Still More Frustration

I've come to the realization that I don't like martinis as much as I thought I did.  My enjoyment of a martini has somehow transformed into a race to the olive.  And I've stooped to using two olives and making them dirty.  Maybe this is more a product of the flowery gin than the cocktail as a whole.  In any case that's frustrating.  Anyway back to biking news.  And boy when it rains it pours.

It's warmed up significantly here and I had high hopes of bike commuting four days this week.  In fact I had plans to start some intervals during my commutes.  But I woke up Thursday of last week with a slightly sore back that quickly (within minutes) transformed into a debilitating back spasm that's lasted just shy of a week now.  It's far better than it was, thanks in large part to modern chemistry, but it's still there.  So I haven't ridden despite the rather moderate weather for February.  And that frustrates me far more than the martini thing.

But while I was at the doctor's office, I weighed myself and made note of my blood pressure.  My weight has stayed relatively constant through the past year - always within a couple pounds of 170 while shod and clothed.  Blood pressure's been a bit more variable, though I'm not the best at interpreting the numbers.  My low was in July at 90/72.  In October, I recorded 126/82.  And on Friday of last week I was 122/68 . . . whatever all that means, exactly.

And My Raleigh's in the market for a new headset, and today I found out that it might be more difficult than I anticipated to find one to fit.  We'll see.  I also need to be on the lookout for aero bars as well if I intend to do any significant time trialing or -athloning (we'll stop short of calling it "serious" time trialing or -athloning).

AND!!  I haven't even opened the bag yet, but my order came from Pactimo - the supplier of Lost River's club kits.  I got a jersey, bib shorts, a jacket, and shoe covers.  . . . And I went and opened the bag and there I am in full uniform.  I also got a rain jacket too.  The two jackets are my favorite bits.  Those shoe covers are pretty thin.  I thought they were winter covers for warmth, but I think they might actually be racing shoe covers for aerodynamicity.  Well I'll use them to keep what wind off my feet they will, but yeah I might be that much more of a poser and race in them too.  :)  Note the "Life Flight" logo under my arm that you'd never see unless you've both seen the logo before and had it pointed out to you.  Something else that's worth mentioning is that, for the cost of a year's membership in Lost River - $30 - one gets a membership in the local Life Flight dealio.  So if I need to be airlifted for whatever reason, I'm covered.