Time marches on ..

Saturday, great weather, great ride, circled the entire city , 50 miles..
From the house to Williams Blvd and the River, rode the river levee to Audubon Park , 2 laps then Magazine to Canal St. 3 laps around the quarter then Esplanade to City Park , Wisner Blvd to Lakeshore Dr., Lakeshore Dr. to Bike path along the lake to Power Blvd to David Dr back home. 50 Miles , 2/3 of the 75 I need to prepare for .
Sunday, bad bad weather, the remnants of Fay plagued me. Extremely high winds, rain,
a flat tire, what more could I ask for. The rain belted me, water splashed up from everywhere,
cars passed and splashed me, my poncho gave some protection but it was still wet.
6 miles an hour against the wind and 18 with the wind.
Managed to suffer through 30 miles , called it a day....
Next weekend we hope for better weather.
later
gary

Back in action (good pun )

My back must be better, I put in 40 miles Saturday (20 in the rain) and 40 miles Sunday then followed up with a quick 10 Monday evening. Felt good, no backache, did my sit ups.
Sunday was great weather but I thought I'd drown Saturday. Riding on the street in the pouring rain is a daredevil stunt. Had a little burn in the thighs Sunday afternoon, that's a good thing.

Saturday I followed the River to Audubon Park , then across uptown to the Quarter then Esplanade to the Lake then back home. On Sunday I rode the River levee only, had those skinny tires on, can't use then on the street, too fragile.
Ran into my Coach/Trainer , Frank, on the Levee Sunday, we chatted then rode on .
The River looks good considering. The Lakefront seems deserted , they have rebuilt the shelters and bathrooms, still plenty of work to do. Sorry no pictures this weekend,
too much rain and hard riding. Next weekend more, more, more.
later
gary

Down for the count or not ?

Pulled a muscle in my back , haven't rode in 3 weeks, coming back in rehab mode.
Did 30 this past weekend, about one fourth where I need to be for the tour. Not many weeks left. I'll have to cram training to get up to speed. By next weekend I expect to be healed and at full bore. Hope it's not too late to catch up. Plenty of miles to ride in a short time...Stretching, sit-ups, and riding. Push,push,push is my new motto.
later
gary