Am I suffering from dementia? Last Thursday I forgot to light the candles to celebrate ten years of cycling.

Then this morning, I forgot to put on my sunglasses until I got outside. I had to go back in and get them.

Today I did just 19 miles. I need to work my way back up to 35-40 mile rides on Sundays, but that will probably take at least a couple of months. It\’s amazing how much fitness I\’ve lost!

It took three weeks for that pulled hamstring to get back to normal. While riding short and easy during that period, I realized that it was the perfect time to work at correcting my left ankle\’s hyperflexion habit. I\’m not even sure how I got into it. Maybe at one point, years ago, I strained a quad muscle, and pedaling with that ankle stretched down and forward was what let me keep riding.

Luckily there was little wind today. The sun was out. When I started my ride, the temperature would have been close to 50. I didn\’t get overheated, so I guess I wasn\’t wearing too many layers. For practice in riding \”loaded\”, I wore the Camel-Bak.

It looks like the weather will be favorable for riding during the coming week. Cold mornings, yes, but low chances of rain. I\’m glad of that. Cold + rain makes my brain feel too sluggish. Cyclist\’s dementia?