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Cadiz, OH 06/02

Well, today was another driving day for me. Shao joined me today with her injured knee as we navigated our way out of Pittsburgh, through West Virginia, into Ohio, back through West Virgina to Pennsylvania, then back through West Virgina to Ohio again, where we finally arrived in Cadiz.Such a long day with some ups and downs. The Lady Pack and honorary Ladies Jeff and Kevin got mad style lost, apparently for the better, shaving 15 miles off their route. Jegg  had some bike problems again, typical... Hilary is way nicer to him than his own bikes are. I discovered a few things this day as well... A. West Virgina is filled with some shady characters and B. While I am a fantastic van driver, I hope that this day, June 2nd, was the last day I ever have to drive again. I managed to lose two of the van magnets while driving, hence crossing WV 3 times... whoops. Sorry Conor.Also, I found out the MRI results. As expected there are some issues with swelling in the IT band as well and some fluid under my knee. Apparently this caused a small tilt in my knee cap affecting a ligament and some cartilage. Sitting out the past few days, I can honestly say I'm sick of not riding, it blows. I rode up and down the same hill numerous times today while the team ate lunch and then circled 5 miles in the church parking lot this evening. Did it feel awesome? No. Will I be riding tomorrow? Yes. I'm so giddy to get back on my bike it's not even funny, so we shall see how it goes. I hope Ohio is nicer to me than Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Steve does too, he says hi.