Things to do in LR when you're 40

So today is the day. The dread. The minor crestfall that is, oh god no, another birthday. I think perhaps it is lucky that this week is so crazy busy that it's been mostly forgotten so far. Of course the day isn't over yet. With inlaws in town, a kid graduating high school and a BIG trip with me freaking out about what I'm supposed to be learning and doing at this giant conference all in progress, birthdays are well, unimportant. I don't feel 40. Wanna feel? BAM.
For 2 days I've had a constant feeling that I'm forgetting something. Somethings. And I can't concentrate to read all the material that I should be before this meeting. I want The Man and the small one to have a good time but there are things I should be doing at the conference instead of having fun with them. Time Management.

Todays workout:
40 minute run. Moderate speed. Lots of rolling hills. The bus was later getting to the lot so I jogged around the parking lot while waiting for it.

Crazed

Today was nuts at work but I snuck out for:

20 minutes stairmaster interval program level 6
gravitron asst. pullups 3 x 6 dips, 1 x 6 pullup, 1 x 6 wide grip pu, 1 x 6 parallel grip pu @73lbs
5 minutes of abs
pushups x 10, x5 close grip, x5 wide feet

Weekend XXL

So this wasn't just a long weekend...it was extra long. Didn't get all the workout in that was planned ( missed on Monday due to crap in fan ). We did spend a lot of time, money and managed to consume major calories at Riverfest over the weekend. I think we've decided that if the line up isn't so good that there are multiple "must see" artists rather than choosing the one that might be okay to see, we won't be going back. That's sad. I've gone almost every year for 20 years. The small one has been 8 or 9 years running poor thing. It's tradition, right? Oh well. Neither of us could take the crowds or the smoking, hack hack.

Saturday: 22.5 mile bike ride, avg 17 mph. Flat route.
Sat and Sun nights- ate a corndog, 1/2 a taco salad, an ice cream bar and split a funnel cake 3 ways
Monday: a lot of housework and yardwork but missed a planned Pinnacle run/climb
Tuesday: 1 hour on trainer. Not structured HIIT (sorry!) but did throw in some unstructured sprints and out of the seat climbs.

One Eyed Monster

NO not THAT one. Perv. My cycle-ops trainer.
So I need to ride the bike more, but it takes planning and time since it's not like I can just put on a pair of running shoes and go. Bikes usually end up being loaded on the car and taken to a starting point, yada yada. It's a good thing Joe bought that indoor trainer, it has made it easier to ride but man does it wear me out. Last night I watched a TV show that the small one wanted to see while I rode the bike. Hard. My shirt was completely soaked and I was dripping sweat onto the floor. Gross, right? Yeah, but it was cool to go weigh myself afterward and be a pound lighter. Only lasted about 40 minutes but I think it was the best/hardest trainer workout I've had in a while. Now that I have the trainer thing down, I need to figure out the whole how to measure intervals and speed on it. I just ride till it hurts and then slow down?

Always Quitting Early

It rarely fails that I finish a "workout" thinking I couldn't possibly do any more. I don't push. I know it. Today was no exception. It didn't help that work was a bit hectic and I squeezed the workout in at the end of the day.

Treadmill
5 minute warm up, 1 minute stretch
2 min 6 mph
1 min 6.2
1 min 6.3
1 min 6.4
1 min 6.5
2 min 6
1 min 6.5
2 min 6
1 min 6.5
3 min 6
2 min 6.5
cool down

gravitron assisted dips 2 x 8 x 72lbs, pullups 1 x 6 x 72, 1 x 4 x 72 weak
bench press 1 x 10 x 35, 2 x 10 x 45 I think, not sure on the bar weight
cable chest flys 3 x 8 x 30lbs each side
tried to do incline bench but ran out of time and muscle

Humidity Always Wins

It seems that just about every time we're out and about in the great outdoors there is some occasion to comment on the power of water. Be it a washed out trail, flood lines, erosion, stippled rocks...you get the idea. The young one is so used to it now she often repeats the mantra before we get the chance...Water ALWAYS wins.
Today it was water again, but the misty kind. The kind that just hangs in the air and chokes the life out of the joy of being outside. I had a decent but hot and sweaty 3 mile run today. Started out with A of the Super Women but she was going for 5. I said, no way.
Finished up with

Deadlifts 1 x 8 x 45lb, 55,65 I have never done deadlifts before, but I watched a video. I hope I did them right but I sure didn't feel it.
DB flys 3 x 8 x 10lb SLOW reps
cable row 1 x 8 x 50, 2 x 8 x 55
tricep pulldown, split rope 3 x 8 x 40

Super Women

I have a birthday coming up. Today when I opened my lab I see a birthday package waiting for me. I know it's from A. That A, my running buddy, encourager. She's given me (among other goodies) a book of photographs called Super Women: 100 women 100 sports. Who gets the #1 slot in this book? Robyn Benincasa, Adventure Racer Extraordinaire and Endurance Goddess. I am having a great time looking thru this book and can appreciate that A gives me gifts that have some meaning behind them, like inspiration to be more, do more, have more. I will never be a competitive athlete but that doesn't mean I can't train to be better or train just to have fun. I know, many people think of coming out of a day bloody, muddy, sweaty and possibly covered in scratches is not a good day. Sometimes it's the best day.