On Saturday – Sarah embarks on her next Team-in-Training effort. After the knee issues prevented her from running the Disney dealio – she was still “owed” an event. Knowing her knees were tender, I suggested she try riding her very nice bike… and she said yes. So she is planning on doing the Fletcher Flyer in June. Coming into this – her longest ride on bicycle (that I know of) is 22 miles, so this will not be an easy task for her. It is, fortunately, a task that I can help and participate in. While I am not a member of the Team in Training team… I am teamless … but I am part of Sarah’s team… so that’s good. I will train with her and ride the century as well.
I am excited, nervous and curious as to what the next 4-5 months hold. The biggest challenge early on will be the … ahem… “seat issues”. I can get on a bike and live through the first few weeks of saddle issues. They suck, but I know it gets better. Convincing somebody who’s buttock hurts that it will get better … that’s a challenge! At least when your butt hurts, you can still walk! When her knee was funky… that wasn’t working out so well!
I look forward to it. The ride should be a LOT of fun. My sources tell me the roads are nice, the area is nice, it’s all nice!
Yep, the saddle sore does suck for the first few but it does go away pretty quick. Just gotta tough it out.