More Positives For Ge

Yes, that's right, just when it seems the only things positive in cycling are doping tests, leave it to solobreak (aka the Ray of Sunshine) to bring you more good news. Remember back in the spring when everyone (you know who you are) was bitching about the weather? Well what about the past seven or eight weeks? Doesn't get much better than this. June was about as perfect a weather month as we are ever going to get in New England. No excuses for missed training there.

OK, so that's a singular positive. Now a question: glucosamine/msm - useful supplement or just expensive snake oil? Saw my friendly LMT last night and she said she was skeptical but had been hearing more positive things about it lately, from credible sources. I think I'm willing to give it a try. I'm also looking for someone local who does ultrasound and e-stim type PT for my knee. I'm all ears (really all nose, but you get the idea).

I did not ride to work today. My knee has not felt great since Wednesday's 80 miler, and right now I'm of the mind that if I have to cut back on riding, then it's the junk that is going out. If I'm riding, then it will be real training or racing. I'm doing the alternating ice/heat therapy, as well as stretching of course. I also got new shoes. Not cycling shoes, regular Bostonian Clarks to wear at work. I noticed my old pair had pretty rounded heels, and I'm wondering if even this is working against my knee. A few stray brain cells collided and I remembered I'd bought a new pair a few years back during a sale, and sure enough they were right there in the closet, still in the box. Woo-hoo, new stuff without spending money.

Enjoy the weekend. I might race at Hartford tomorrow. Good luck to Duano at Nationals. Thanks for reading.