it held up

Today was 3 hours on the Serotta. It began slow and easy spinning along in 39x15 (~18mph) while heading south. A turn west at an hour was into the wind but still running on the 39x15 comfortably. I hit Verona and turned around to come back to Madison and felt strong enough to go to the Big Ring. After a few miles in 54x15 (~25mph) my ankle was fine but my quads were feeling the effects of the time off for the ankle. I backed off until I was caught by a guy coming from Paoli. I wasn't going to let him ride away from me so I put it back on the 54 and hit it hard enough he didn't stay. More than likely he didn't want to play. Coming down Seminole Highway at a steady 23 felt pretty good and the ankle was fine. I rolled though the Arb and headed home as darkness was making it hard to see.

While I avoided major hills I did get out of the saddle enough to stress the ankle and it didn't give me any pain. If I can get some mileage in the next 7 days I'll feel much better about Iola.