Rants, Recipes, and Running

Right now life has a different rhythm. I receive a phone call every morning and 4:30 am telling me if and where I will be working. When my phone rings, the apprehension of whether I'll be having the day off , commuting 15 minutes , or commuting 45 minutes hangs in the air. This is not a normal thing for me. Hi, meet crazy planner girl who has multiple color coded planners and whiteboards on the fridge . I plan ahead on meals, workouts, outfits, and everything else one could fathom. Not knowing when my three 12-hour shifts will be worked makes life interesting. In addition to that, our days off together (which are on the weekend) have a different rhythm as well. The most blissful moments we get are the early morning when we out for a run. It's that hour where he's not stressing about his next test, the emergency procedures of the T6 aircraft, or his next flight. We just run . And sweat. A lot. Hello, 95% humidity! We then head to the nearest coffee shop where Ryan...

I always have, and most likely always will ( I pray ) be a runner . Although many hours are put in lifting weights, road biking, and swimming laps. Running is the sport where I am most comfortable. It is me. I am a runner . In my 1st triathlon back in May, I felt rather awkward swimming in the open water, and REALLY awkward elbow-to-elbow among road bikers. But when my feet hit that pavement, I was " home " Since we've been in San Antonio, I haven't done a great deal of road biking. I don't know the roads/trails around where we live, I have no one to call if I get a flat 20 miles out in the country (Ryan's usually in class or flying)......But since I had a random week day off, I decided to dust off the Mercier and my cycling shoes. As I reunited with the road, I discovered a few things about my response to road biking that I never knew I'd encounter...... It has the ability to restore my mind and destress me like none other. I think it's the fac...