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It's always something

Just when I think I'm doing so good, now having ridden 390 miles this month, (up from 300 on Wednesday), this mornings ride just seemed like a chore.

Once at the start of the ride, and in the heat of competition, I was able to get a little more comfortable, and ride pretty good, but getting to the ride, and riding home after the finish, I was beat. Fortunately there was a big turnout this morning, making it a lot easier to sit in and draft. (Still over half the group dropped off by the start of the second lap.)

Of course, part of my problems may have had something to do with the hard ride I did yesterday, chasing Rocky and Edgar (two younger and stronger riders) for 45 miles and 2000' of climbing, all over Whittier. But 10 years ago I never had a problem doing back to back hard rides.

And now my lower back is a little sore, and from what I don't know.

Af first I thought maybe it was the leg curls I was doing at the gym, but I stopped doing them, and the aching still persists.

So could it be the result of running about 2 days a week, golfing (which I have been doing more often as of late) or cycling, none of which I choose willingly to quit?

Or could it just be a that I'm getting old?

Whatever the reason, I seem to be left with no good choices, but I am left with the immortal words of Gilda Radner's father,
it's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another
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