Pool Day 1

Well they started on our pool yesterday and it looks pretty good except for the huge mess in my back yard. I'm the kind that like everything nice and neat, so this will be hard on me for the next few weeks as they tear up all my grass and rip up my sprinkler system. Here are a few pictures from the work that was completed

Summer Heat

Well I had the title to this post picked out this weekend when it hit 97 degrees. Today is actually very nice with a high at about 80 with a slight breeze. I went for a 7 mile run this evening and I'm starting to get back in the swing of things. I'm trying to run 2-3 times a week and I have been riding my spin bike 3 times a week. This has worked out pretty well since I'm keeping my cardiovascular fitness and keeping the pounding down on the legs.

So what have I been doing for the past month, planning a new pool. Below is a picture of what we will be getting in our backyard. We did the outdoor kitchen last year so the addition of the pool will give us a outdoor paradise.



Kids school gets out next week and we just wrapped up another year of soccer and t-ball so I will have more time to spend blogging.

Cooler Weather

Today was a perfect day to run. The storms we had yesterday brought with it some cooler temperatures and a nice easy northern breeze. I didn't get started untill around 10:30 and it was stillin the 50's. This is about as good as it gets for Texas in May! I wish I was in better running shape, then I would have run for hours but I cut it short and only ran for a little over 1. Oh well I just wanted to get my leg used to running again, something I only did once for the whole month of April.

I did ride my spin bike again this afternoon, so I biked for a little over 4 hours this week to go along with my hour run today. I know its not much but it is a start. I'll start increasing the running this week as I have less than three months untill El Scorcho.

High humidity

No running this past week as it seems like it has been raining or storming all week long. I was out of town on business 2 days this week as well so that didn't help either. I did ride my spin bike 3 times this week and my legs feel really strong. I've been working on eating better and loosing a little weight before getting out and doing some long runs. I'll probably split my time between running and cycling during the summer months just because the Texas heat isn't great for 4-5 days of running, at least not for me.

I will be hitting the road for a 10 miler in the morning, and the weather should be good. A strong storm just rolled through a few minutes ago and blew all the humidity away. It will probably return tomorrow afternoon but the morning should be nice.