August 22, 2004
CoyBoy Ride and Overview
Ride Route: There sure were a lot of cyclists out riding around the area this morning and I'm glad to see it. Doug, Matt & I met at Sunny Hill for the "5-hills Loop", a nice little 2-hour ride on some good rolling roads through NE Gwinnett and briefly into Hall and Barrow counties - roughly north toward Flowery Branch, east to Braselton, south to Auburn and west back home.
Home: Located very near Crowes Lake and the birth place of both the Alcovy and Apalachee rivers. For those of you with GPS devices, you can find my house at these coordinates:
Lat: 34.044477 34:02:40.117N
Lon: -083.976209 83:58:34.352W
Competition: Because we have always done it in the past, Matt attacked the climbs and sprinted for the county lines. But he found that I am currently nowhere near the fitness level I had been for the past decade. Matt's fitness level is pretty good right now and Doug's is better than ever.
Rehabilitation Overview: Having just returned to training only 9 weeks ago following a 6-month period of illness and injury, both the physical and psychological journey back has barely just begun. The fact that my condition is not curable might mean never returning to my former level of fitness.
In retrospect I can see the stages of denial, anger, depression and finally acceptance and reorganization. Being the client, coach and therapist is challenging but I'll just try to focus on the steady process of goal-setting and achievements and hope for the best.
To view Doug and Dan's HRM data from today's ride click on the link below.
Dougs HRM data
Dan's HRM data
