Week 9
Week 9
Saturday 13 April 02 - Back in The Saddle - 65 Miles
After two weeks of agony, my ribs finally felt better enough that I thought I could try riding again. I was going to be alone which was sort of good since I could do my own pace and turn around whenever I wanted to. I left a bit later than I had wanted but still was able to get off very early. The weather was supposed to be rain (which we need; which they always predict; and which hasn't showed up yet so I wasn't intimidated. I just stocked up on rain gear. It was overcast so I wasn't sure how long i was going to be able to ride. At first it seemed as if i had never ridden but i had to keep telling myself that that is what we always feel like for the first few miles and just keep going with it. i knew i had gained weight in these two weeks of total inactivity - all i could do was eat and sleep (getting into bed to do that was a real trial too) so that didnt make things any easier. But i just kept pushing myself. i had put new Cinelli bars on the bike outside of the aerobars and they helped provide other positions for my hands and that helped. Now what i need is new positions for my feet. the bottom of my feet get so numb it's pathetic. maybe that's my position or something but it's the pits. i made it up "our hill" (i've named all the hills on the W&OD trail) but was wheezing more than i have ever wheezed. i had also found out that when bending over to really pull on the hills my ribs didn't like that very much but it was tolerable. I guess i figured that "our hill" was my first test and i had passed that test so went on. Then i came to "Zaree's hill" - that's the hill where we turned around when riding with Zaree. i made it all the way up that but fell at the top. it was rather funnu because i guess i waited til the top to try to switch to another gear and it stuck and over i went but at least this time it was to the right. sometimes i wonder if i'm destined to stay upright during any ride...
my seat is still not adjusted right. thsi was the fist time ever that i have had a sore butt and i think it's from having to back up all the time. i tried to move the seat back but i was unalbe to do that by myself and didnt want to mess it up too much. Plus it creaked most of the time on the way back and that was scarey. I made it out 32.5 miles and then turned back, stopped at the rock quarry for lunch (11 minutes again) and was upset that i had once more not brought my camera (thought it was going to rain). by then it was a beautiful day. i stopped at the store on the way back and filled up my camelbak and bought a small thing of pringles to eat later. i had been using the electrolyte caps and they helped to. i made sure i was well hydrated today. i saw alot of "3-Day'ers" and would cheer at them each time i passed.
On the way back i was able to feel better mentally about our saying that there were always headwinds on the way back....i saw flags that substatntiated it - they were flat out coming in our direction. so there really are headwinds - i was worried that it was just our perception - meaning that we weren't going to do very well on the second half of any ride. Also on the way back i stopped at mile 40 in the town and ate the chips. that was a good refreshing salty replenishment (and they tasted good too), rested a bit and stretched..that's not that easy to do with my ribs as they are.
My back never hurt on this ride so that means the bike is adjusted really well (except for the seat). i was happy about that. i also had been taking the "momentum" tabs religiously since before i took off.
I almost got arrested as i neared the last 4-5 miles....i passed this family that was having a picnic and my starvation mode kicked in and i almost attacked them to get their food. That was when i knew i was hungry and alas, no Outback for me tonight..i dont go there without Ryan.
I was pretty happy with my 65 mile ride after busting my ribs. it was 5hrs 27 minutes riding time and 6 hours 14 minutes total time. i think this is a boring post but i wanted to write down the information since we're keeping a log and i wanted everyone to know i was truly "back in the saddle" again.
On to Sunday.............
Sunday, 14 April 2002 - Resisting Temptation - 61 Miles - 6 hrs 41 min
I had written this post and then it disappeared. so, you are lucky and will be spared from all but the bare details.
The resisting temptation part is that i slept poorly, the weather forcast was horrible and i really wanted to NOT go. but i left early and took my rain gear. It turned into a wonderfully beautiful day with hot sun (i even got sunburn).
It was a great ride even without Ryan. My back didnt hurt and that was great but my foot got numb and my hands too. oh well.
Total riding time was 5 hrs 17 minutes. The reason the total time is so long is because i stopped for about 38 minutes for lunch to talk to some women doing the 3 Day walk coming up in a couple of weeks.
that's all i'm going to write again.
