It seems to be routine lately that I am rather sore for my Monday morning ride, and today was no exception. There were only four or five of us today and I spent a long time chatting with John R. as we rolled along at 20-21 mph. The pace seemed to hurt a bit more than it should have, and I guess I'm a little tired from the weekend. I suppose, too, that the half bottle of wine I had last night didn't help the situation either. John's been pretty mileage-deprived lately due to work and family stuff, but now that the kids' softball season is winding down he's hoping to get more bike time. Everyone around here is already looking forward to cooler weather, but it will really be another month before we start getting significantly cooler days. This is really one of the hardest times of the racing season in the South. It's hot and humid every time you go out to train, and it's no better for the races. After a while it gets hard to keep your motivation going. In a way we're lucky that we have a number of nearby races left on the calendar - a Crit/RR weekend in Mississippi, District Individual and Team Time Trials, Rocktoberfest, and I think one more track meet. There should be something there to keep most of the riders in training mode at least until the end of September. In addition, I know there's a bunch who are heading up to Georgia to do 6-Gap. I'd love to do that, but it's another expense I don't really need to be making.
Anyway, the shifter was a bit more cooperative today, although I think I need to tweak the cable adjuster a little bit.
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