It was a nice way to mark my 54th year on this planet Even if riding wasn't a problem right now the weather was icky yesterday so I couldn't have ridden. We are having much colder temps than normal in Indiana for this time of year, and we even had a bit of SNOW yesterday I don't remember EVER having to wear my winter coat on my birthday before, but they do say our memory starts slipping the older we get

I AM a bit sore this morning, especially really tight hips and of course my cranky knee. If I had known the level of effort required for that challenge I wouldn't have done much else but it was fun! Now I've a rather better feel for the rower and after rowing almost 7 miles on it I think, or at least I hope, my timing/technique is improving. I wasn't exhausted, I could have continued for a couple more rounds but thankful I didn't! Hopefully we won't be rowing today...