THERE'S A DOG IN MY ALOE PLANT

100 Miles today

Rode mostly trail and gravel, as you can see repairs are needed.

Rode to "Field of Dreams" it amazes me, over a 100 people here, where a movie was made 20 years ago. They still keep coming. I ate my chips and watched them.

Rode to Dyersville and saw these two big missles. I wonder who they are aimed at.

So Don't tell my knee doctor, but I rode 100 miles today. He thinks I should take it easy until my ITBS resides some. Rode to Farley

Saw where the gnomes live.

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Iliotibial Band Syndrome, cortisone, and stretching. Well saw the doc Tuesday. Though I do have some significant knee issues. Unbeknowst to me, my main problem is Iliotibial Band Syndrome. Doctor David Field said I ride to much bike for a knee like mine. That was the one thing we were not in agreement about. "To much bike" is an oxymoron. The lateral ligament/tendon were inflamed. He gave me a shot of cortisone, and stretching exersises to do. I rode the next two days following that 20 miles each. Things feel good, so the game plan is to get on the bike early tomorrow, see how it feels and put some milage in. So see you on the road.
Happy rides
Dave

Sunday century ride.

Well, with Birgit in Germany visiting family I thought why not spend both week end days riding. So I did. Rode another century today. Having left knee troubles. See doctor this Tuesday, hoping for a simple solution would like to just keep on riding.

Yahooo, another dirt century.

These girls were out there setting the pace.

Was a good ride, knee was bothering me some. Hope to do another century tomorrow. Shall see

I gotta get going. A.K.A. get off my butt.

Ok sitting here, sun is shining, riding gear on, day off work, and I'm watching the "Tour". Gotta go

Blast'n away

The one and only Bob Roll

Rode for an hour after work today. 4 good hill climbs. Funny how a high energy hard ride gives such a good "buzz" some hours later. I guess one of the reasons us endorphin junkies do what we do. Had great energy to ride full blast. Must be vicarious energy absorption obtained from watching "the tour" Catch great coverage of the Tour De France on Versus. See picture of the BobKe back in the hair days.

A century in the Dirt

Rode out into the country. Exceptional day. 80s, sunny, not much wind. My 48 ounces of fluids ran out at mile 23. Wasn't until mile 32 that I had a place to stop for more. Purchased 64 ounces drank about 24 oz and headed on. Saw very few other riders today. Stopped and moved some small downed trees out of the way, leaving the trails in better condition then when you started makes for good sense. That was dirt century #18 for the year, includes both metric and 100 milers. O "Cup of Dirt" where art thou?

Headed Out

Headed out, if all works well, Lord willing, will do 100K dirt riding. I put in these Hostas's and rock planters last two weekends, when I was nursing a sore knee, see what you can get done when you are not pedaling your bunns all over Gods green earth!!!! Watching part of the "Tour" right now, what horses.

Where Pit Bulls nap

Where does my Pit Bull, Pitty, take her naps? Seems where ever she wants.