I wish it had been the \”mush\” hinted at on the left: strong and energetic; and just a\’-rarin\’ to go. Instead, my legs felt like mush as in cornmeal mush (or oatmeal) this morning.

Why, I don\’t know. It\’s not as though I rode either long or hard yesterday. In fact, yesterday morning I did a short, easy ride. Was it DOMS; that is, a  delayed reaction to Wednesday\’s force exercises? Yesterday afternoon I rode home through a downpour; did that trigger something? Maybe I need a rain suit instead of a poncho.

The local Tour de Cure has announced the ride times necessary for this year\’s event. Riders on the 63-mile route will need to finish in six hours. That means that, unless the conditions are truly horrific, I shouldn\’t have trouble. If I continue to prepare as I have since last November, I believe I\’ll do fine.  All I\’ll need to do is to tell my legs to mush!