Last Thursday I picked up my bike following repairs from my crash and after a long weekend in Philadelphia playing golf, getting only slightly sun-burned, I made my way back onto the trail Sunday riding just under 30 miles.

I am really excited with how comfortable I have become on my bike as of late.  I genuinely look forward to my rides, the uphills are barely painful, and I’m rarely sore at all now that I have the padded shorts.  With 10 weeks to go until the race, I feel somewhat confident that I’ll be able to finish the race.  I know it will still be very difficult, but I am not as intimidated by the 70 miles as I was initially.

Over the next few weeks I will look to push past 40 miles in my longer rides and start looking for more challenging terrain.  While I love the W&OD, I know I need to find trails with more hills.