Limits

Ok! We all know I love to swim. I could swim all day and be happy! Its not a workout for me, its my down time, my release. Now biking is a different store. As much as I LOVE to swim, I hate to bike. I don't know what it is. Maybe its because its an actual workout. It pushes me! I like to think of myself as a strong person, mentally (most times) and physical but I think the truth is I hate to push myself. I hate that feeling when things are hard because that's usually when I stop, but I've made a decision that you don't get better until you push yourself!

 

I have to tell you that I have done a few things in the last 2 days that has challenged me! Yesterday I road my bike to the chiropractor to pay Big Man's bill and decided to go up the "Domino" Hill (I call it that because its the road just south of dominos). The Domino Hill is a beast! Its a 1/3 of a mile long and rises 80 feet in elevation in that time. I've done this hill with Bike Mom and her family but I don't think I've done it alone and I know I've never made it to the top. Well I DID IT!! It kicked my butt and I need a water break at the top but I DID IT! Then today Bike Mom and I went for a ride and did the 4th North Hill. This is another monster hill and I think its worst than the Domino Hill. Its .4 miles long and rise 78 feet in elevation. Almost as steep but longer! I've NEVER attempted this hill (Even when I was 12 and had a paper route on the hill. I just walked up it!) Then Bike Mom made me go up Center and down Canyon Road, which is a 1.2 mile gradual climb of 119 feet. I am so glad that I'm pushing my preconceived Limits. I'm glad that I have a bike beast friend, that I have to push me to do things I've never thought I could! Are you pushing your Limits?