Reconn ride yesterday. YES! I loved it. I have been so scared about the course and making the cut-off times. I still am, but I gained confidence yesterday. I was able to average 15 mph for two loops, 75 miles. That will do it, if I can maintain for the third. I do need to work on nurtrition, and of course I have to make the swim cut-off just to get on the bike course. Thank you to Craig, we left Friday after he got off work, drove to Arizona, got up, rode two loops of the course and drove home. Craig had two flats and one tube. He changed it the first time, the second time a nice guy gave him a tube, thank you. On our second loop Craig thought he saw the same guy with a flat on the other side so he dashed over to see if he could help but it was someone else with the same bike. He was able to help a lady who was struggling to fix her flat, nice to be able to pay back in some way.
The boys were racing in St. George this weekend, I took my new Newton's figuring I might be able squeeze in a run. I made it through their time trials, barely. I've had a nagging pain in my back that escalated to an extreme pain, I was nauseous and could not get comfortable sitting or standing. We left the boys to load the bikes and go back to the hotel and Craig took me to the hospital. Kidney stones....not so fun. The good news is my back now feels better than it has in a long time. The ER in St. George was great, they loaded me with drugs before they even did the CT scan. Thank you! I'm not sure the kidney stone has passed but at least it has moved somewhere where it's not bothering me. I have an appt with the urologist in two weeks, hopefully no problems before then. With the time change I was able to ride tonight on my new TT bike, loving it.
