Pan Mass Challenge

This weekend is the annual PMC- 190 miles in two days to raise money for cancer research for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Great course and atmosphere.
The left knee has been very cranky the past few weeks- will look to a second opinion after PMC of what to do next. Is my riding career on the blink due to arthritis? We shall see...

Riding on the Cape

Off for 15 days of vacation on the Cape. Renting the same house in Chatham Center we have for the last three years. Will be doing a lot of flat riding which is great for my knee. In two weeks will be doing Climb to the Clouds- quite hilly, so two relatively flat and rolling weeks is welcome.

Brewery to Brewery

Rode the 149 mile Harpoon Brewery to Brewery ride on Saturday 6/20. This went from Boston, MA to Windsor, VT. What a super ride- and a great jersey to boot:) We were able to dodge the rain all day amongst a horrible string of weather we have had in NE the past 10 days. I rode about half the time with my MRC teammates- mostly on flats, dropping me on hills- then me catching back to them where I could. An excellent organized event and looking forward to it in 2010

Tour of the Quabbin

Rode the Kings Tour of the Quabbin on Sunday 6/7. 101 miles and over 7,000 feet of climbing. Knee felt OK- seems to be if I keep weekly mileage at the 150 mile mark.

Next up is riding the Climb to the Clouds loop http://crw.org/CTTC/climb2clouds.htm this weekend with some tri-geek friends from the area. I will also ride the real deal on July 19th.

RAW- race withdrawal

The knee has not cooperated- and I have withdrawn from the race as of last week. Major bummer. Need to start working to see what I can do to rehab the knee so I can ride again pain free. Stay tuned.

200 miles- but trouble

Rode 200 miles yesterday at 16.5 mph- and the legs felt great. However, the left knee did not, with much pain in the last 30 miles- just no power on the hills- and thats where it really hurt. Will go for an easy ride today (Saturday) of 15-20 and see how it feels. The goal is to ride 100 on Sunday- but thats all determined by how the knee feels.

6 weeks to go......

The Supartz injections seem to be working- was able to do a 180 miles ride last Friday , then 20 on Saturday, then another 100 on Sunday- and knee felt good during the rides- though a little stiff afterwards- which is OK.
Off to do a 200+ miler on Friday, 50 on Saturday and 100 on Sunday.....
Crew is all set and looking forward to it....