Well…got up this morning and don’t have any soreness at all…and that is too damn weird….after the long ride, I should hurt like crazy today…hmmmm… slept okay last night and don’t feel too bad today so I’ll get out on the bike in a little while….didn’t get a lot done yesterday but I need to do the kitchen today and vacuum….and I might just do that…who knows? Have to get rid of the leftovers today so I don’t need to cook….don’t think I’ll cover the 4,000 cals I burned Sat and I’m okay with that….I do have to get my trip to the beach done so I can keep my string of 60 years of swimming in Lake Michigan intact….probably next week…..more later….

Well….after the long ride yesterday, you would think that I’d take the day off, but, being the idiot that I appear to be, I did a 15 miler this morning….and it wasn’t too bad…..the cramps in my hands came back inside the first mile but my legs were fine until right now….they are now burning like they should have earlier….just needed to check if there was any permanent damage…and there doesn’t appear to be…weird….

Well…woke up this morning just a little sore from the ride…not even enough pain to take any ibuprofen but I probably should…slept okay last night but no better than normal…I was expecting to just crash out and not get up too early but I got up around 6…as usual….might stay off the bike today but I might not…need to have coffee and watch the F1 race first to see…won’t be a sprint day, I’m sure about that…..I do have to fix the hole I wore in my riding shorts or use the black ones today…..don’t think I have to do anything to the bike…I’ll find that out when I get on…..okay, need more coffee and to watch the race…more later….

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…..