This
Was a very hard
Day.
Wake up: 5:20am
Ride out: 7:35am
Arrive: 3:45pm
Miles: 67
Avg speed: 13.4 mph
The wind shifted today and I got hit with headwinds. And you know how I feel about headwinds. They’re much worse than hills. Hills give you a sense of accomplishment. Headwinds are just evil, life-sucking demons. At one point I was working hard to go DOWNHILL at 12mph.
To make matters worse, my saddle sores kicked it up a notch. (If you’re squeamish you may want to skip the rest of this paragraph.) In the morning I had DuoDerm put on the tender spots of my butt. It’s an adhesive second skin to prevent chafing and pulling and rubbing and scraping against the seat. But one piece shifted leaving broken skin not only exposed but covered with a sticky residue that grabbed the spandex with every downstroke and dragged it against the skin. That made every fraction of a mile feel like a cheese grater against my ass.
Tomorrow’s looking tough because winds and weather will be rocky, and my butt won’t be feeling any better till next week.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Almost forgot–today was Red Dress Day. Yeah I had a great little number from Old Navy with a custom hem. Pics to follow. It used to be Dress In Red day. But one of the best parts of being gay is our tendency to add a little bit of party to everything we do. Definitely the best aspect of the day.
And of course I still need your donations. Cut and paste this into your browser: tofighthiv.org/goto/robtish
