A nagging wrist pain and a little bit of burnout prompted some time off my bicycle that my friend Larry named, “Blue.” So Blue has patiently sat propped up in my garage waiting for my sore wrists to heal and for the burnout to dissolve. And thanks to Larry, he’s helping me try to solve the wrist pain dilemma by flipping my bike stem and possibly switching handlebars to something that better fits my itty, bitty hands.
Originally, my plan was to be heading to Virginia this week for the Shenandoah 1200k that starts on June 10. But I’ve decided to not do that ride and instead I’m refocusing my efforts on a 1000k ride this Fall. But until then, I have some hills waiting for me in the North Georgia Mountains, a round trip ride from Georgia to Cashiers, NC in a day, as well as a return to the Cartersville Century on June 26. Last year, I got my fastest time ever at this ride with a total time of 5 hours, 20 minutes! So I’ll use that century ride for short, speed work (which I need!) before heading to North Carolina the following weekend for a 600k (375 miles).
But now I need to go because Blue is calling. We’re going for a ride and getting my sights set on new goals. It’s hard for me to ride without a purpose or specific rides planned. So I have a full year’s rides on the calendar – some have been scratched off while others have been penciled in. Either way, I’ve got goals to work towards which keeps me rolling.
Wendy, George and I were talking about your Shenandoah ride last night. We both wanted to send you a good luck e-mail. I feel bad for you that you are not doing it. I know you had it on your radar for a while.
Tell David good luck. Thank you for the kind words about riding with me in the 600k. I really enjoyed the company I had in both groups, during the day group and you, David and Steve. All the experience helped me for the whole ride.
Jeremy Miller