Daily score: 7 (just a little tired from all the sun and activity)
Workout:
Mountain biking
3.5 hours
12 miles
800 feet elevation gain
We elected to shuttle up to the top of a long trail and ride mostly down hill today since the group was getting tired. I woke up feeling pretty great, still not sore. I was a little nervous about so much downhill because I like climbing and am more timid at the fast downhill technical stuff. And we were really out in the middle of nowhere...like all the rides, but even more so when not riding in a loop. We got lost a ton. And the trail was treacherous. Probably because we took the wrong way. I was being aggressive and doing well until I took an awesome fall going downhill and managed to pull the end of my handlebar into my left rib cage as I fell on it. Ouch. I was pretty uncomfortable after that. Was hoping it was just bruising but it was hard to tell. Nothing to be done for it anyway. Mostly I was mad I did it. I dialed it back the rest of the way and tried to ignore the pain. We took a dip in some cold water at the end and that helped. Driving home was pretty uncomfortable and I postponed core day to wait and see how it felt. Writing this the next day and it feels a ton better. Just a big bruise and scrapes. Clearly nothing broken, been there and this is already 100 times better. I managed the core work today and I think it actually helped loosen the tightness up. Totally worth it, it was a great weekend of feeling free, wild, and alive. Beautiful country. Thanks!
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