Go Go Gadget Legs!

My legs felt like they were filled with lead today. So did my heart ... maybe they were just acting like mirror images of each other. I had an easy-paced song playing on repeat on my iPod, so that helped get me through the first 18 minutes. But as I got closer to my stopping point, it got harder to breathe and harder to push my legs forward. "Go Go Gadget Legs!" was the thought that kept coming into my head.

I finally turned off the busy street that I was on and into a neighborhood. Three houses down the block, I jogged up to the door, grabbed the bike propped on the front porch, and was off - back toward home.

I think I probably biked about 15 minutes, swerving and zooming around cars and down the bike lane. My quads were screaming at me to change gears, but the burn in my legs was nothing compared to the sting I couldn't shake from not having knocked on the door to say Hi. I could have kept riding, but too much time alone means too much emotional analysis and processing, so I decided to stop.

Today was the second day in a row of running. I can't say I'm necessarily back on track, but it feels good to have gotten out and burned some nervous anxiety. Maybe this way I'll be able to fall asleep before my insomnia kicks in.

And on a different note: today was my first brick workout (triathlon term for a workout with a bike ride, followed by a run). My workout was a reverse brick, so I'm not sure if it counts, but it was definitely nice to switch it up!