Okay, pick your jaw off the floor. It’s surprising to me, too.

That is our new routine on Saturday mornings. Had you told me a year ago that I’d be training to bike 100 miles, I might’ve laughed at you. Yes, I did my first triathlon last June (and have a commemorative tattoo to show for it)

(a triple koru by the way)

Still, cycling 100 miles is a far different feat. But, HusbandMan can’t swim, and my running is WAY slower than his, so triathlons together are probably out, for now anyway. Cycling it is! I have started looking forward to Saturday or Sunday morning rides, when we have a chance to disconnect from our connected world and spend an hour (or 3!) together on a local bike route, pushing ourselves and being active in the meantime. We decided about a month ago, after the annual Georgia Tour de Cure to train for a century ride. It was probably a crazy idea, and we’re probably not prepared in many ways, but it’s exciting to be adding this to the list of things we have done!

A few weeks ago, I topped my previous longest ride, and so each week has now been a new record we’ve set together. We hit 41 miles and some change this morning and thanks to some FABULOUS weather in Atlanta, the Silver Comet treated us very well.

Record-long ride, followed by a shower, all-you-can-eat pizza and a 3 hour nap.

Life is good.