Day 205: Trying to Get Out the Door

I don’t know what happened today. I thought for sure that I had set the alarm on my BlackBerry Phone (the only alarm clock that I have now) for 6:00 am. That would have given me enough time to feed and walk Tugboat before hopping onto to my bike so that I could make it out to the Knolls in time for the Partners in Recovery meeting at 9:00 am. Well, today I woke up a little bit before 9:00 am, so ended up missing the meeting. I’m really bummed out to have missed my favorite meeting, and now I’ll need to wait for another two weeks before the next one. Uugh! Perhaps I need to get one of those cheesy radio alarm clocks that I hate?

I finally made it out the door today during the early afternoon. I had just enough daylight left so that I could ride around Paradise Drive. I left on my trusty Colnago and headed towards Tiburon. It felt good to ride a light bike. My knees have been barking back at me lately as I’ve ridden day after day on heavy (light by most standards) mountain bikes. The Colnago felt light as a feather today, and I noticed that I was riding at least 2 mph faster than normal. Riding a lot on the mountain seems to have helped my road bike riding.

I’ve been feeling a bit low lately, and I know the reasons why, but it seems like I should have the tools now to cope with the adversity. Apparently I need to do more work. I’m going to try to muster the energy needed to get that job done. Wish me luck!

I walked through Stolte Grove today. I have so many memories of walking my dogs through the grove. There was Mick and Lune who played there for years. Then there was Tugboat, and later on Fifi. They all loved the Grove, and I loved playing with them there. Playing fetch, and swimming in the creek were always on the agenda.

Distance: 24.10 miles
Calories burned: 1,509
Time: 1:31:49 hours
Elevation gain: 846 ft
Garmin Connect ride details: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/22101645