I woke up with absolutely no riding plan in mind, and that’s rare. I usually think about the next day’s ride the night before. I was up late last night after having a fantastic birthday dinner with my friends from Homestead Valley. We broke up the fun at 10:30 pm and I then came home to an unfinished Riding to Recovery posting. I think that I made it to bed at about 1:00 am. I’ve really milked my birthday this year. It’s been a wonderful birthday week! Have I said that I’m lucky? I think so.
There was a bit of a conspiracy happening today. My buddy “B,” who works at WTB, planted the seed today for a midday ride. I saw an opportunity to get “F,” who also works for WTB, out as well. “F” is in high demand at WTB, so getting him out can sometimes take some coaxing. I was ready and willing to coax him today. “Come on (!)” was my line, and it finally worked after he looked at the clock at least 4-5 times. What are friends for, right? I’m glad that he still has his eye on the ball (an old tennis reference).
We left at about 12:30 pm, and headed out to do a ride that "B" and "F" have done before. I thought that I knew the route, but one never knows for sure, especially when riding with “F.” He’s full of surprises. Today was no exception. I was riding with “F” on the climbs, but while on his rigid mountain bike, he still dusted me on the descents while I rode my FS bike. My only hope for one-upping “F” is to ride every day for a year. ;-) He’s an admirable friend, and one of the best riders to hit the hills in Marin County. I’m fortunate to be one of his riding buddies.
My friends from WTB had a limited window of time today, so I peeled away from them once that we had completed a quick loop, and had returned to their offices. I headed back up the mountain via Railroad Grade in order to get more miles in before calling it a Friday. The last couple of days I’ve felt really strong on my bike. This is largely due to having created a “base” after several weeks of being sick. As with yesterday’s ride, I could have just kept on going today. I unfortunately had a mechanical near the intersection of Summit and Fern Canyon, and that created yet another problem, being late for a call with my favorite colleague, “J.” By the time that I had fixed the issue, I was late for the call. L Uugh. We’ll hopefully catch up really soon, how about Monday!
OK, I’m going to keep it short tonight, and try to take it easy after a really wonderful week of birthday celebrations. Thank you, to all of you that made my week so wonderful!
One last thing, today is my Mother's birthday. She had me on her 41st birthday in 1964. Today she would have been 86 years young. Happy birthday Mom. I think about you every day, and on every one of my rides.
Distance: 17.94 miles Calories burned: 1,490 Time: 1:49:10 hours Elevation gain: 2,139 Garmin Connect ride details: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/18664208
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