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Damn it weather!!!

WARM UP AND DRY UP PLEASE!

I knew I should not have said a word about wanting to hike CRL once per week.  Today, when I got off work it was 39 degrees and the wind was blowing.  Too cold for me, so I headed home.  I will do a Zwift ride then maybe some additional hip strengthening exercises tonight.

I had a bit of a realization last night watching an old mtb video of mine...  that is how much I stand up while I'm riding that bike especially on descents.  I guess I hadn't thought about it much until I started watching mtb videos.  SIGH.  Maybe it will warm up enough and stop raining every weekend for me to try to ride outside more. I'm really getting in the dumps about it.  I wanted to go do the shortest Storming of Thunder Ridge on my crash-iversary date, but at this point (less than 11 weeks out) I can't see it being a reality.  

I've literally ridden outside 3 times this year (6 total since my crash) - nothing real significant.  All on my mountain bike, none with clipped in shoes.  I have so far to go to get back.  "Three years out, and you'll be back to 100%" is not so alarming now, but is becoming a stark reality.  "50% at a year" seems so true.  I still won't stop trying, but I really, really need the weather to change.  

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