See ya next week..won't be boring if Ryan and I ride together
Terrie
Saturday 13 April 02 - Back in The Saddle - 65 Miles
After two weeks of agony, my ribs finally felt better enough that I thought I could try riding again. I was going to be alone which was sort of good since I could do my own pace and turn around whenever I wanted to. I left a bit later than I had wanted but still was able to get off very early. The weather was supposed to be rain (which we need; which they always predict; and which hasn't showed up yet so I wasn't intimidated. I just stocked up on rain gear. It was overcast so I wasn't sure how long i was going to be able to ride. At first it seemed as if i had never ridden but i had to keep telling myself that that is what we always feel like for the first few miles and just keep going with it. i knew i had gained weight in these two weeks of total inactivity - all i could do was eat and sleep (getting into bed to do that was a real trial too) so that didnt make things any easier. But i just kept pushing myself. i had put new Cinelli bars on the bike outside of the aerobars and they helped provide other positions for my hands and that helped. Now what i need is new positions for my feet. the bottom of my feet get so numb it's pathetic. maybe that's my position or something but it's the pits. i made it up "our hill" (i've named all the hills on the W&OD trail) but was wheezing more than i have ever wheezed. i had also found out that when bending over to really pull on the hills my ribs didn't like that very much but it was tolerable. I guess i figured that "our hill" was my first test and i had passed that test so went on. Then i came to "Zaree's hill" - that's the hill where we turned around when riding with Zaree. i made it all the way up that but fell at the top. it was rather funnu because i guess i waited til the top to try to switch to another gear and it stuck and over i went but at least this time it was to the right. sometimes i wonder if i'm destined to stay upright during any ride...
my seat is still not adjusted right. thsi was the fist time ever that i have had a sore butt and i think it's from having to back up all the time. i tried to move the seat back but i was unalbe to do that by myself and didnt want to mess it up too much. Plus it creaked most of the time on the way back and that was scarey. I made it out 32.5 miles and then turned back, stopped at the rock quarry for lunch (11 minutes again) and was upset that i had once more not brought my camera (thought it was going to rain). by then it was a beautiful day. i stopped at the store on the way back and filled up my camelbak and bought a small thing of pringles to eat later. i had been using the electrolyte caps and they helped to. i made sure i was well hydrated today. i saw alot of "3-Day'ers" and would cheer at them each time i passed.
On the way back i was able to feel better mentally about our saying that there were always headwinds on the way back....i saw flags that substatntiated it - they were flat out coming in our direction. so there really are headwinds - i was worried that it was just our perception - meaning that we weren't going to do very well on the second half of any ride. Also on the way back i stopped at mile 40 in the town and ate the chips. that was a good refreshing salty replenishment (and they tasted good too), rested a bit and stretched..that's not that easy to do with my ribs as they are.
My back never hurt on this ride so that means the bike is adjusted really well (except for the seat). i was happy about that. i also had been taking the "momentum" tabs religiously since before i took off.
I almost got arrested as i neared the last 4-5 miles....i passed this family that was having a picnic and my starvation mode kicked in and i almost attacked them to get their food. That was when i knew i was hungry and alas, no Outback for me tonight..i dont go there without Ryan.
I was pretty happy with my 65 mile ride after busting my ribs. it was 5hrs 27 minutes riding time and 6 hours 14 minutes total time. i think this is a boring post but i wanted to write down the information since we're keeping a log and i wanted everyone to know i was truly "back in the saddle" again.
On to Sunday.............
Sunday, 14 April 2002 - Resisting Temptation - 61 Miles - 6 hrs 41 min
I had written this post and then it disappeared. so, you are lucky and will be spared from all but the bare details.
The resisting temptation part is that i slept poorly, the weather forcast was horrible and i really wanted to NOT go. but i left early and took my rain gear. It turned into a wonderfully beautiful day with hot sun (i even got sunburn).
It was a great ride even without Ryan. My back didnt hurt and that was great but my foot got numb and my hands too. oh well.
Total riding time was 5 hrs 17 minutes. The reason the total time is so long is because i stopped for about 38 minutes for lunch to talk to some women doing the 3 Day walk coming up in a couple of weeks.
that's all i'm going to write again.
See ya next week..won't be boring if Ryan and I ride together
Terrie
posted by Terrie at
10:50 PM
