Fresh Air

Im officially over the bike that goes nowhere in my living room.  Two days in a row of near 60 degree temps with sun and no wind here in Boulder really dampened my spirits stuck inside on my indoor trainer, nice as it is being a Cylops .  I gotta say, what is the matter with the crazy army of people at the gym Ive been going too running on the treadmill on a day like this in Boulder, CO?  Youre gonna pay to run on a machine indoors when you can run on some beautiful mountain trail in the warm sun?  I really dont get it.  Ive gone stir crazy from doing my workouts indoors the last 2 weeks.  Luckily my shoulder made a lot of progress the last few days.  I saw the doc on monday and ditched my sling.  Then Tuesday I hopped on the cruiser bike to go to the gym.  Slightly painful and scary but doable.  Wednesday I got out my big cushy Felt Virtue full suspension mountain bike for a mellow ride on a flat straight road with minimal obstacles.  Another step up.  Some more accupuncture and my first (and I think last) day of physical therapy ensued, and then today I woke up and I was pretty much ready for jumping jacks and arm wrestling, so I decided to give a careful ride on the road bike a try.   No problem.  Cant really stand up or really crank on the bars, but 4 1/2 hours on the road and in the sunshine did wonders for my morale.  Super psyched to step up my training a bit more.  Looks like ill be right on track, and not even 3 weeks after my crash.  Not bad so far.  In the meantime I’ll be the guy riding around with a sore butt with a big smile on his face and my trainer back in the garage.  Hopefully it doesnt snow this week.thanks for checking in