Velvet

Morning pushed through, little early summer detour on the path. Poop loop with number 1, crisp and happy, enough to look at the flowers on the ground and see what the foxes and bears did last night. Too early in the day to have any clarity worth banking on, get on the bike and sort things out.

Feeling Minnesota

Since I didn't crack any calcium it's been all about the connective tissue. Slow steps to get back, pieces where they were whole before touching down. PT victories 8 days in, fewer restrictions, more motion. Looks like I might get a chance at some fireworks, we'll see how it goes back together. Soundgarden is back in regular rotation, shorter list, looking California, feeling Minnesota. Zombie too, grease paint and monkey brains-sometimes I feel like a demon speeding. Soundtrack to recovery avoiding road construction, potholes and txting 'tards, dirt can't come back soon enough.

Light in the tunnel

The knots are up and down my left side, more up top than in the legs. Overall I got off light. I don't get a ton of practice falling but when I do I want the damage minimized. Now I know I trashed a wheel too, again light.

Tissues

I believe that overeating can help heal connective tissue and ligaments. I'm all about the food, now I just need to get back on the bike and see if it will take.

Out a while

A big bump from from a little stone, I think. I don't know exactly what happened to my bike, I thought I was riding fine till suddenly I'm going ass over teacup into the ground at speed. Maybe it was a rock but to get over the bars into the asphalt I did something-BAD.

Ahead

Lucid inventory of the cracks in the early season. Seeing the lines on the trail and across the road as the Ks tick by. It starts to smell of fresh legs and embrocation come fall. Listen to the season don't push when you should pull.

Patterns

It's getting to the point where more and more dirt is rideable and the cracks in the road are getting predictable. Like the kids who knew patterns to win at PacMan in the 80s. I never did get the addiction. Looking at the day's route I'll remember the seam in the pavement or the new pothole where there was none. Soon the dirt will get to that place, rolling through the same distances because that's what we ride. Time and place dictate where we ride, new stuff? Not that much to hit when your windows are small and your drive is big. Our own patterns to follow. I think it's better, institutional structure, get on the machine with a mixture of happiness and drive to not get slow(er) going into the next test.

Goats

I saw two mountain goats on my lunch ride.  They reminded me of two old bums shuffling under an overpass.

Crown

I am a thief. Go here and read what Joey has to say.

3s

Blue light special, pushing the system and getting a lot of acid in return. 3 times around, not much else to tell. I think I hit the same rock all 3 laps, bottomed out the rear tire twice. Doubt crept in a little too early. Push, push, push. Better result if I could have multiplied the 3rd lap by 3, legs and system finally came out of hibernation.