Some background...

This blog originally started as a log of my attempts to get back into riding and getting back into shape after being down for most of a year (2009). I set a goal of riding 25 century distances (100 miles in a day OR 100 miles in a week (Sun thru Mon is my week) in a year's time. For the year's 2010 and 2011, the which I will in fact be 50, yes, fifty, 50 years immature. For the most part for this year, 2010, that is what it is, but there are so many more things I want to do, journeys to take, big and small that it will evolve into more than just a cycling journal.

This journal is primarily for me, to record what I did when, so that in 10 years I can remember it! For those that are interested and want to follow along, welcome. The writing is not great, Hemingway is resting easy I'm sure, but it is readable, if at times misspelled. Hopefully there will be some memorable days amongst all the days lived...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Week 23 6/14/2010 - 6/20/2010

Rest week - no riding. Just taught spin on Tuesday and took Joey for nice, long walks every evening. I needed to spend a week allowing some overtaxed soft tissues time to heal.

This doesn't mean that I didn't get out and participate in some cycling related activity, specifically food and racing. Saturday I took a cooking demonstration, lecture at The Waterboy. Rick Mahan, chef and owner of The Waterboy and Onespeed was the host. He did a great job, he is really quite charming. I learned how to make gnocchi and risotto! I think I am going to try my hand at both next week, hope I remember everything he told us in class. I'll have to remember my camera next time, some pics of the gnocchi as he rolled it out and the different stages of both dishes would be helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed the day, I think I am going to take more of his classes this summer.

Sunday afternoon was spent up in Nevada City at their Bicycle Classic. Nicole was racing, it was so exciting to watch her, she was so strong on a difficult course. She held 5th place for quite a few laps and finished 8th overall. An impressive showing, I wish I had the legs to do even a fraction of the riding she can.

By the end of Sunday all the tender parts seemed to have healed, Monday and Week 24 start the 12th century distance ... hope everything holds to together well.

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