Infinite Monkeys

Only too old to ride all the way to California to kick your monkey tail.

For now...

The idea of riding from Phoenix to Tucson used to seem like an ambitious plan, but I've already conquered a comparable distance. Now I have a new goal, James...

I found time to squeeze in a 20 mile ride today, JamesPh.

With a tweaked back?

Hey, where did JamesPh's Emergency Room comment go? Don't think I didn't see it.

RobbL, the back seems to have calmed down for the most part and I'm just waiting out a new round of sciatic pain in my periformis muscle (buttock, essentially). The pain in my butt is either my sciatic nerve, or simply JamesPh.

I have noticed a pattern to the reaggravation and recovery cycle, and it's getting shorter and shorter. Warming up the muscle halps me stretch it out afterward. As long as I don't lean too far into an aggressive, aerodynamic poition I can get through the ride without pain or making the situation worse.

Last week, I rode three days in a row, in high winds, and the last day I ignored my body's warnings. I'm still learning. I've heard that it's not uncommon for some folks to have lower back problems 1 / 1.5 years into racing, as the strength developed in the legs is often unbalanced by the core/back.

I may have inadvertently deleted his comment while taking out the trash. If so, I apologize. Something's wrong with the "add" routine for the blacklist so I'm forced to resort to manual thinning.

I've heard that someone's moving us to MT3, but that there have been BROs: Bong Related Obstacles.

So you're riding a "Recovery Cycle"? WTF? I thought you were riding a bicyle. How does one hurt one's back on a "Recovery Cycle"? I am confused.

I had a sciatic problem when I was in the Navy. Eventually got over it by adopting a sedentary lifestyle Remarkably effective treatment.

You know, I had forgotten about your Navy squidliness. It all makes sense to me now. The "sedentary" laziness. The confusion. The inability to lay off my @%&.

C'mon, there's just no denying what cycling's done for Monkey Brad.

I tried Uncle Sam's Misguided Children when I was 19, but me being literate and all . . . .

From the context clues, I'm going to assume that "tried" is synonymous for "washed out."

Pre-emptively: "Says the guy who never did anything more military-minded than the Boy Scouts."

No, didn't get a chance to wash out. Knee problems. Didn't even get in.

When I graduated from high school, a USMC recruiter called me a couple of times, trying to get me to join up. I had to explain in some detail the skin condition (yellow streak on my backside) that prevented my entry into the armed forces.

So I skipped that phase of my life and moved immediately into the sedentary lifestyle you spoke of.

Yes, but I miss not having to worry about the latest fashion trends and how to coordinate my wardrobe. The Navy did all that for me. Real life can be difficult for a lazy person too.

Prison can fix that too, if that's a priority.