Week 9 & 10 unplanned rest.... it helps sometimes :0)

  Warm up: wow, it has been incredible feeling to get to a point where I can ride a bike 20 miles in 1hr & 45 min.  i know, i know it still slow right,  but i remember when it almost took me 3 hours to ride 20 miles.   I pushed for 40 miles last week but because of my work scheduled i could only hit 34.97... i know i know .03 short of 35.. ha ha. that's what happens when you Mile tracker is in you pants and not mounted on your bike.. so for your newbies out there... the soon you can get it mounted on to you bike, the less time you will have recorder like i have of being short of a goal you were trying to reach.. my mistakes may become your wisdom :)
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               Experience: The Past two weeks i have experienced two days of late nights for Good reason, (Having a Foxy wife) spending quality time with the family, but in the process it left me with 2 consecutive weeks of no activity, bummer? actually not really... yes i didn't get any work out it, but when i picked up the Day after those 2 extra days of rest.. i felt incredible and picked up major momentum in my Times in what i did.  but i really had to push my self on that third day, and with the help of my wife sometimes, "as i hit the floor" to get out of Bed and really keep after it. It was easy to think, "what am i doing, should i get up?"  the answer is Yes...  yes get you lazy bum out of that bed an push your self to get dressed, quit draggin you bottom and hurry get some protein in you body and some water and start on time...
      
My Tips: one of the biggest things helping me right now is getting ready the night before.... laying out the clothes, checking my bike my, my shoes, my coat, my heart strap.. checking the weather for the next morning...Getting food & Drink ready.... Ect....  I also encourage you to start taking some time of looking out what morning foods are best for you before you start your work out.. for me peanut-butter & honey... just as is.. i use do at least a table spoon of each mixed to gather really good, and eat it just like that.. mmmmm
      
  Spiritual:  last but not least.. prayer time has been great...  i pray about what i should pray about.. i know it sounds weird right, but how else are you suppose to pray when you want to pray about the things you want God for you to pray about???? you ask him.. so that is what i do...  one of the things for me lately that i have really enjoyed focusing on is God himself.. the 4 angels around the throne.... "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God almighty who was, and is, and is to come"  there is something about saying that phrase out loud.....
         i am  not going to lie to you... i don't start glowing, and i don't sprout wings when i say that.. matter of fact my mind usually can not stay focused for long and i start fighting my sinful thoughts about things that same to race into my head even more so then my ability to take time and just Focus on God... it gets down right  sad some times... how in one minute i be really wanting to worship my Creator of the heavens and earth, and in the next flash be so consumed with thoughts of selfishness, sinfulness, failures...  The War within ourselves continues to rage on right... just know as i continue to battle to through these things in my own life, that your not alone..  we all have things we have to fight against, things we have to try to work through and prayerfully some day overcome.. i know, i know, it seams like we never will be able to but we will, and if for some reason we always struggle with it.. when God calls us home we can rest in peace knowing for sure, God will not allow to pursue us any more.. it will be finished.. and prayerfully our not giving up in the small battles even though we get whipped some times... we will not loose the war..  we know this.. God has show us the end.. he over comes and makes a place for us.. so don't give up, don't give in, and continue to push for another day to fight, to love, to give joy, to give assistance too, to empower, and to change the lives of those who are around us through the mercy & grace that has been so compassionately bestowed upon us the sinners. 
   come on get up, lets not quit, one more Lamp post we can make it, one more mile you can do it, one more mail box before we got to walking, one more lap in the pool, one more person that receives that can find the gift of mercy & forgiveness in you.... in us.. with God's help we can do this.. don't....... give...... up...... come on............................................

SKUNK!!!!!!!

Ha ha ha ha yep it's almost spring in Texas and you can always see great wildlife out and about in South Texas.... Wether you like it or not... Ha ha ha
Quick up date week 9..... For anyone new.. Consitancy is my goal, not to quit, not to give, even if it takes longer then I plan.. With that Said I pushed for 35 miles this past Sunday In 3 hours... improment over last week.. It took me 2 hours 54 min to do 30 miles.. I love my push days because it helps me dream about what I can try to do the next week.. Thankfully I have been able to acomplish 20 miles in About 2 hours, a little less.. I can begian to explain how Good it is to experacne progress.. Again it's not leaps and bounds, but it is forward progress.
So I want encourage you, have you started yet.. Then start, you already have not done it.. So start and do it.. Who cares how small it is, just start to make a change.. Yes people will dog you, people make make fun of how small your goals are, or they will make fun of you for how litttle you are acomplishing at a time... but when you get 9 weeks from today and you slowly have built, you will be where I am today.. Motivated, tired, excited, pushing forward, dreading, & moved.. All theses feeling wrapped into who you will become 9 weeks from now..
I have been able to pick up my runs on my short days.. It's nothing over the top, but it's getting there..
Don't give up, just start, & it's ok that is small start.... Because... You have started!!!! Father come along who ever is taking time to read this, speak to their heart and help them where they are... Father like you have done for me, please touch their heart not only physically, but especially Spritaully, help them to know you are there beside them every step of they way, no matter how easy or how difficult it may be.. Help them not to give up, help them to move forward in hope Father and please bless them in the name if your son Jesus.... Amen
So a skunk did come across my pathat.. Thought I was going to nail him.. "thank You God for letting him run a little faster and Him not wanting to spray no matter what comes pass him.. So be careful where your riding.. Thankfully I was not running when I net him, I would not have able to get into my house with my family, muchless go to work had I been sprayed... Ha ha ha so be carefully out there.. And watch for skunks..
See you on the road!
Scotty
I just completed a 35.52 mi mountain bike ride in 3:08:29 using @MapMyFitness. Check out my route! http://www.mapmyfitness.com/view_route?r=120132724253324493 #bike #cycling #mtb