The Heat Is On!

Ouch! Just completed a century ride and the treatment for the saddle sore that I thought was healed did not work as previously thought. It came back like a recylcled girlfriend. I ride many miles a week but after about 60 miles, this century ride was truly a pain in the butt! Forty miles to go and I was struggling to not sit down and at the same time keep up the pace into increasing wind from the north. The weather was very warm (in the 90's) and humid as well. I was carrying a Camelback with extra water and needed to stop almost every 10 miles to rest the old patudy and take some fluid on. I tried all the tricks about standing and adjusting myself on the saddle without much success. I stood up when going uphill and I stood up when going downhill. My arms were even getting tired due to my new riding position trying to the take the weight off where it hurt most. I had planned to do a back-to-back century with a return to home the following day, but drove back instead giving up on my plans. Bag Balm and give it a rest for a day, that's the best treatment for the saddle sore now.