'speed yard work' or is it 'yard speed work' or...

... 2 birds, 1 stone.

It's officially spring! Ok, it may not feel like it, but that is what 'they' tell me.

This year I've made a committment to my poor yard to give it some TLC - afterall, 3 years of Ironman training hasn't really meshed with doing anything but the basics.

So I invested in a 'Power Chipper'... instead of, say, more bike equipment.

My property is surrounded by piles of branches, and clippings that have accumlated over the years - very ghetto. I was hoping it would just dissolve into compost, but I suppose there is more to it than that.

It took me 2 hours to put the Chipper together, and I spent a couple of hours after work this week testing it on a pile of debris. Pretty cool - a serious man toy.

Today 5 yards of mulch was delivered, so after work-work (you know, the kind of work one gets paid for), I started moving mulch around. I skipped my swim workout to do this, so I decided to run with the wheel barrel instead of walk - hence 'speed yard work'. I got in a good 2 hours and made a tiny dent in the pile of mulch.

It's due to rain a bit tomorrow morning, so the mulch will be heavier - good strength training I would think, don't you?

Yes, I am a sick pup, but enjoying every minute of it.