Don't drink too much, and if you do, drink lots of water.
Like we use to say when I was in the army,
That's a pretty much how I felt yesterday, after Edie and I had a few friends over for wine and gumbo.
I did manage to awake my usual time this AM, but I unhappily discovered, after getting my tea ready last night, I didn't replace the tea pot directly under the spout, and only about half the water made it into the pot. The remainder, as you might be able to guess, ended up all over the kitchen counter.
It was also tough going on my bike ride this morning. Fortunately the club went out relatively sedately (I'm guessing others must have felt the same), giving me plenty of time to sweat all the toxins out of my system.
The last 20+ miles, however, was the antithesis of the start of the ride, reaching speeds of 34 mph at one point. That's pretty much my top speed, even with the favorable wind and a good draft, I was lucky enough to benefit from. Still, I struggled.
We covered those last 20+ miles, along Pacific Coast Highway, in about 55 minutes, which is pretty fast, considering we obey all traffic laws.
It's those kind of rides that make me wonder how much stronger I would be, if I had been taking EPO, and had a hemoglobin in the normal range. I'm sure, at the very least, I wouldn't have had to take an hour nap afterwards.
Like we use to say when I was in the army,
It's a good thing I drove, cause I never could walk home.
That's a pretty much how I felt yesterday, after Edie and I had a few friends over for wine and gumbo.
I did manage to awake my usual time this AM, but I unhappily discovered, after getting my tea ready last night, I didn't replace the tea pot directly under the spout, and only about half the water made it into the pot. The remainder, as you might be able to guess, ended up all over the kitchen counter.
It was also tough going on my bike ride this morning. Fortunately the club went out relatively sedately (I'm guessing others must have felt the same), giving me plenty of time to sweat all the toxins out of my system.
The last 20+ miles, however, was the antithesis of the start of the ride, reaching speeds of 34 mph at one point. That's pretty much my top speed, even with the favorable wind and a good draft, I was lucky enough to benefit from. Still, I struggled.
We covered those last 20+ miles, along Pacific Coast Highway, in about 55 minutes, which is pretty fast, considering we obey all traffic laws.
It's those kind of rides that make me wonder how much stronger I would be, if I had been taking EPO, and had a hemoglobin in the normal range. I'm sure, at the very least, I wouldn't have had to take an hour nap afterwards.
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