Now What?

It has been a little crazy since I got back from Canada sorting through hundreds of emails so I could get caught up at work. But scrolling through emails is not the hardest thing I have had to do. It is accepting the fact that I don't have a rigorous workout schedule. At first, I knew my body needed the break but after four days of that, I decided my body needed to do something so we went on a "short" bike ride and ended up at the top of Emigration Canyon before turning around to come home. My legs did feel tired going up the canyon but it just felt so good to be out in the fresh air moving my muscles. A couple of days later we went on a 27 mile ride and the day after that we attempted running. I actually made it 5 miles but they were 5 very painful miles. I should have stopped after 1/4 mile because everything hurt... my knee, my hip, my piroforms. I was a mess...but I thought running would make everything better. HA!! I was in pain for several days and even now, I am not 100%. I decided to stick with the bike and the pool for awhile until everything started feeling better. We have done some fun rides.. hard rides, but fun. We rode to the top of Millcreek, rode to the top of Draper Ridge and tomorrow we will be riding around Utah Lake for the final time of the season. We have been so lucky to feel the brisk Fall air and see all the leaves as they are changing. I love Fall. really I just love the Seasons. Just when you start getting sick of the hot weather or the cold weather or the rainy weather, the seasons change and you can move on to some new adventure. So this year, I need to figure out a winter workout plan that takes advantage of Winter weather rather than trying to run in a blizzard or riding my bike on the trainer in the garage. There is definitely a better, more enjoyable way. But of course, I will need to make an organized plan of what I am going to do, when I am going to do it and for how long. I know it is somewhat demented that what I really enjoy is following the plan, but it does bring me so much satisfaction. Now, I just need the weather to cooperate because it will be a little difficult to cross country ski three days a week if it never snows..and heaven forbid, I would have to alter my plan.