Minor Quickie - Vitamin I

Just a quick addition... I know, and greatly appreciate, that people have been praying about my knees. Today's ride was 125 km and went from 7am to 3pm. I took some Ibuprofen at 7am -- a fellow rider had forgotten his at the gear truck and so I gave him some and popped some myself at the same time.

But I completely forgot to take it again at 11 -- 4hrs later when the next dose would normally be required. And the only ache I feel tonight is in my thighs which is just muscle soreness from all the work they're doing!

Tomorrow I shall try and skip the Ibuprofen and see what happens. I'm a bit wary of this, as Ibuprofen also can be a preventative measure, having it kick in before the pain starts.

I'll let you know...

Ow, my bum hurts!

How do you guys manage it?

I just got back from a 2hr ride. 41.5 km. It was a slightly larger loop than last week. This time I went west on Oxford St out of town until it hit Vanneck, and then north and pretty much the same as last weekend.

Oxford St West is, I think, a pretty good road for training. It has 3 long hills as you leave town, which is a good workout I suspect. I think they're all at least a half km long incline, maybe longer.

But I digress. My hands are hurting again, but my butt is hurting worse. How do you long distance riders manage this? When I started down this road, I wondered if my back would force me to consider getting a recumbent bike for the tour, but maybe it'll be my backside that casts the deciding vote.

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