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Well, blogging is not working out.  Too busy at work.  When the day is over, screens are the last thing I want to see.

Coach S dialed me down a bit.  A extra rest day so I can hit most of my workouts.  I somehow thought I’d have more free time.

Nearly two hours on the trainer this morning. 

Then off to finish the basement.  The second part of the “L”.

Before.

After

It started as a small project to put some more shelving up in the basement and has become a monster.  Something that I should have done years ago but never made the time (a conscious choice).

Phase I

The unfinished part of my basement is “L” shaped.  It had become a dumping ground for la famila. 

Before

The first thing I had to do was destroy my old tax returns.  I had them going back to 1994.  I found a shredding company that would come to the house.  Phase I got wrapped up during the week.

After

Ka-Blam!  That hit me.  Feels like Ground Hog Day.

For my run, I decided I wouldn’t do anything I’ve done before.  Tough.  If it had to be a street I ran on before, it had to be in reverse or on the opposite sidewalk.  I ended finding new walking paths and a trail that I had to jump a street (twice).  That helped.

Well that was a long month.

Some time on Zwift this morning.

I’ve spent a lot of time during this pandemic turning negatives into positives.  Stuck at home = a lot of home projects getting done.  Can’t leave the house = banking $.  Extra time = self improvement.

Embraced the Rest Day on Monday to let my body recoup.  Just some restorative yoga in the AM.

Today I planned to do a virtual ride on Zwift with Fiv3 Racing.  My conference call ran long so I jumped in 15 minutes late.  Had a lot of energy to put into the pedals so I pushed 191 watts. 

Well that stunk.

I was exhausted by the middle of the week.  Took Friday off of both exercise and work.  Have not done that in a long time.  Body and mind needed it.

Was able to get in two hours on the bike Saturday.

And a run today (with the second half faster than the first).