In Which the Gaps in my Fitness Become Evident.
1/27/2008 – 7:30 pm
So I have been on the bike alot less then I would like since August, when I started having alot of pain on my left side. Including not riding for almost all of October, November, and most of December of last year. You could say I let myself go. Like heaviest I have been in 4 years go.
So my chiropractor is making encouraging noises. I’ve been on the rollers a bit. Save for the last week, when I was hacking up a lung.
Anyway, I kind of couldn’t take it anymore, so I went out for Sunday rides 2 weeks ago and yesterday.
Two weeks ago the choice quote was from my man AW: ‘Did you split your pants?”
This week, which I am hoping is the bottom, but expect is probably not: I went on a Art Museum group ride. Easy pace. About 20-25 miles in, we got to a road I know well and I could have peeled off and headed home, but I had time to spare, so I kept with the group. We get to Saw Mill road. I am told that this is going to be the big climb of the ride. Its actually a climb broken into 3 parts. First 2 parts everything goes ok. I noticed that I was a little tight in the abdomen. I figured it was nothing, related to my injury. Bad assumption. I was cramping. Halfway up the third climb, I crack spectacularly. I got seriously light headed, simultaneously dry heaving and coughing. I get passed by a women who probably didn’t stick with the pack on the first climb. She win’s the quote of the day with: “Do you have asthma?”
Another guy bringing up behind her asks me if I am ok. I say “no, I’m really lightheaded.” He tells me “Just get off the bike. right now.” And for some reason, I listen to him. I fall over on some rich person’s lawn and lay there for what may have been 30 seconds or 15 minutes. Then I got up, find my way to route 3 and ride home alone.
3 Responses to “In Which the Gaps in my Fitness Become Evident.”
Let’s be clear - those pants had already split once, because they are shoddy pieces of crap that cost hundreds of dollars. WTF?
Srsly, I will be your dietician from here on out. Healthy lunches ahoy.
By The Wife on Jan 27, 2008
lightheaded and short of breath with exertion? we will cath you. ev’body must get cath’d.
By Haggis on Jan 27, 2008
If there was a rule that anyone got dropped would need to cath’d…I would probably spend about 3 more hours on the rollers a day.
By Chris on Jan 27, 2008