Well….103 miles….7 hours and 47 minutes on the bike today…and the the only real damage appears to be to my riding shorts…wore a hole in them….oh, and my hands are still shaped a little like claws…could barely carry the bike down the stairs….the ride was really okay until the 6th and 7th laps…but boring, boring, boring….probably won’t try anything like that again…..oh, my achilles have cramps in them still and I finished the ride around 2…..waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in….I am going to be stiff and sore tomorrow…it was cool to be out on the trail before 6…one of the first times I can remember getting an entire lap in without seeing anyone at all….the bike worked perfectly all day and that was cool…was kind of wishing for a flat tire around lap 6….at least now I can say I did it….okay…now my calves are freaking out….and cramping….my back was pain free the entire way…and I can’t figure that out….

Well…forgot to do this before I got on the bike…first lap done and back here for more water….7 hours to go….

Well….it looks like I’m ready to take on the latest challenge on the bike tomorrow…going to attempt to ride 100 miles for the first time in one day. Have been doing trial runs the past couple of weeks with no problems and my back has been almost pain free for 5 days now so it’s a go. Should take a little over 8 hours…I am a little apprehensive about the damage it’s going to do to my body but I’m hoping none of it will be permanent…I think this will be the last challenge for me…just don’t need permanent damage as I get older…

Well….running early today…I think…when is early? Had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get anything done….not sure if I’m even going to try to get anything done today…was thinking of taking the day off the bike but I do need to do something….was way under on calories yesterday so I started today with eggs and toast…we’ll see how that works out….it’s weird to eat this early in the day…have had four days in a row of no back pain and that is really strange….but it is kind of cool to be able to move without having to think about doing it….not much to do today….going to just ease into the day and have some coffee…..more later….

Well…you’ve seen me write quite a bit about weird stuff that happens on the trail, and today I had a repeat that just cracked me up. I was almost to 44th street in Kentwood when I came up on a couple of bunnies that were sitting together on the trail…when I got close, they started running down the center of the trail right next to each other and then started to zig and zag in unison….and that kept up for almost 50 yards before they split up and ran off the trail…I’ve seen this before but it still just cracks me up….

Well… should be running late today…did the grocery run and Meijers only had two lanes open…no self checkouts but I got lucky and got through pretty easily….it’s weird after going through the self lanes for years….my back has been pain free for three days now and I’m not sure what is going on…but, I’ll take it….slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad this morning but my legs are a little sore…have been up and down in my energy on the bike and I’m not sure why…yesterday was okay but Tuesday was torture…I did do a long ride but shouldn’t have felt that bad…oh, well…think I need to eat more but that’s been hard to do…..not much to do today….going to clean a little but that is about it…more later….

Well….just noticed I don’t have enough coffee so I need to make more….not something I like to do this early….slept okay last night but I left the air on all night and I really didn’t need it…it was nice to sit here last night and not sweat…but I shut it off this morning to open the place and smell the rain….I did do a 30 miler on the bike yesterday and feel okay today but I have been getting cramps from the knees down….think I’ll get some bananas tomorrow to try to fix that…and my back started to hurt a little but not too bad so I may be able to do the big ride on Sat…didn’t get much else done yesterday but with no ride today, I will get some stuff done today….going to work on the kitchen but no cooking since I have leftovers to use….more later…..

Well…running a little early today and I’m not sure why….slept okay last night and got through the night with both earplugs still in so that helped….I am still confused about my back…there is no pattern to the pain and I can’t figure out how to fix it….it’s not hurting right now so I guess that’s cool but I know it will hurt later….have been really sore lately….haven’t taken any ibuprofen since I read a study saying that it interferes with muscle healing if you do….but, I feel too creaky to completely stop…maybe tomorrow when there are supposed to storms….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I’ll do better today…I need to vacuum and do some dusting and clean the kitchen…now, that sounds a little too ambitious….more later…..

Well….with pieces of the plastic covering on the cables on my weight machine shattering and spreading across my bedroom, I think I’m the only one in history who has worn out a weight machine….every other one I’ve seen in peoples houses still looks like new…and is used for hanging clothes on or for collecting dust….and I’ve done the same thing to my current bike….it is hanging on by a thread…I can still ride it but it’s best days are certainly behind and it will need to replaced soon…and I’ve never worn out one of those at any other time in my life but none of the other ones were as complex as the Motobecane….even my road bike, my 1971 Schwinn Supersport is not worn out, but it is simple compared to my mountain bike….it’s a wonder I don’t feel worn out….but I don’t….more later….

Well…woke up this morning to some storms but they fizzled out after only  a few minutes…slept okay last night but I am sore from doing 30 on the bike yesterday…so I’m not too sure about doing 100 Sat…..going to try some ibuprofen this morning to see if that helps…I did get the bathroom cleaned yesterday…finally….and today I should work on the kitchen…and I might….didn’t get anything else done but cooking…it is dark in here this morning and it is still raining a little so I may be able to take the day off the bike…have been on it for two months straight and I think my legs could use it….I did get some berries picked for my yearly bowl of ice cream….they were ripe almost two weeks early this year….more later….