On The Road Again

Mechanicals: 0
Bugs swallowed: 1 (as far as I know)
Days of riding this weekend: 2
States visited: 3
Miles ridden: Lots n lots...

The countdown to Ride The Rockies is on and I'm inside 30 days. This weekend was a big mileage weekend and I'm happy to say it passed without event. Both days were beautiful and absolutely perfect for riding. I didn't take any pics in Shenandoah as it seems I'm getting a little bored... A tree is just a tree... A rock is just a rock...
Sunday's ride was part of the Civil War Century course. The covered bridge in the other post is from that ride. The sign here is when I figured out I was no longer in Maryland. :)

Oh, and I saw another bear on Skyline.

Helping O' Hills

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I took the day off to do a number of things - among them a fifty-miler. It's funny how my perspective has changed and this is now a short ride...
Anyway, I mapped a ride near Frederick, MD and if you know me it surprises you not one bit that it was merely "directional in nature."
Here are some pics from the great ride...

The Finish Line!

It's official - I am no longer "injured". I had my last PT appointment last week. I am now "coming back from in jury". The mindset is totally different - and somewhat still a challenge to change, yet a joy to face that challenge.

I've been riding a great deal - I'm up to just over 2 hours (unintentionally). I was supposed to do just 2 hours on Saturday and ended up getting lost. Where the hell is Haviland Rd in HoCo anyway???

I met up with some friends after that ride at Larriland Farms. Nothing like capping off a long, hard ride with a burger, sweet potato fries and apple fritters! The fritters were FANTASTIC!! And there's nothing quite like watching "city-folk" chase chickens around with their cell phones. That's the first time I've had meat in... wow... I can't remember when.

The next day I did my official thing at the Hyattsville Cross. All day. Long day. Then came home to run 15 minutes. Wow. I was exhausted.

This is my easy week - more or less. I made the mistake of adding some new and different moves in the gym that have had me pretty sore. Coach Allen had me doing Bikram yesterday to boot. Since it's been a while since I've been in the studio that totally kicked my ass.

Add that to me foregoing my allergy meds because of testing that was happening today and it all adds up to me feeling a wee under the weather.

And speaking of that allergy thing - I'm allergic to the cat. Who knew? Note to self: 1) Never go into an appointment and insist on a cause unless you are certain. Absolutely certain. I swore my year-round, indoor allergies were due to mold and dust. Nope. Kitty. 2) It is never a good sign when a doctor who has clearly been doing her thing for quite some time looks at your arm and says (with genuine alarm) "WOW! Look at that!" Yes. I am quite allergic to grass.

I'm also allergic to trees and weeds... and I'm a runner and cyclist. Sweet. It does explain a lot, however. ;-)

After having said all of this - life is great. Yes, I have to get shots because I'm out of options for allergy management. Yes, I have a long way to go to get back into shape (and lose the weight I gained during the injury period). But frankly - this is all progress and this is all good. I'll take it ANY DAY.