Notice the change in my stats.  This is the way I'm going to post from now on.  There is no sense in posting the other stuff.  After all, the stats are normally always about the same and if I do something out of the ordinary, I post it in the written part of the blog anyways.  I don't believe it's needed anymore.  I'm not training for anything.  I'm just riding and loving every bit of it and that's all that matters to me since this years crash.  I just want to stay in shape as best I can, get my weight back down and enjoy cycling as long as I'm able

There would be nothing out of the ordinary today either.  Just more people out and about.  More deer out and about.  This time I did wave at the carriage company dude and he yelled out "HI" to me as I zoomed by.  I was gonna stop, but I was going downhill a bit fast and when I came back up he wasn't there any longer.  Oh well...maybe next time.  I do want to ask him about a horse farrier.  Seems mine has just stopped coming and is ignoring my phone calls.   My boys need trimmed  like two weeks ago when he was supposed to be here.  I was worried at first and hoping he was o.k. and didn't get hurt, but now I'm just annoyed that no one has at least returned my calls.  That tells me he doesn't want to bother coming here because there are only three horses to do and soon to be only two.  It's probably not worth his trip if he doesn't have other clients in the area.  Still...a PHONE CALL WOULD BE NICE THEN??!!  I don't think that is too much to ask.  So I need to stop and ask someone on that road that has horses if I could get their farriers number and soon.

I also met up with the lady that has the horse farm were I turn around at walking her elderly dog that has cancer.  She too said "hi" to me to which I replied "hello" back.  Still no sign of Trudy and Spikey though   I may try and call her employer up the road this week to see if she can get a message to her.

So I put in a couple extra laps today since I had the time.  I'm trying to get some miles in because if I do have the surgery on my hand, chances are I'll be off the bike again for at least a month.  I don't believe I will hit my mileage goal that I wanted to this year.  Alas...such is having surgery and health issues.  After all, I said I would strive for 3,300 providing I was healthy enough to.  Obviously this year that is out of the question.  Just one of the many goals I did not accomplish this year.  However, the big one of the ToW made it all worth while...broken clavicle or not

Darned right!

Just enjoy the rest of the outdoor season at an easy pace. That's my plan as well.

Training....stats....different types of riding....all that stuff can start up next spring again when we get to new goals.

What might those be you ask?

--Some form of a tour again....ToP?

--Your first community charity group ride

--Your first local race event
(You heard me right):o)

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Sounds good to me!!!

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