I caught a bad cold late the week before last -- on the bike, as a matter of fact, when, riding in the north bosque I acquired a massive, almost instantaneous allergy attack which that night turned into a sinus infection and then the next day into a cold proper.
I probably extended it by riding too early and hard, tho' only my usual short distances: a couple of 20+ milers and a few 11-14 milers: feel "OK;" ride; congratulate myself at getting better; get up feeling shitty the next day; don't ride that day; repeat. And I was trying to hold back; indeed, I did hold back, since my speeds were certainly modest. (I do *not* fret about my averages, but I do check them.) At any rate, I felt good enough on Friday to do a modestly hilly 21.5 1/3 dirt and 2/3 pavement on the Fargo; and yesterday felt lousy enough to limit my ride to exactly 11.18 miles per Cyclemeter, on the gofast. Again, I tried to hold back, but ended up at 16.16 mph overall clock running despite an annoyingly and unusually long 4+ minute wait at the intersection of my access road with busily traffik'd Montano. This morning at Liturgy I felt completely wiped out and begged off from reading the thanksgiving prayers afterward. No riding today. I know the answer to my implied question in principle: *don't push it*, but I'm curious as to what all ya'll do when you have that sort of cold that causes great, globby, mucus-laden coughing. Patrick "absolutely nothing epic here" Moore, , sitting at the keyboard and soaking up the gin 'n' lime in unusually gray and cool and humid ABQ, NM. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
