Coming Back...

[Veronica]

I've had a bit of a rough summer biking wise. The endo, the fall down the cliff, feeling crummy at altitude...

But yesterday I had a great mountain bike ride. I climbed a section we call The Wall. It goes up 500 feet in .7 miles. That's over 11% overall, but there is one short flat section in there. :) It's one of those climbs that I'm never sure I'll be able to do entirely and I just take one little section at a time. Some days I come off at the sandy steep 12% section or after a loose switchback that is over 20%, or in the ruts that are at 15%. But yesterday I felt great! What really made the ride so awesome was how much better I felt on the descent than when I rode it earlier in the week.

Today we did a road ride. We went up a road we normally go down. Locally, it's called the Plunge. Going down it I've passed a motorcycle. This road climbs 1,000 feet in 5 miles, most of it at the bottom. The top is really rollers. It was so nice to do a hard climb and feel good. I've missed that feeling.

V.

[Wahine]

Yipppppeeeeee!!!

I'm so happy to hear you're feeling better V. It's terrible to like your body just is not doing what it's supposed to or used to do. It almost feels like a betrayal. But now you're back and all's well with the hill climbing nutcake world.!!;)

[SheFly]

Welcome back! Glad to hear that things are going better for you.

SheFly (who can relate ;) )

[Veronica]

But now you're back and all's well with the hill climbing nutcake world.!!;)

Thanks! Although my husband has informed me that I'm not really climber, no matter how much I might like it. When he's riding regularly, like this summer, he kicks my a$$ up all the climbs. But then he drafts me when we hit the rollers.

He really phrased it like a compliment though when he said it. :D It was more about liking the drafting, than dropping me on the hills.

V.

[maillotpois]

Yay!! Good for you!

I've learned through the years that my riding goes through peaks and valleys (figuratively, not just literally :D ) and I just can't let myself get too worried about the "down" times. Things generally get better.

Glad to hear they have for you! :)

[Wahine]

He really phrased it like a compliment though when he said it. :D It was more about liking the drafting, .....
V.

That's because he likes to check out your powerful engine from the best possible vantage point.

[mimitabby]

excuse me; you certainly ARE a climber!!
you are climbing hills and enjoying it. THAT qualifies you as a climber!
So what if he's faster than you?

[han-grrl]

Sounds like you had a good time!

[snapdragen]

Yay! I wondered if your "adventures" had an effect on you. Perhaps your body and mind just needed a teeny rest. Glad you're back to your sturdy, climbing Princess Zippy self! :D