True recovery day. not a fake recovery day, like "only" working out for 2 hours, but instead I only rode all over town, did extra core work/ pushups, but besides that I just enjoyed Estes Park! Some things of note from my easy day:
-the YMCA o the Rockies is awesome! I will be swimming there in the morning, but it is basically a busy little village on the side of a mountain with millions of activities going on. I would love to work at a place like that (or would have in high school/ if I had normal college summers)
-Goodwill/Salvation Army/ thrift stores are hit or miss, but out here in Colorado I have become a fan. I bought 3 outfits for $5 total today, which is clutch because now I can go out not wearing basketball shorts/ my dri-fit Pearl shirt (more to follow on the clothes I found!)
-The Oxygen Sanctuary was pretty awesome! I took in 30 minutes of 95% oxygenated air (sea level is 21%, up here is like 15%!) I definitely felt more relaxed/ better afterwards
-The Estes Park mtn store is cool, but as the only bike store in town, I was very disappointed to find out that they didn't have replacement Keo cleats.. I broke my left cleat on the climb yesterday! So i really can't do any serious riding until I head down to grab a new set.. I'll have to spend a day o seimming, running & hiking tomorrow I guess!
-tomorrow will be a big day of working out, connecting with and establishing guidelines and goals to strive towards over this final year at West Point. When I go too long with a Big Picute focus I get caught up failing to do te small things that I must to be successful. It's one thing to go down swinging, but to fail when you can pour to areas that I failed in is frustrating. Moving forward, I will put myself in a position to be successful. I may e called crazy along the way, but what successful person wasn't at some point? Do it for the story, Go big or go home, YOLO, however you want to put it, these life philosophies are ones that I subscribe to and will not lose sight of again. Ahh, what a recovery day, nothing like it to re-ignite the passion and desire I feel for triathlon, exploring, and loving life to the fullest!
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