Day 287

So it's a three day weekend for me and this is the second of the three days.  Three day weekends can be problematic in the sense of an extra day of sloth.  So I try to keep my routine the same but it never really stays the same in the long run.  Today for example I planned on going to Padden to walk the bike course for real this time.  I also planned on doing some of my weekly chores, grocery shopping and laundry for instance.  Well I ended up getting out of bed later than normal so I got to Padden later in the morning.  I still walked the trail and I'm glad I did.  I got a chance to see where I will have difficulties during the bike portion of the race and there a more than a few places where I will be walking both up hill and down.  I hope the trail isn't as muddy as it was today but we are talking October so I'm guessing it'll be muddy.  I actually can't wait to get the new bike and start riding the route.  I will need to be riding it every week in my opinion so I will get used to the tricky parts.  It's going to be FUN.  I did fall once on my way down and I'm not surprised other than that I hadn't fallen yet at that point.  I didn't get too muddy but I did sit on my shirt on the drive home just in case.  Here's the rest of the day:

Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar

After workout meal: Chicken burger on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter.  Sweet potato fries and a low sodium V-8.

Dinner: A stir-fry frittata with broccoli, spinach, mini peppers, veggie meat and two eggs.  I'm going to have a skinny bun with almond butter also and a low sodium V-8.

I did have a handful of almonds and a 100cal bag of kettle corn later in the evening.

One thing I've noticed the last couple of days is how sleepy I've been in the afternoon.  Yesterday I came home and had something to eat and the next thing I know I've napped for most of the day.  Today a similar thing happened but not as long of a nap this time.  I'm wondering if my inner ear business is affecting my sleep?  I have been known to be sleepy in the afternoon but not in a while now.  Of course yesterday I didn't work out at all so that could have been a contributing factor?

It's late in the evening and I feel good from my walk around the bike path of Padden.  Tomorrow I'll go to the gym and do a couple of L's workouts with weights.