Off the Grid

On an ironic note, I made friends with several dogs today as I was getting water as opposed to my normal aggressive approach...turns out there's more than one way to quiet a barking dog. I'm still sticking with my 5 step plan for snapping dogs though.

To digress, my thoughts today concern endurance. Unlike R. Kelly, my mind's telling me yes, but my body...my body's tellin' me no. My mind is geared to haul ass when I move, but 60 miles a day for 4 days was a bit much.

Combine the miles with the fact I'm using a new set of muscles, coming off a break, and have never really ridden a road bike and you've got some pedal stopping pain. I need a zero day. Normally I love my zero days, but this one is born of pure necessity. Cycling is a whole new ball game, and I should have expected this. My only consolation is the cheap Mexican food joint across the street.