Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Monday, July 18, 2022
Medal Monday
Last month, I took part in the AIDS/Lifecycle challenge and rode 549 miles on the Peloton. At the same time, I was doing a challenge with Sweat Your Claws Off, which involved riding 3 miles a day, plus a certain number of miles for the month. My 549 miles got me first place! There’s wasn’t a medal, but my name is on the back of the shirt and I won a tote bag!!
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Tuesday Training Update
I feel like I’m always saying this, but y’all! I cannot believe it’s been almost 6 weeks since I have blogged! June was a crazy month. I rode 545+ miles for AIDS/Lifecycle and it took over my life!
The first week was rough. I was still suffering from what may have been Long Covid, and I was so so tired. I was riding an hour or more in the morning and then again in the afternoon. It wasn’t until the second week that I started to feel less tired. I had Covid in January, and it took 5 months to feel like myself again!
I rode most of my miles alone, completing 5 Barkle Challenges along the way. Some of my Peloton fam joined me from time to time, which always made my day! The roughest time for me was when the in person riders were doing their thing. I hated that I couldn’t do all of my miles in one week, like they did. Doing them all month was challenge enough! My highest monthly mileage ever was 260, and that was January 2021. My 2022 average so far has been 150-170 a month.
Here is what my final day looked like…
My Team Captain was so kind to me afterwards….
I had a chart that I updated daily. It was so motivating to watch that number go up every day. I chose Robin’s Dolly Parton ride for my final three miles. Some of my teammates and Peloton Fam joined me for the ride, which was so nice! So many high fives, and I definitely got emotional!
I took this right before the ride! I love my Momentum Jewelry wraps! Use KIM15 at checkout for a discount!
It was definitely a humbling challenge. I did most of the rides on a flat road, so that I could survive the month. The challenges kept me going, and I posted every day to my Facebook page for accountability. I would definitely try this again next year, and do it in less time. I couldn’t properly train this year, post Covid, but I’m glad I managed to cover the miles anyway!
Have you ever done a crazy challenge like this?
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Travel Thursday, Savannah Edition
At the beginning of May, the hubs and I went in our annual Anniversary vacation. This year we lost a day in Hilton Head due to an “error” the condo owner made with a double booking. She waited months after we booked to tell us, which was so frustrating, so we added a couple of days in Savannah to make up for it. I love Savannah, and this is the first time the hubs and I went together since Covid restrictions were lifted.
I adore the architecture here, and I used what I learned in December about Trolley Tours to maximize our sightseeing. Our hotel was near one of the stops, which was super convenient.
One of the stops was the Prohibition Museum, so we got some coupons from our driver and headed over. It was a lot of fun and very informative, and you could see a lot of parallels to life today.
This is my favorite church in Savannah, it’s so beautiful.
D.A.R. Cemetery
Of course we had to get beignets. These were amazing and the sauce was pecan praline, and it definitely made the dessert so much better.
This was dinner before the beignets above. A little bit of NOLA never hurts.
Juliet Gordon Lowe house, the founder of Girl Scouts.
I definitely recommend the Old Towne Trolley tour. It stops all over Savannah and it’s a great way to get around. You can hop on and off as often as you want, and the driver gives you all kinds of info along the way. I plan to look for tours like this everywhere we go! We parked our car and never used it again until it was time to go. Perfection.
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