Knee was a little "off" today. Took some pain meds to try and help. I did pilates in the morning and then rode the 5 miles into work. After work, the weather was beautiful outside so I decided to take an extra detour on my ride home. I ended up with 14 miles. I know it seems like small beans for all the hard core bike riders out there, but it was a good ride for me. The wind was blowing around 13 mph out of the Southwest (the direction I was riding into) so I was pushing into the wind most of the time. I was tired when I got home, but I had a wonderful surprise on my front steps- my shoes finally arrived! So I had to put them on and take them for a quick run around the block. It wasn't easy for me to make the transition from bike to run. I can only imagine how that would feel amplified for someone who had already swam before biking. Kudos to those of you who do! I felt like I was running very slow. I was surprised that I wasn't and my pace ended up being pretty good considering how I felt. My tired legs were very tired after that. I was cooking dinner when mini-me came home and asked me to go on a bike ride with her. So I turned off the stove and got back on the bike. We went around 5 miles. I was having a tough time keeping up with her, but we got to enjoy a little bit of time outdoors together. I think between 6 and 7 is a scary time to be out on the roads though. Lots of traffic and the sun is at the angle where it's in the eyes of the drivers and makes it hard for them to see me. The prettiest little flowers (they look like bluebells) are flowering on my walkway now. They're a better spring-time photo than the dead critter I saw on the ride home. 
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