Crazy weeks…

The last couple of weeks have been a bit on the crazy side and I haven’t even had a chance to comment! Right after my post about my mom’s implant I had to spend a day in meetings on Maui. Luckily I’d already completed my training miles for the week. Most folks would love to spend a day on Maui but as I really didn’t have a chance to do anything besides attend an 8-4 meeting and dinner it wasn’t a vacation. I did have a nice dinner at Bistro Casanova in Kahalui.
Luckily my training plan called for a light week when I got back of only 75 miles. It’s really not all that much. Still, because of my schedule, I had to do most of it early in the week because, as always, I just don’t have time later in the week, at least not until the weekend.
The past two weeks I’ve been attending classes at work on a reporting tool we use and it’s mucked up my schedule but good. Instead of going to the gym in the morning I’ve had to be at my desk as I’ve still got to do my regular job even with 6 hours of class a day. It’s doable as my boss lightened my load and didn’t give me any new requests, but there’s still the recurring jobs I handle and a few other things. Still it all worked out and I’m sort of back to normal this week.
Of course all this meant I had to cram in 110 miles last week. Most of my miles came on Sun-Tues and then it was just regular commuting for the rest of the week. I had to do that because this past Saturday I was very busy with some obligations and that meant limited riding.
This week is…um…even worse, though it’s not because of work. I’ll be heading to the Big Island (where I do have a bike) but I’ve got to get in 120 miles and won’t be able to ride my normal steed nor routes. That meant I had to do a nice long ride yesterday, Makiki to Kailua and back. It’s not particularly difficult but on a single speed it’s a bit more challenging than on my geared BikeFriday.
Out…

And back…

Please be aware that the times listed include breaks, sitting around, rests, coffee, and such. I’m slow but not quite that slow.
And finally today…hopefully my BikeFriday will be back from the shop with a new main frame. It’s been out in Waipio for the last 10 days (I dropped it off in Honolulu the Friday before last). I’m really looking forward to training on the bike I’ll actually be riding again and, dare I say it, having gears again. I’ve gotten pretty strong on my single speed (or so I’m told), but it’ll be nice to spin a bit instead of grind. My middle aged knees are throwing a party.
So…that’s about it. I’ve been crazy busy but still getting in the miles. Hopefully I can manage all of the miles on the training plan even though I’m squeezed for time. In truth I’m 239 miles ahead of the plan at the moment. I’ve ridden 919 miles in the last 8 weeks and the plan called for 680. Still I don’t want to slack because I suspect I’ll be paying for it later on.
Aloha!