During last night’s excellent Bruce Springsteen show (review to come), I had a huge allergy attack. I really didn’t think anything of it, other than I’d be happy to get home to my allergy medication and a box of tissues.

So I went to bed with every intent of riding this morning.

It didn’t happen.

Instead, I was up at 5:00 am and headed to the bathroom, with similar symptoms to my Friday illness. I felt dehydrated and had wicked stomach cramps. I was up again, doing the same routine, at 6, 7 and 8 am. At that point, I was feeling tired, and decided to veto the ride, much to my chagrin.

So the extra days of weekend are rest days, by force. I’m not pleased. If I feel better by later today, I’ll head out for a short ride. But maybe my body wants to simply rest. Oy.