Sometimes Things Don't Work Out

As I mentioned in my last post, I have been under the weather for a couple of weeks. Due to that, I pulled out of the COG-100 race.

I am very disappointed, even a bit angry that health problems have forced me to drop out. Getting old sucks, for sure, but being unhealthy sucks even more.

And now, on top of a sinus infection that kept me down for two weeks, I find out that I have a problem with my left eye (Iritis, or Anterior Uveitis if you want the posh name) which prohibits riding a bike until it's cleared up...

Not happy.

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No Training This Weekend

Last weekend was a bit of a mixed bag, weather-wise. I got out for a good solid 70-mile ride on Friday, under sunny (but windy) conditions. Then, on Sunday, I rode in this:

Sunday was a bit chilly, with the temperature at 5 degrees F when I left the house and only warming up to 9 degrees F by the time I rolled home. That's kinda how the weather has been all year, so I wasn't too surprised. But, I am getting tired of it.

This weekend, it has been sunny, with highs in the 50s and ... I am sick as a dog and can't ride my bike, at all. I came down with something on Monday, and I've done nothing but go to work, and then go to bed almost as soon as I get home, since then. I left early a couple of days, and took 6-hour naps before I got  up for an hour prior to going to bed for the night.

Not a lot of fitness improvement going on, but I did lose 6 pounds because I keep forgetting to eat, due to having no appetite.

The COG 100 is three weeks from today. I was feeling better about my chances of actually finishing, after my last week's training rides. I'm hoping this isn't pushing me backwards...

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