First 20km ride done. Yay ME!

So this morning Mr JDF and I hit the road on our deadly treadlies (80's Aussie kids anyone?) and set out for a ride. You can see where we went on Strava by looking up Jen Does Fitness but basically we went from our home in Robina, through the back streets to Burleigh, then along the beach as much as possible until we reached Miami, then home again. Once we were near home we realised we were near the magic 20km mark so we kept going until we got there and apparently, according to Strava, I did 21kms! So proud of myself. It was just a few short months ago, a 7km ride felt like I was dying. I would come inside and collapse and nearly vomit.

Today, I managed to come inside, stretch for a few minutes and do a blog post all while drinking a litre of yummy pineapple, watermelon and orange juice. Carbs!

While it was overcast it was a lovely day. We stopped to take a photo and whaddya know, some lovely lady took a photo of the pair of us.

Dawwwwww... aren't we gorgeous! Actually, the beach is more gorgeous. If you're murmuring to yourself "they're ruining the view" that's perfectly understandable.

There was hardly anyone on the beach at all. A beautiful time to go. If you're ever on the Gold Coast, hit the beach around 6.30-7am. There's plenty of sand, and the water is beautiful.

We have a lot of fun riding together. Much more so than sitting in a restaurant... as you can see here:

After viewing that pic, we laughed so hard we couldn't ride for a few minutes. Laughter is important. We've been together for 17 years so we need to be able to laugh together.
There was a lot of people on the footpath or road beside the beach however. Many who looked like they'd been fit for a long long time, but also many who were obviously struggling. A few obese people dripping with sweat and huffing and puffing and you know, they were so inspiring to me. I envy the people who seem to do it easy, though I don't begrudge them. That's a lot of hard work, but I want to keep going when I see others like myself who are just starting.

I was starting to tire as we got home but I wasn't feeling like I was going to die like I did when I first started writing here. I probably could have gone another 10km's but I'm not supposed to be pushing myself hard because of the possible compartment syndrome dammit so I'll have a massage this week and see how I go. I raised an all over body sweat and felt my heart rate soar so I did my body some good today.

I felt so happy with my achievement when I got home as you can see here:

I like that photo because it makes my boobs look awesome. Must wear that shirt more often!
 

Now it's time to shower, and get on with the rest of the day!