Real David H.

It certainly wasn’t as ceremonious as Friday’s events in Beijing, but today marked a big day for me — I returned to riding my bike. It wasn’t much — just a little more than 4 miles — but I’ll take anything considering it’s been just a month since I hurt my tail bone. I still am having some issues with sitting, but it’s not anything too terribly bad. It seems to bother me more at night when I get in the bed, and it still bugs me to sit in a car for very long. It’s more of a major discomfort than actual pain.

Anyway, today was one of those days in which I didn’t really feel like running. After my walk/jog with my dog, I decided to dust off the bike seat since I didn’t want to force a run. After my ride, I got out my dumbbells and did a few reps with my upper body. Lifting weights was putting odd pressure on my tail bone before, so I’ve stayed away from them.

Meanwhile, the weather is looking great this week. It’s been an odd summer with these cool spells. It’s also been very dry. While some parts of Richmond have gotten several storms in the past couple of weeks, my neighborhood keeps missing them. My backyard looks like late September with dried up leaves falling off the trees. It’s really bad. I’ve mowed my yard just twice since early June. Even neighbors who waste water trying to have green lawns look like they’re giving up hope.

Workouts since Aug. 7:
Aug. 7: Walk – 2.1
Aug. 8: Walk – 1; Run – 10.1
Aug. 9: Walk – 1.6; Run – 4.2
Aug. 10: Attended Watermelon Festival in Richmond
Week totals: Walk – 8.8; Run – 23.5
Aug. 11: Walk – 1.1; Run – 1.3; Bike – 4.1; Weights