Well, was able to ride again today. Not only have I lost some of my muscle mass not riding for a week, I also lost some of my heat tolerance. It is hot out there folks! Heat and humidity, nasty combination. The back is not 100%, would actually put it around 60%. But that will have to be good enough. Anyway, I did another 10 miles today, no hills just like yesterday. Trying to take it easy. I work for the rest of the week, and am going to try to commute everyday. It will be a little more difficult for me to commute with a pack on my back and up the Rosslyn hill, so tomorrow will be a good indicator. We'll see, I will let you all know how tomorrow goes. Thanks for sticking with me.