutes, 4.13 miles, 3.2 mph, HR=111.  Yesterday I was offered a lab puppy for $600 which I declined because I’ve never paid money for a dog and I don’t intend to start now.  Today there’s an offer of a free puppy!  I seem to have puppies on the brain and the universe is doing it’s best to provide one.