Catching Up

Laziness and a dead phone have caused this lapse in posts. I'll sum up the last week.

Last Wednesday I had the bike out in the rain for the first time this year. Additionally, I took a route that I've never traveled before- out Route 23 to Catskill. A nasty shoulder full of glass (the road's, not mine) caused my first flat of the year. So, cold, wet, and incapacitated, I changed the tire and continued on my way. This may not sound like a big deal, but either of these things are not pleasant for biking, rain and flats, and in combination they should be worse. And yet I enjoyed it. It's nice to be beat on a little by the weather and the road and prevail.

Friday night I saw the Yankees win in the Bronx, and Saturday (today) I was back on the bike. I had a late snack last night, so I started today's ride by just eating one pack of "gu" (100 calories). I was risking a headache and fatigue, but I didn't know how much, and wanted to find out. I figure there will be more than once that I'll be starting a day with little to eat- until I can get to a foodery. So, into the wind and uphill to begin, I stopped at Lawyer's in East Durham to pick up a sub. And then I comfortably made it 26 miles to Middleburgh, stopped, and ate. This time, at least, my body didn't have to eat itself first.

I've biked 500 miles in preparation for this trip, and will probably only get maybe one more ride in before I ship my bike to Spokane, to Danny Danny Fat Fanny, one of my bestest friends for the last 27 years. His fanny is not fat. Well, not anymore.

The blog phone has gone dead, completely dead, for no reason, and will have to be replaced. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen on the road.