Independence Day Ride

First ride on the road since breaking the collar bone 13 days ago. The weather was awful, 65 degrees (F), rainy, slick roads. Not likely the smartest adventure with a cracked collar bone on the mend, but I committed to some teammates and a rider in from out of town, Greg. Greg rode with a few of my teammates on Tues. Greg is a Cat 1 from California. He is staying with his dad and competing in the Masters National Championships in Louisville, KY. We rode approx 38 miles.

My doc was right, damn it. With only 13 days into the healing process, I really have no strength in the left arm. We were 45 mins into the 2 hour ride, the road was wet, the rain pretty steady and glasses a bit fogged over when I hit a small pot hole. Damn! it was like fire coursing through my shoulder. I had to stop pedaling and asked Greg to hold up a bit. We resumed the ride after soft pedaling for a minute or so. I need to be more attentive on the road, but I know I can do the miles; just need to be a little more cautious to avoid problems. I have another week to allow more healing. We did 3 decent climbs in the local area and I managed the distance and pace reasonably well.

I also received the Oregon Scientific action camcorder. It has a mount for the handlebars. It works pretty well and using the Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, I was able to easily dub some music over the video to create a .WMV file with integrated action and music. I am looking forward to providing scenes from the race and rides.