Oct 9th rides?

[Trek420]

DDH "I'm sorry Lisa, I couldnt' resist. Your post sounded a little bit like it should be in a more personal posting area. LOL"

I know, and a stop for a latte in the middle Gotta keep that energy up.

no "real" ride but does spin class count?

[uk elephant]

Did my usual ride half way home from work. 18.4mi with a decent hill along the way (decent for Essex that is, the flatlands of England). Blasted up the hill faster than before! Stayed above 8.5mph for most of it so all this training must be working. When I first did this route many months ago I was struggling to keep up 5mph and had to have a breather stop at the top. Aunty Trek (Trek420) and Mother Duck (Duck on Wheels) will probably lynch me at the next family gathering for doing this, but I was listening to my mp3 player on my ride. Very low volume so I was still hearing all the birds tweeting, and the rabbits rustling in the bushes and heard the tinkle of the dog collar well before the dog jumped out of the bushes in front of me. But the beat of the music was great help up the hill and good for keeping the brain sludge to a minimum. If you are ever looking for good music for pumping up big hills (virtual in spinning class or real), try Gogol Bordello's cd Gypsy Punk. Fantastic and completely insane

[7rider]

Didn't ride to a Latte', but did ride to my chiropractor's visit.

I rode the Seven into town, rather than the commuter, since I wanted to take advantage of the federal holiday (I was off work) and show them my "good" bike. We also used it to discuss the pain I was having during the Seagull Century (since it was quiet still in the a.m., they were both available to chat). I could barely lift my arm to signal a turn by the end of the ride, and they felt the the pain was actually caused by a compressed nerve in the neck, rather than just elbow tendonitis. Everything flows "downstream" which is why my arm hurt so badly, out to the back of my hand.

So, some major massage and traction was in order and I left nearly 2 hours (!) later. Everything was still sore last night, but this a.m. seems to be feeling better (knocking on the simulated woodgrain of this computer desk!).

Oh, and even better news...the 14 miles or so I rode into town, put me at 2,005 miles for the year!! That's a personal best for me! I haven't counted up my commuting days yet, but I'm certain I surpassed my goal of 56 days for the year (the number I commuted last year).