Well last week was a tough week...had a stomach flu that kept me confined to the house for Monday and Tuesday and left me weaving when I walked on Wednesday. Then Thursday morning, I had a basal cell carcinoma taken off of my nose, which left me with 11 stitches down the length of my nose and a bandage that made me look like a rhinoceros.

So I took it easy last week...no spin classes and no riding until Sunday. Saturday, I drove the support car for the rest of the team while they did a 57 mile route in the hills and wind.

Sunday morning I went out and worked a sign-in table for a group ride, then jumped on my bike after all 1000 or so had already pulled out, and chased down as many as I could catch. I caught my fair share of them over 38 miles at 17.3 mph, but the wind the last 10 miles really took it out of me. I was glad to be done...