The funny thing is....when you don't eat all day on Thanksgiving, you don't "need" a Turkey burner ride. I still should have.....just for riding sake....but I will get into the details.
The weekend before last I drove to Lansing to pick up Chris's youngest son from that dreaded school in East Lansing. Yes, he is a Spartan right now. But that isn't the point of the story. The point is that I believe he brought some type of illness with him. By Tuesday I was noticing a minor tickle. Wednesday I woke up with a sore throat. With a minor cough and some rasp in there, I opted to take it easy Thanksgiving week. I still got my weights in, but avoided the bike so I didn't tear myself down. I skipped a Turkey Burner (especially outside) for that same reason. I could have ridden, but with this new immune system I have I didn't want to shred what was left and end up super sick heading into winter.
Instead we played cards and slept in for a few days. Not a fan of Black Friday, so avoided that as well. Saturday we watched the Boys in blue get a win over that team down south and then headed to see Wicked. This is where the week turned a bit shitty for me.
We were on our way to the movie. After getting gas I swung onto M89 and headed out. To my surprise there was a Tahoe XL in my lane going full speed right at us, Thankfully I was able to bail into the carwash entrance but the ice threw me into and over the curb. The asshat coming at us somehow managed to avoid an accident, but he did kiss a curb and lose a rear wheel. I swung around and found him stopped in a parking lot down the road a bit. He was incoherent. I was less that friendly when I got out of the car. This guy appeared drunk....couldn't talk....didn't appear to know where he was...and had pissed his pants. My guess is he fell asleep and nearly fucking killed us. Thank GOD I was paying attention and was able to avoid any collision with him. I did manage to knock the drive connecting the drive train out to my rear wheel drive, but otherwise.....things seem ok with the car. This was one of those moments where I am thankful to be alive.
Nothing more to report here.
I did decide to jump on the bike last night. I did a loop on zwift and it felt pretty good. I did notice I was raspy after the ride, but I am feeling pretty good today overall. The route that I did has a small climb segment at the end. I wasn't able to produce the power to keep up with my PR, so I just rode my pace. Was good to be back on the bike. I will probably be back at it again tonight and more this week. The weather has changed to Winter settings, so I am thankful that I don't mind the basement much. Mixing up the routes, and having badge goals is helpful. Plus there are goals that I am working towards.
Thanksgiving was a nice day. Had my family here in the morning and visited with Chris's family in the afternoon. I was able to eat a little of everything and then a piece of pumpkin pie in the evening. Not my normal day of eating from the time I get up to the time to go to bed. Not feeling like a sloth is a good thing!
So I had a decent week overall. I dropped another 6 pounds and my fitness level is up to a blistering 24 on Strava. I am almost halfway to my Ultimate Goal weight and I am progressing the way I need to. I have my race schedule laid out and I am planning what I can do. Then I see LJ100 opens the end of this month. I am excited about that, especially since I am now at the weight I was back in 2015. Major difference to when I attempted in 2023. There are some nuances to the race that I am not sure on....like it being 4 laps instead of 3. Mentally I will have to prepare for that.
Just have to keep moving forward!
