Well, that was certainly a test and not for the reasons I anticipated at the beginning of the week. Last weekend I put in 5 hours... all below or right around 40 degrees. On Monday I was coughing but still felt great so I kept to my minimum 2 hours of riding per day. By Wednesday I was still riding but my throat hurt bad enough I didn't want to talk on those rides. By Thursday I was heading home early sick. I was down and out Friday and Saturday. This is the second time this spring I've been sick. Initially I was pretty mad about it, but what good does that do. So I tried to get some small things done around the house while resting.
Sunday I felt pretty good (no medication) so the plan was to get back out on the bike. I was out on the new mountain bike only to crash on the first 5 feet of my first single track. I clipped a pedal and went over the handle bars. No real damage so I continued on my ride. About 40 minutes later I put a hole in the middle of the rear tire that the Stan's couldn't seal. I put in my spare tube only to find it had a hole in it as well (I later saw a spot were the tube had a hole rubbed in it). So, I was doing the walk of shame back to the car. Fortunately some cool fellow riders pitched in and gave me another tube and loaned me a pump so I could limp back to the car instead of walk. Much appreciated! Thanks.
On a side note, I seem to have one of these rides every year and someone always bails me out. Since I believe in the 'circle of life', I'm always willing to help a fellow rider when I find them in a similar predicament. I figure if I earn good karma, it will come back to me when I need it.
So, my training camp ended up 3 days short plus one day with a 'broke' ride. No long ride and not the hours I wanted. It's still early but I feel like I need to make some changes to get things back on track. First things first, let's get over this stupid cold.
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