Back Issue

I thought I'd give it a try despite some back pain issues earlier in the day. I mean, sun and a muggy 85 degrees is too good of a weather day to NOT ride for me.

But the last couple of days I picked up some sharp pain, not in my lower back as is typical, but at almost halfway up.

Doesn't hurt most of the time, but bend in just a certain way when getting up off a chair, or even cough while sitting and it feels like a knife was stuck into your back.

I did a few chores, grabbed some lunch, then decided to go soak up some of that summer-like heat in an easy ride.

But the back acted up on the bike. I felt fine riding in my normal position, but hitting bumps, and trying to sit up a bit to drink was an adventure in pain....the kind that takes your breath away. But most times I could still ride.

Maybe I was compensating somehow because my left hamstring was also barking for some reason.

All in all it just wasn't what I had expected, so I finished a lap in the neighborhood and pulled off.

Better days ahead I guess.

RIDE ROUTE

Lake loop, 1 lap + Neighborhood crit, 1 lap

11 miles/12.5 average mph

Muggy, Sunny & 85...hottest of year thus far, Wind 5 mph

2020 SEASON MILES

Indoor: 125.6

Outdoor: 564.2

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