Holy crap I'm awesome

I felt pretty good on our leisurely Legacy Parkway ride, 12 easy miles on Saturday, I even pushed Tanner when his little legs ran out of steam. 


http://nuos.info/LegacyParkwayTrail.aspx

Its funny how a little hill can smack you right back into reality.

I've been back on my super low calorie diet for a week now.
I'm not supposed to do super strenuous exercise to aviod putting my body into Metabolic overload/shock while on this plan, but the draw of an evening ride, my new found enthusiasm, and the light rain drew me out the door and onto my bike tonight.

It was a simple idea, drop down Dimple Dell for a warmup, climb back up to Wasatch to get the heart pumping, south on Wasatch to the start of the Bonneville Shoreline trail and check out the trail conditions.


http://www.bonnevilleshorelinetrail.org/parleystodraper/parleystodraper.html#hidden

Half way up the climb to Wasatch I realized I was in trouble, my legs felt great, the rain felt awsome, but I started hallucinating and throwing up....not really, but its been a long time since I bonked that hard.
So I'm less than 15 min into my ride and I become very aware of the fact that just getting up to Wasatch and back home was going to be a challenge, I'm pathetic.

I did manage to make it home as the rain started pouring down and my asthma kicked in for the first time in three years, but as I wheeled the bike into the garage I had a couple realizations:

One- Kind of random but related to my ride.  I live in a kick ass house, in a kick ass neighborhood, one I only dreamed about living in when I was younger.......Honey I take back all the negative crap I've ever said since moving in. I love it here thank you so much for pushing so hard for a home near the mountains...and yes I even got my RV pad to boot!

Two- As I staggered up the stairs through the door on my way to a hot shower and medication my new favorite song rang through my head loud and clear

I'm awesome......no your not dude dont lie.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-awesome-single/id358982456