Todays ride

Greeting Readers!

I had a pretty good ride today, and despite feeling fairly wiped out yesterday I had good energy and power all day. I even tested out the knee on Blooming Fern road and it held up well. I didn’t get the miles in this weekend that I wanted too, the 4th is always busy with family and theres no sleeping with fireworks going off till the wee hours of the morning. I’m feeling good though and the knee is slowly getting better. I really wanted to hammer today but stayed with my group with the exception of where I split to climb Blooming Fern. Gawd I love the bike, I’d kill to have tomorrow off work so I could go out and let her rip. I’m encouraged people, that I’m on the right path to being ready for cross. (well at least for us slow dogs making up the field in the C’s) I don’t know if my goal of a top 20 is realistic in the Master C’s but I’ll be gunnin’ for it with all I’ve got. Cross is Cross, shit don’t go your way yo’. But you never know, it could happen.

So I’m in RCB yesterday, and although I love to go in there and check out all the cool stuff I found a noticable change for me. I wasn’t in there looking at bikes, fondling wheels, or any other stuff that us cyclist’s normally lust after. Nope, I was looking at messenger bags, full fenders, Chrome Messenger pants, racks and panniers, all the commuter must haves. I’ve got to be careful as the more I try to go by bike and my focus shifts to commuting, I don’t want the weekend to come around and be too tired from riding all week to do my recreation and training rides. Nor do I want to limit my long rides knowing I should rest up for a long week of commuting. This is going to be a fine line to walk. I sure as hell don’t want to burn out.

I’m loving The Tour, this is my favorite time of the year. I watch every stage, glued to the TV like my buddies ass is too the saddle on a long climb. The Tour is not just a sporting event, it’s a test of the human spirit. It’s not just whos good on any one day, but whos the strongest over a grueling 3 week timespan. I can’t even imagine, an average joe like myself riding the tour in 3 weeks. Nope, no way.

I’d sure like to have one of those fancy carbon stage race bikes though…..

Miles ridden today, 51

Miles ridden 2008, 2248.

Cheers!