Now that I’ve lived in Tennessee for just about a year, I’m finally settling in and it’s feeling more and more like home.
I started biking again and my running is lagging behind. It’s been a strange few months.
Typical for me, as I approach trail running season my motivation to run lessens. I just can’t get in the groove to train for a 100. Maybe 100 is just not in the cards for me.
However, biking is going well. I am nervous biking on these roads since they have no shoulder and they are very windy. The roads here are well maintained but sketchy to bike on. It’s kind of my thing to discover new places running and biking; and that is what I’ve been doing the last few weeks.
I’ve always hated driving somewhere to run or bike. I just want to run and bike from my house. This week I looked at the map and discovered a loop. And this loop has some hills.
The loop is really beautiful and scenic. I pass farms and green trees and homes. Two loops and just over 1,000 feet of climbing.
Now I just need to get brave and bike on the Old Newport Highway which has a big shoulder but a lot of debris.
I am loving the beautiful flowers popping up at my house. I moved into the house in February so it was a bit drab. And as annoyed as I am with all the problems with the house to fix, I’m pleasantly surprised at the perennials the prior owner planted. Now I just need to buy a lawn mower.
All three dogs are good and having fun. There is river access about five miles from the house so we are swimming regularly. I just love these guys:
Now I’m off to go hike in the park. Happy Summer!
