Well, my Colorado bike tour #4 is in the bag. This year a friend, Tony from Detroit, joined me. We rode 5 days in the San Juan Mountains. The weather was good and we had no mechanical issues with our bikes and no health issues. I did come down with a sinus infection upon my return from the dry Colorado humidity back to Iowa's oppresive heat/humidity.
I have been taking it pretty easy since I returned. I have spent 5 days off the bike and have only rode 3 times with a total of 43 miles. I have did some jogging and hiking on the days I didn't ride.
Today I went for a short 10 mile ride before we celebrated our grand-kids birthday this afternoon. Evan turned 5 and Lydia turned 8. I set a new personal best today of 21.7 mph on a hilly course that had 135' of ascent. I eclipsed my old record of 19.7 mph by two-miles per hour (a 10% improvement). Not sure if it was my Cherioos for breakfast that did it or maybe I gained some leg strength from all the mountain climbing last week in Colorado. Back in June I reached 21.3 mph on a 15-mile triathlon coarse, but usually when you are racing against competitors your adrenalin is pumping and you do much better than riding by yourself.
Our son-in-law, Casey visited with his doctor this week after completing two chemo treatments over a 2-month period. We were looking for a good report, but found out he needs to go in next week for more chemo. Please hold up Casey and Jody in your prayers.
I have been taking it pretty easy since I returned. I have spent 5 days off the bike and have only rode 3 times with a total of 43 miles. I have did some jogging and hiking on the days I didn't ride.
Today I went for a short 10 mile ride before we celebrated our grand-kids birthday this afternoon. Evan turned 5 and Lydia turned 8. I set a new personal best today of 21.7 mph on a hilly course that had 135' of ascent. I eclipsed my old record of 19.7 mph by two-miles per hour (a 10% improvement). Not sure if it was my Cherioos for breakfast that did it or maybe I gained some leg strength from all the mountain climbing last week in Colorado. Back in June I reached 21.3 mph on a 15-mile triathlon coarse, but usually when you are racing against competitors your adrenalin is pumping and you do much better than riding by yourself.
Our son-in-law, Casey visited with his doctor this week after completing two chemo treatments over a 2-month period. We were looking for a good report, but found out he needs to go in next week for more chemo. Please hold up Casey and Jody in your prayers.
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