Thank God for Rest Days

Day 17
ibuprofen: 600mg I think
36 days until triathlon (I actually counted 'em this time)

Just about the time I think I just can't go on, a rest day arrives. Yippeee! The toddler is still refusing to nap, but so far today, she is not screaming (a vast improvement). I am going to look at a bike trainer tonight, so hopefully it will be as good as it seemed on craigslist, and I'll get one for half the price!

It's really good to have the rest days. Even though I am still kinda sore, I can step back, think about how I really am enjoying all this, and especially how much I like feeling stronger. I have never in my life thought of myself as being athletic...yet here I am, doing something many athletes never do. I never thought I was capable of this...yet here I am...doing it. It's a good feeling, and I like it! So my knees creak some. They do that anyway. So I am a little achy. It just sort of reminds me of what I'm doing.

Of course, someone is going to have to remind me of how I was saying all this was no big deal...but for today, it's all right.