So today was good and bad, good because i left work early to ride, bad because i found out how bad my knee really is!!! It is sore, painful and swollen and getting worse it seems. I run the risk of injuring it more if I continue, but I am not throwing away my season after all my training. That is part of an athletes life, train to race or train and get injured. I did get an autograph request today and i was amazed. A few young looking chaps were driving when I was on my Time Trail bike and I see they are yelling something at me. I got to the light and stopped and all they said was, "wow you are "f#$king fast man, you were going 42 MPH." All i could say in return was, "I guess you were speeding then huh?" They asked me for an autograph and I thought it was a joke but the kid looked serious as hell. I could not oblidge his request as I do not carry a pen with me, haha. I switched bikes and rode easy for a bit on my road bike after that. As I am coming home down Oakland, I punched it to get ahead of a car on a downhill and got stopped at another light, I look over to see if I made the person mad in the car and the lady just smiled rolled down her window and said, " you know you are a little bad ass on that thing don't you?" I laughed and shrugged my shoulders at her. It is amazing to me that people actually think I am good at this, OK so I was riding as fast or faster than a few cars, they only have engines in them right. My legs are like pistons firing at times, but today was really not a good day on the ride. The sun did come out and it felt great to sweat on a training ride. OK, I have to get back to work and finish my shift. I am getting my smith optics glasses on Saturday, yes they were free. Just a perk of doing what I do and sacrificing my body and life for cycling. I need a "real" job though, I am sick of going into work everyday dreading the Munch, so I am going hunting on Thursday!!! Until next time keep your nose out of the wind and sit on wheels until the sprint, if you can keep up with me!!Later!!
Sunday- 3 hours 45 minutes. Rain and cold again as usual
Monday- 3 Hours 15 Minutes. did this in 2 rides, had some diarreha problems and a stomach bug is in me!!!
Tuesday- Stomach bug still there, knee is swelling up, still managed 2 Hours 15 Minutes.
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