Where did the summer go?

It's been a loooong time since I've been on my bike. May's 3 State 3 Mountain put me off the bike for 3 weeks. Just as I as ready to start riding again, the weather went bad, and I had a crash on my scooter that seperated my left shoulder, bruised ribs, hip and knee. That meant no riding for 6 weeks (according to my doctor, I was planning on 4). The next set-back came early in July while I was at the lake with family for a week. I decided I'd go ahead and waterski. Overcompensating for the shoulder, I managed to tear muscle away from my ribs, which has only this past week stopped hurting enough to let me sleep on that side.

So. Summer is gone. And it's been several months since I spent any time at all on my bike. Sure, I've put in 5 miles here and there (about 3 times over the past month), but nothing to write about.

So I went this morning with some friends. They took it easy on me. We did 33 miles. At times it was faster than I would have liked, but that's just the way it goes. I suffered on the climbs (my shoulder hurt a bit when I would pull on the bars just the right way), and my legs were quite sore when I climbed the stairs after getting home. It's been a long time since I felt that burn.

I like it.