5/19/97
Ugh, I had a bad weekend.
After last Thursday, I thought I was okay except for the residual pain in my calves from my multiple cramps. As the weekend progressed, I ended up with general muscle and joint aches culminating in a fever. I even felt cold one minute and sweating buckets the next. I seem to be over the brunt of it now, but I got no riding in on the weekend. The only exercise I got was paddling a canoe with me and my girlfriend, Lan.
I felt better today, though, and me and Lan went to the track racing class at the Marymoor Velodrome. I thought we'd be late, but we managed to barely squeak in. It was a lot of fun, although I picked a bike that was waaaay to big for me. I should have just got the same kind I got last time, since they only come in three sizes (the KHS track bikes).
Even Lan eventually got comfortable riding the track bike around. I even bumped shoulders with her as a part of the bumping drills. She was hard to bump, because she was so much lower than I was.
The class ended with an 8 lap scratch race. Eight laps are long when you are racing. I managed to stick with the end of the pack and nip some people at the end.
All in all, a positive experience.