100 miles to go

I've had some pretty good experiences over that last few weeks on my bicycle. I've managed to rid myself of the problem with the back of my knee but I'm not sure what I did to correct it. My sister bought me some new shoes (which prompted me to buy new pedals) so I think it's the combination of that and changing the height of my seat. Whatever it was it seems to have worked. I was able to ride our final training ride of 83 miles virtually pain free. Well, with one minor exception. It seems that on the final 10 mile loop (most of the group did 72 miles) I managed to get stung in the lip by a bee. I was mad at the time but it's kind of funny. After the last few rides we've gone out to lunch as a team and I enjoy the opportunity to have the chance to get know these great people I've been training with over the last four months.