Back to work today after being ill, I still felt a bit pants this morning but everyone I seem to chat with online seems to have been sick as well and at work I wouldn’t be able to sit and wallow with them. The ride in was horrendous despite huge quantities of drugs I was suffering horribly, not daring to risk overtaking in my usual places, having to wait in traffic and being passed by the people I routinely race and beat. After a few hours I felt a bit better and going for a walk at lunchtime gave an added fillet to my condition which was nice. Getting into my Lycra I thought the ride home would really hurt but actually it was fine, I wasn’t fast by any stretch of the imagination but held my own things were getting better.  Then I needed to go to Brick Lane bikes where ten minutes and a fiver later they’d removed a freewheel that hadn’t been greased when I put it on and had abandoned for over a year, I left the chain I bought in the shop, on the counter they ran after which really was rather good.
I got home to fit my 20 tooth white industries freewheel ready for a cross ride at the weekend, now is there enough room in the sliding dropouts on my Voodoo Limba, did I think about this kind of thing when I built the bike up……?
Turns out I did five minutes later new freewheel is fitted wheel is flipped  and the chain is tensioned, another five minutes and both brakes are fettled ready for a ride at the weekend, magic. Swiftly followed by Tesco’s turning up with my shopping early and with chilled bottles of Badger and Black Sheep ale, great…

Now being ill and not having to work today may be giving me a biased perspective on this but having been to Northumberland for the weekend I’m feeling like I don’t need to procrastinate about stuff for the first time in ages.
I hope it lasts because I feel great just doing things, well mentally great I’m still choked with cold…..

nasty horrid cold type thing and a sore throat, I was sent home from work I’m hoping that Christmas will give me time to recover I’m just bored of every exertion and often indulgence leaving me really suffering. Recovery drinks have helped previously so I’m going to make the effort to use them again as they worked pretty well when I gave them a whirl in the summer.
Just hope I can make it through the next two weeks worth of riding without it the payback being too horrible.

Well I’ve been off of work since Wednesday feeling generally not great and sort of having chest pains which was a bit weird, I finally got to the doctors this morning, who seemed to think I’ve actually been having an Asthma attack for the best part of the week, and that I’ve only not been sicker because I’m good with medication and fit.
I now have a tub of steroids to work my way through and as usual the initial kick is just starting to work from the first dose so by three doses in and this evening I’ll feel fantastic no doubt. This is probably going to be a weekend of relaxing and no riding then, at least I can drink though and I’ve not got a chest infection which is a relief.
Apparently the cold weather has probably acted as a trigger, so at least I’ve some idea of what’s caused this, I just can’t seem to be able to do a lot about it….