My first ride of 2024 didn’t happen as soon as I wanted. My last ride was December 18th. On the 19th I took Amtrak from Longview TX to New York city to visit my daughter and son-in-law. I left New York city January 3rd on Amtrak arriving in Longview on January 5th. During my trip my sinuses became inflamed and delayed the returning to riding. Today I felt good enough to ride Zwift but not very hard. I still need more recovery.

I chose the Watopia’s Waistband route to test my condition and came through pretty good with a few coughs. I kept the fan off until around 10 minutes into the ride versus the typical 7 or 8 minutes and I left the ceiling van off. At first it was a little chilly but as I warmed up I didn’t notice it as much. Outside the temperature was in the mid 70’s but rain moved through several times making Zwift the only choice. With the delayed start in 2024 I’m behind on my goals but there is time to catch up.