P12 - randonneuring.

[Susan126]

Way to go Mimi! You sure had a beautiful day for your P5!!!!

I will have to start all over once my back is better. I'm slowly getting there. S l o w l y!

Apparently after seeing many doctors these last few months it's my L5/S1 causing all the pain. Trying to get the swelling and irritation down if the therapy and adjustments don't work the doctor said I will move on to "pain management" meaning spinal injection into the L5/S1. Hopefully I won't have to go that route. And once the pain is gone I am on a life time of core/back exercises to maintain my back health. The thing is I don't know how I hurt it in the first place. It all began way back in January. I tried to ride through it thinking at first it was a pulled muscle or tendon but it just kept getting worse. Anyway I'm happy to see you doing so well with your P12. I'm jealous but happy that you are going for it Mimi! Yeeeaahhhh!

[Biciclista]

Finished my 8th P12 today. We rode about 72 miles (it's more than 100 kilometers). We started in some hilly territory and finished off in the flats. The ride is called the Snoqualmie River run. More than 3/4 of the ride was alongside an event ride "Mountains to Sound" which had 75 milers and 100 milers, most very fit athletes.

We just found out my DH has cancer, and more importantly in the short run, he's supposed to have a "PET" scan on Monday. And they don't want him exercising AT ALL on Sunday; so I was a little nervous about him doing this ride, even though it was saturday; when we looked on line, it said that you should not exercise for 48 hours before the test.. so DH agreed, we'd ride hard until 11am and then take it easy for the rest of the ride. I heard "we'd ride hard for the first half of the ride and then take it easy"
well..
DH meant He'd take it easy, not me; I still had to work hard. I'm kind of exhausted by all the nervous energy expended while discovering your beloved spouse of 33 odd years has Cancer and i would not have even DONE the ride if he hadn't insisted. It seems HE wants me to get the P12 more than I do. So when we had gone about 30 miles, I wanted to start pooping along. DH wanted me to ride more than 12mph (I was going about 8-10 on some very slight grades, maybe it was a headwind slowing me down) so we both got cranky.
we had until 3pm to finish the ride and we finished at 1:45. The start and end of the ride was right next to a Whole foods supermarket. We wandered in there and discovered that Saturday is STILL sample day at some supermarkets and I managed to eat plenty wandering around that store.

Next month? DH already asked friends if they would lead me on my next rides if he is not able. "only" 4 more to go!