back on the bike...

the diagnosis from the doc was allergies. relief - because i didn't want some respiratory bug knocking me out. but discouraging in a way - because my allegies have never manifested themselves in the form of a gutteral, phlegmy, rib-bursting cough. don't really want to look forward to this every june, but deal with the cards you're dealt, right?

today i got out for the first real activity since the triathlon (not counting thursday's run with greenfish which was encouraging because i wasn't affected by the cough). the afternoon skies turned cloudy and the heat backed-off a little, so i managed to get out for a 30-mile ride. it felt pretty good, although by about mile 23 i was beginning to struggle, and at mile 24 i discovered a slow leak in my rear tire (with no spare) that had me stopping every mile on the way in to add air. all told, though, it felt great to get out and do something. hopefully this is the kick-start for the new training regimen that gets me to the steamboat tri in about 8 weeks...