You know me, I am the Queen of Pushing Myself Too Hard, and I've paid the consequences of that in the past.

This morning I had my usual group training, but I had taken the day off to enjoy the weather and go mountain biking. Checking out my hip (which feels fine) and seeing all of the bruises I allowed that perhaps I should wait to try out the new tire. Ok, so I will hit the roads and go find some hills to climb. Best laid plans...

7.9 miles on the odometer because my neck (whiplash remainder) started complaining. BUT I listened to my body so have decided to be proud myself. I've had this happen before, and it will be fine later today (because I stopped). I suspected trying to do both activities on the same day might be a bit too much and it was. I will still enjoy the lovely weather and ride Friday - weather permitting.

It was lovely and cool, winds at 1mph! I also saw a young buck deer with lovely velvety antlers, and several does about the same age. They all snorted at me