Day 263: Yesterday I learned a very important lesson on my bike ride into work; 28 year olds fall harder off of bikes than 4 year olds. I was on my trusty hybrid bike without clip-in’s and I went to make a quick turn and fell….hard. My bike flipped over me and my helmet whacked the ground. I am ashamed to admit that my first thought was, “did anyone see that?” Yes. Yes, they did. Someone and his great dane ran towards me and I mustered up an embarassing, “I’m okay, but my ego is busted.” That receieved the laugh that I need to hear 
whenever I feel embarassed. I got up, checked my injuries, looked around for my dignity, slid my chain back on my gears and pedaled into work.
Thankfully, I was only left with a few bruises and a swollen ankle from my bike fall. But the swollen ankle meant I had to revise my workout of running for the day. I decided on walking to Kindness Yoga after I got done at work. I took a 75 minute vinyasa flow with a local favorite, Nick Wilder. He started off class with an apology for not having planned a class for the day. His previous job ran late, which left him without time to prepare anything. Nick laughed off his lack of preparation, asked for requests and led us through a practice with inspiring words of adapting. He turned something that others might view as bad, to something extraordinary….with 20 students watching and hanging onto his every word. #yogainspiration
Day 264: I would like to report that today I rode my bike to and from work without any spills. I even managed to ice my ankle last night and go for a run after leaving lululemon this evening. Even though I ran at 7:30 pm, it was still a muggy 87 degrees outside. Woof. I am not sure how people successfully run in this heat. My goal was to run three quick miles and then return home to the air conditioner. The goal was met, although I am starting to feel weary about my abilities to run outside for the rest of the summer. Any tips from you running readers?
365 Days, 365 Workouts 