June 14 Weekend Rides

[Catrin]

I will start with my lovely 14 mile ride this afternoon. It was a great ride, nice low temps, NO winds, AND I found myself accelerating UP-HILL. When did I start to be able to do THAT???

I am also coming to understand/accept that my neck just cannot tolerate the distances I used to ride before my mountain bike injury almost two years ago. That first year I was riding a metric most weekends - considering that was my first year the over-use injuries made sense While my neck seems happy with all of the wild and crazy gym stuff, after 15 miles or so my traps and cervical spine are complaining. Well, I've not been riding regularly so perhaps that is to be expected. Last year didn't get much better, but as I was going from one mtb injury to another last year I ascribed it to that. I don't have that excuse this year. I will take it one ride at a time and enjoy whatever I can do

I am very thankful for two things - that there are other things I CAN do, and very thankful for still being able to ride at all! Here is a picture taken at the end of my ride - I removed the hydration pack. I didn't realize it was so noticeable that my shorts are loose in the legs...

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