This summer I've been doing a ride that takes me out East Brook (towards rolling country side) to Feak Hollow. Feak Hollow is a decent 25-30 minute climb depending on how you are riding. Once at the top of Feak Hollow, you head down a hill and then take a right on Covert Hollow, which brings you to Rt. 10; another right and you're headed back into Walton. This is about a 22 mile ride and usually takes me 1:40:00 to 1:50:00.

Yesterday, I embarked on this ride, and was pushing really hard. The first check point (Feak Hollow) usually takes me 24 minutes to reach; I did it in 20 minutes. I then started climbing Feak Hollow. This usually takes me 25-30 minutes; on this ride I did it in 17 minutes. I think I was poised to do the entire ride in 1:20:00, but it wasn't meant to be.

About 8 miles into the ride coming down the back side of Feak Hollow; I started breaking for the turn down Covert Hollow. My back wheel locked up, and I started fish tailing doing about 35 MPH. I went down on my right side and slid a bit. Immediately my right leg is in severe pain, but it was just a muscle cramp. I couldn't get it to release lying in the road, so I had to quickly stand up and put all of my weight on it to get it to un-cramp. As I stood up water started going everywhere, and I thought my Camel Back had ruptured, but it turned out the mouth valve had just ripped off as I was sliding down the road. I'm standing; I've stopped the flow of water; and I am taking stock of the situation. I don't think anything is broken, my shoulder, arm, thigh, and shin are burning but that just appears to be road rash; I'm not really even bleeding.

Over the weekend we had a birthday party for Grandma O (Ali's Grandmother on her father's side), she turned 90. A lot of the Olson's came to celebrate. We mostly lounged around Harry and Anita's eating and drinking, and occasionally playing games with the kids.

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