"November brought new sensations -- moderate osteoarthritis and tendinitis diagnosed in right shoulder and arm, with suspected left shin splint -- perhaps in response to my ramping up my mileage in late October?? In any case my momentum was halted in…"

"I could see the writing on the wall there at 18th Street in Hammond. I'll shed a tear in my beer. I have many fond memories of rides to that location."

"I don't know what the source of the new pain is, but it is growing. Not too quick to blame the new ride, but?? I have an even older Litespeed (from the mid 80s) that is my fave (and is in serious need of refreshing.) In any case, the Colnago…"

"Switching bikes to her titanium Litespeed while I retire my aluminum Cilo-Vitus (for now at least) and get my Colnago B-Dream refreshed, I rolled 810.6 paved miles on the month of October. Sitting at 4,251.9 miles Y-T-D, I've cut another 300…"

"With September's song of 626.6 miles rolled now over, I am facing the last quarter of the calendar with 3,441.3 miles Y-T-D. I trimmed roughly a century off Curt(is)2023, now trailing by 1,579.7 miles."

"Less than an august month, I rolled 658 road miles to run up the totals to 2,814.7 miles Y-T-D. Making no significant progress in cutting into Curt(is)2023's lead, I now trail by 1,688.3 miles. (Feet are now giving me multiple issues.) The…"

"So to speak, I guess."

"Yes, hydration has become more challenging for me too. This old camel has needed to change his ways."

"Back in the saddle by July 12th, but a road trip beginning in the last week on the month derailed my mo'. 359.3 miles on the month for 2,156.7 road miles y-t-d."

"No, I fainted at my local coffee shop and picked up a concussion on my way down. The hip pain is unrelated -- "mild osteoarthritis." YEA! (said sarcastically.) However, it doesn't sound like I am ready for a hip replacement -- yet."

"Swooned in June, with a syncope episode, ER & admitted overnight for observation, plus significant left hip pain shutting me down after a heat dome ride on 6/21. Only 280.2 road miles on the month, pushing me to 1,797.4 miles Y-T-D. Now trailing…"

"While bumping my road miles up to 535.8 miles on the month, May made me lose another almost 400 miles to Curt(is)2023, now trailing by 636.4 miles. Sitting at 1,517.6 road miles y-t-d."

"Better performance than March, April action saw 370.8 miles to bring me up to 981.8 road miles y-t-d. Now trailing Curt(is)2023 by 245.2 miles. Gotta keep 'em in sight."

"Marched out with 175 miles on six days of cycling, sitting on April Fools Day with 611 road miles y-t-d. Now trailing Curt(is)2023 by 162 miles."

"February -- in like a cold bitch, out like a sociopath. After catching and surpassing Curt(is)2023 on 2/18, I have fallen back due to my long-awaited hernia procedure. No bike until late March, at best. With 346 miles on the month, I sit at 446 road…"

"Oh, and I almost forgot -- now trailing Curt(is)2023 by 81 miles."