Neck Pain

I rode out to Point Lookout again on Friday morning, once again driven by time constraints to hammer the entire ride. And, so I did. Friday was one of those relatively rare mornings when I had the tailwind on my way back from Point Lookout (going east to west). So, after pushing all the way out, I flew home, in excess of 21 mph most of the way.

Unfortunately, my neck started to tighten up over the weekend. This has never happened to me before and I can't really explain why it suddenly happened. Thankfully, one of my iron-handed friends kneaded out the knots with a quick and painful massage.

On Sunday I did 45 more miles on the North Shore, concentrating on climbing as much as I could. I did one and a half repetitions of Feeks Lane, one and a half reps of Duck Pond Lane and two climbs up Mill Hill Road, a short but intense climb whose top gradient is about 15%.

Of course, my neck started to kill again and I did some Advil to relieve the pain. I think I need to take the bike for a fitting; this shouldn't be happening.

On the weight front, after stuffing myself with Oreos, Milanos, peanut butter and jelly bagels and all sorts of other goodies (as well as the more wholesome fare served by my better half), I managed to gain the princely sum of one pound. So I am now slightly more than 120. It's a start but I don't know how I am going to keep this eating pace up.