Not so Bad

Well, that wasn't so bad.  This morning the only thing that's bothering me is a slight sunburn on my shoulder and a crampy indexfinger-thumb-webbing area on my left hand  The knees and calf are just fine.

Thinking on it, it's been quite awhile since I've actually done a century.  After a long ride last march, I had worked my way up to the easy century stage during the course of last summer, but due to a number of crashing plans and last minute scrambles, didn't have enough free time to put aside a complete day.  Still, I had been doing 50-80mile rides in the CT hIlls, rides which far exceeded what I did yesterday, in terms of speed/effort, so one was in easy reach - I just didn't do it.  I had then planned to do one in Charlottesville in Sept. but that also fell through. 

Prior to last summer you have to go back to last winter for a serious century bid. While that one was a disaster, if I'd toughed it out a bit longer, I'd have had a super easy ride back.  There were other long rides, but the last century I'm sure I rode was back in 2004, and it was much stronger than this past one. 

If I did one somewhere in there, I haven't blogged about it and have forgotten about it.

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In other news, I finished King Dork by Frank Portman of MTE/Dr.Frank.  It's good to know my people are still out there, in a Who, Kinks, Ramones kind of way.  Sometimes being here, I forget they exist.

Photo from yesterday -
Borged out Scoplaw hits the road.