Are you into Spring training? I am! and…I love it!
What has been your best swim? bike? ride? How do I define “best?” I don’t; you do. Whatever “best” means to you… It may be fastest or farthest; perhaps a feeling you got; experience you had; or a combination of those.
My best swim was my first one this season. It was my best, because I was able to gauge what I would need to do to compete this year. I have my work cut out for me…Hmmm…With a wrist injury, surgery, re-injury, pain, and so on, swimming is going to be a challenge. I am up for a good challenge, and since my wrist is only about two inches of my whole body…what is the big deal???
Bicycling is easy for me. I can jump on my bike and pedal 20+ miles with no problem. My goal is to get up to 50 miles and still say “no problem.” My best ride? It was all about the scenary…a beautiful Spring day, cycling on a local trail, the trees just beginning to blossom and birds cheering me on. Yes!
Running is not as easy as bicycling for me. Due to a strange muscle biopsy on my thigh last year and then a pulled hamstring on a trail run, I am back to doing 5K’s. I love running in the morning; running into the sunrise is the my most blessed part of the day. My best run? It was only a mile run, into the sunrise; a doe and her two fawns began running~almost frolicking~along side of me. It doesn’t get any better than that!
I would LOVE to hear your “bests” Either post them on “comments” or email them to me at janet@nourishingathletes.com
Thanks! 
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My best run was this spring when I completed the Dearborn Martian Half-Marathon. What made it my best was the isolation of training on my own was replaced with the joy of running with two other guys that were about my same pace. We talked and kept ourselves entertained. We also help keep each other on our desired pace.