Playing hurt

Well this one was odd from the start...
I am indeed playing hurt.
Gout in my right toe reared its ugly head earlier in the week after over a three-year hiatus. Things were not right, but better than they had been and I felt I needed a little exercise after being a celebrity judge Thursday night at "Feasting For Fido", a fundraiser done by the Wisconsin Humane Society.

Yeah, it's a tough job but someone has to do it!

And someone named Phil had to burn some calories today despite the gout pain.


It was hard to get my riding shoe on my right foot because it was still somewhat swollen and painful to the touch.


Once the shoe was on I rode out of the driveway only to realize I didn't put my helmet on. Oops. Back to the house. Then just a couple of blocks up there was a train blocking the street and not moving an inch. Drat. I turned around and found another way to get around all the construction.


The area around where I need to start all my rides is really ripped up. There is no way to avoid gravel, sand, dirt, dump trucks, close quarters with vehicles. Yuk.


The foot was OK as long as all I did was keep a high spin and not use much downforce on the pedal. I made the mistake once, ONCE, of getting out of the saddle. It was then I yelled out loud because it felt like someone hit me in the toe with a sledge hammer.


So I went out to Waukesha and back on the NB trail.


Hazy sun
84-ish
Light wind
Waukesha via New Berlin Trail, 23 miles


After the short ride it hurt to pull that shoe off. I headed for the shower, then headed for the freezer to ice the foot while watching today's stage of the Tour de France.
Season Miles: 1,193