Is there such a thing as a "bad day on the bike"?

Is there such a thing as a "bad day on the bike"? If so, I think I had it today. First, I'm battling the upper respiratory crud that is going around (thank you David and Jason...I'm pretty sure it is your fault!) and secondly, I had left knee pain for some reason while *attempting* to ride this evening. I say attempting because I wouldn't even call the rolling of wheels I did today an actual RIDE! I was a pitiful sight...dropping to 10 mph at some points. Whattha??? Holy Bat Man...I really hope this doesn't last too long. I even missed the CARTI Tour de Rock this weekend because my inner ear was hurting/throbbing so bad and I was really dizzy by mid-morning! My training must continue though...only 32 days, 7 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds left until Iowa.

And speaking of Iowa, many thoughts and prayers to my LIVESTRONG teammates and their families and friends during this difficult time. My sincerest hope is that the water recedes quickly and you are out of harms way! I'll see you all soon~

Love to all,
SK

Blog V-cay

I was reminded last Friday by Cuzette that I hadn't posted anything since May 6th. Really? Hmmm. Well, I've been a little busy. Let me give you the 5 second scoop and I promise to post more details later.

1) The Central AR and NW AR LIVESTRONG events went great and Team Rubicon totally RAWKS!

2) I became Dr. Shawkitty on May 17th.

3) Training is going well. I rode 100 miles this weekend as part of the Tour de Hoot. RAGBRAI is 46 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes, and 34 seconds away!

4) I have other relatively important news, but I'm not sharing it just yet...stay tuned.

I'll be off BLOG V-CAY in another week or so. My fingers (and brain) are still recovering from the zillion-page dissertation.

Love to all,
SK