Dirty Dirty Dirty was last nights ThNR theme. We did the FFX West Loop as the rain on and off all day had made the regular WF trails un-rideable.
A bit of a late start at just before 7PM put us back in the WF Lot at 8:52. Also a few minor navigation issues. Sigh. I'm not an expert in Old Town Fairfax. Quick stop at Auld Shebeen for an Irish Car Bomb for me and W. KL opted for a refill of her water bottle. Sigh. :P
Then a harrowing ride up along 123 to 50 and back to the CCT. Wet and muddy we were done.
PLB's briefly before Kilroys. And home.
I slept like crap from crazy dreams of robotic boogiemen and AI attacks by my phone. I could maybe blame the drinks but I only really had whiskey and beer. And a tiny bit of coffee liquor in the ICB. I think I just needed more water honestly.
Woke up with TIRED legs and opted against riding in today. I shall run instead I guess tonight. Maybe try and do 3.5 or so.
Getting a good long ride in this weekend is the big goal.
Next week's menu: Snow on thursday?!?!?!?WTFBBQ?!?!?!
Friday, November 07, 2014
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Back on the Route Again...
Wayyyyyy back in early August I had a small mis-hap while commuting to work. I was crossing a road and made a too sharp turn while going too slow. Fell over in a majestic swan dive to the left. Impacting near perfectly on top of my left shoulder leaving me with a broken collarbone and shoulder blade.
Suckage.
I spent 7 weeks off the bike in total nearly. Some of the best summer riding weather I've ever seen in the DC area wasted. Sure I walked a bit but not enough. And running hurt also due to strain on the collarbone. Finally back on the bike in late September in time for the annual MORE camping trip.
Big Bear was a blast and I wasn't even doing a lot of the hard stuff. And I gimped myself by pulling my back while setting up camp on Friday. Still a great time.
October I threw down and started pushing to get back into shape. As in September I had committed to joining Bikenetic's CX Team at the lowest level of only 3 races. A good thing as I'm still not yet in shape, as of right now.
But today was a major step forward. Due to other commitments, weather and other stuff I've been putting off/avoiding getting back on the Bianchi and commuting to work.
Today I just did it. Well after much agonizing and some worrying with a side of minor panic. And it was fine. Great weather. Sure traffic was a bit more as I was running a tad late. And zoom in a went. No mishaps. No rude drivers. Legs feeling a bit spun out from last nights ride but thats okay. And a nice ride home to come.
What was a shocking to me was the level of panic/fear I was having towards the ride. I've done tons of mixed riding and road and mtb since getting back on the bike, yet my 7.5 mile commute had me way wound up. I stopped, took a few breathes and re-assured myself everything would be fine.
Way more people out at 8:00 than my more typical 7-7:15 commutes. Probably a dozen or more bikers. Though maybe it's the weather. We shall see on Friday when I commute again. Maybe next week I'll get back to 3x commutes....hahahaha.
Suckage.
I spent 7 weeks off the bike in total nearly. Some of the best summer riding weather I've ever seen in the DC area wasted. Sure I walked a bit but not enough. And running hurt also due to strain on the collarbone. Finally back on the bike in late September in time for the annual MORE camping trip.
Big Bear was a blast and I wasn't even doing a lot of the hard stuff. And I gimped myself by pulling my back while setting up camp on Friday. Still a great time.
October I threw down and started pushing to get back into shape. As in September I had committed to joining Bikenetic's CX Team at the lowest level of only 3 races. A good thing as I'm still not yet in shape, as of right now.
But today was a major step forward. Due to other commitments, weather and other stuff I've been putting off/avoiding getting back on the Bianchi and commuting to work.
Today I just did it. Well after much agonizing and some worrying with a side of minor panic. And it was fine. Great weather. Sure traffic was a bit more as I was running a tad late. And zoom in a went. No mishaps. No rude drivers. Legs feeling a bit spun out from last nights ride but thats okay. And a nice ride home to come.
What was a shocking to me was the level of panic/fear I was having towards the ride. I've done tons of mixed riding and road and mtb since getting back on the bike, yet my 7.5 mile commute had me way wound up. I stopped, took a few breathes and re-assured myself everything would be fine.
Way more people out at 8:00 than my more typical 7-7:15 commutes. Probably a dozen or more bikers. Though maybe it's the weather. We shall see on Friday when I commute again. Maybe next week I'll get back to 3x commutes....hahahaha.
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