Great ride: Logan MS Ride

Was able to get in 4 workout this week.  Three short runs totaling 9.95 miles.  The Harman's Best Dam Ride for MS in Logan was a great experience for me.  An event with 3000 bicyclists scared the heck out of me but turned out great.  The course was on two lane county roads winding thru Cashe Valley up into Idaho.  Road with Linda McArthur and her son Bill.  Before we started I thought we were only doing the 40 but Bill had talked Linda into doing 75 which was great.  I ended up with saddle sores, which was my own fault.  Road in new cycling bib shorts that I bought the night before.  I alway preach to newbys that you use the equipment the you train in for the event and not change up the last minute.  In my experience it always backfires on you and it sure did on me.  My total mileage was 77.49 which was my longest ride ever.  Last week I got in 8 hours and 40 minutes of exercise which burned 5568 calories.  I will be riding the MS ride next year without question.  Sunday we went to Lava Hot Springs for a soak and massage.  Once in awhile you run into a massageuse who has a special gift of finding all the right mucles, knots and sore areas on the body that need work.  I found one in Lava and she worked one my back alone for 45 minutes.  The massage was harder on me than the 75 miles of ride but my body sure needed the massage.  When she was done I soaked in the hot springs for an hour and could have went to the motel room and crashed.  The weekend was wonderful and I am looking forward to next year