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Got dropped 3 times today

Follow up from this mornings mini post.

Well, I made it to the ride, and for some reason decided to go out with the 1st group. It was fast! 31.3 mph heading out on Westminster. That's when I got dropped for the first time.

With the help of a stronger rider, who was left behind, and the fortuitous traffic light, we managed to get back on to the back of the pack. I even managed to hang on for another mile, but got dropped again on Lampson.

This time, I was close enough to take a minor short cut, and get back on again at Valley View, and even managed to stay on half way through our second time on Westminster.

But by that time I was pretty much "toast", and decided enough was enough, so I just headed to the coffee shop for tea.

I was reasonably pleased. Not bad for a 60 year old man with a hemoglobin of 11.9 (reference range 14-18), I figured, and I might even have enough energy left over to do tomorrows ride.
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Becky said…
Plus, you're probably carting around a few extra pounds left over from vacation and my birthday cake.

Thank you, again.
8:51 AM
susan said…
Way to do a lot with a little hemoglobin. I'm five months post SCT for MCL, and my hemoglobin still hasn't rebounded. But I still outwalk most all of my "normal" friends.
3:33 AM
Mark VanKirk said…
So, does "dropped" mean you crashed or just couldn't keep up?
2:06 AM
Marc said…
Unfortunately, it means I couldn't keep up. :(
11:53 PM
Claude (France) said…
Hi all, i'm about five months from Stem Cells Transfer too and my blood formula seems to stagnate under the minimums and i have muscular pains.
"bonjour" to all MCL survivors (for me for 1 year only)
9:35 AM
Claude (France) said…
I love riding too, with bicycle and also with my bike, an old 2 strokes Kawasaki triple. I'm 57 years old till 26 of May. :-)
9:38 AM
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