It was a busy week, but I got some good workouts in. Did I mention it was hot? We had heat indexes over or near 100 Mon-Weds hitting a record of 120. Fortunately the school I’m working at has air conditioning, well until it broke. We did survive, even though we had to cancel all of our outdoor activities and could only use the gym for short periods of time (it isn’t cooled). I was able to fight to keep my bike class from having to cancel our rides, so we took 45-90 minute bike rides around the Mississippi River stopping frequently for water and to relax. Whenever we stopped it actually felt hotter without the breeze, but it was a good way to get some easy seat time on the bike. I also decided to raise my bike seat on the commuter bike and it is a lot more comfortable ride now.

I skipped my Tuesday run due to the heat – it didn’t seem smart to over exert myself when I knew I’d be out riding for awhile in the heat. The bike commutes weren’t fun. I had a meeting on Tuesday after work and had to take Nadia with me. Usually we’d bike back to the meeting, but opted to take the city bus instead – good choice!

The weather over the weekend was amazing and on Sunday morning I was able to ride 18 miles with the temps in the mid-60’s!! It felt oh so good to zip up the bike jersey for the first few miles!