This Christmas, my wife and I made the trip to visit her family in Morgan City, LA. We switch out every year on which family we get to spend Christmas with and this year was her families turn. This was also a chance for something to happen that has not happened in several years. All three sisters, sister’s husbands, and children would all be under the same roof. Unfortunately, a lingering virus foiled those plans and it was being passed around from person to person. We found out, while we were on our way, Rachel’s sister and sister’s husband went back to Florida to avoid getting sick while pregnant the day before Christmas Eve. We were sad that we were not able to see them, but totally understand the part about not wanting to get sick. Rachel and I decided that it would be best not to stay at the house the first couple of nights we were there, and Rachel’s grandmother and grandfather said that we could stay with them.
After a couple of days, we were able to stay at Rachel’s parent’s house on Christmas night. The sounds of joyful children and laughter are memories that will not soon be forgotten from our trip. My most memorable experience was watching my sister-in-law (Allison) laugh so hard she started crying while playing a game of “Apples to Apples”. Of course the singing on Christmas Eve was pretty memorable too. ;)
All of this gave me many excuses to avoid sticking to my training schedule, but fortunately, I planned accordingly. Before we left, I strapped on the bike to the roof rack, brought my trainer that I got for Christmas, and packed my workout clothes and running shoes. I guess I could have done my swimming in the Bayou Teche, but I did not really want to fight off the boat traffic, alligators, and water moccasins. I just had to stick with biking and running.
I find it to be refreshing to go to somewhere else besides Houston to train. The change of scenery was very nice and just outside Rachel’s grandparent’s home there was a nice running trail where I was able to get my run workouts in. I spend one of the days outside on the trainer to get a bike workout. Both were very productive. I hope that I will soon return to explore some good biking routes around the bayous and waterways.
Total Workouts for Week:
Swimming: 2,400 yards
Biking: 65 miles
Running: 15 miles
This week it is back to the regular schedule in Houston, and hopefully I will be able to establish a rhythm. Every day this week is filled with some sort of traing either in the water, on the road, or on the track. Anyone wanna join me?
