Just like Colin

So I had my Ninebot One in the trunk of the Prius yesterday.  I wanted to take it out at a park that is near my office after work.  About an hour before I left there were torrential downpours in the area but they stopped shortly before I left.  The EUC is able to run on wet roads without issue, you just can’t drop it in a pond so I decided to give it a go anyway.

I only did one roughly 2 mile lap around the perimeter of the park and did not feel comfortable at all.  First off I was wearing my gym sneakers instead of the boots I normally use.  The running sneakers did not give my feet the support they need on the pedals that are much smaller than my size 13 feet.  My feet started to hurt almost immediately.

The other issue was my legs just felt terrible.  They were tight and tired.  It reminded me of the “dead arm” condition that SF QB Colin Kapernick is suffering from.  In the past several days I ran twice and have put in well over 20 miles on the Ninebot (and 5 miles on the Minipro).  Riding an EUC puts all sorts of tension on your lower body.  I really felt the cumulative effect of it all last night.  My ride was stiff and somewhat painful.  I actually felt less comfortable and less in control than I have felt on recent rides.  Giving myself a break until the weekend is probably a good idea.

After my ride I stopped to pick up my prednisone prescription.  Despite me explicitly stating which Walgreens I used they sent it to another one 4 miles in the opposite direction.  The combo of my subpar ride, shitty weather, and prescription fck up had my mood firmly in the bad zone.  When I woke up this morning my ear was still closed and ringing.  I started my steroid regimen with breakfast.  I am not sure if I have taken steroids before.  I’m hoping they work as intended without some of the nasty side effects some people experience.

The official advice was to lay off strenuous activity because of my ear problem.  Although I skipped the gym yesterday I will be back there today.  I have one good ear still.

Tonight after work I meet up with some fellow fantasy football team owners to draw numbers from a bag to establish the order for our draft at the end of the month.  I only see these guys once or twice per year so for many of them I have to do a name refresh exercise so I don’t get stuck calling one of them “hey you” or “dude” all night.  Last year was a disastrous one for me in FF, my worst ever.   At least half of my starting roster was lost to injury leaving me with nothing put poor waiver options to pick up the pieces.  I am hoping I rebound this year.