Moving Time 4:12:56
Elevation 4,587ft
Avg Speed 13.7mi/h
Max Speed 34.7mi/h
Heart Rate Avg 137bpm Max 174bpm
Calories 2,078
Temperature 55
This Saturday was certainly much warmer than last week. Thanks to Mary Vencill, Andy Fyfe, Aaron Lewis, Steven Shum, Dawn Tso, George Head, Rex Gordon, and Sam Kimbrel -- all wonderful, volunteer Training Ride Leaders.
My alarm went off at 5:15 a.m. and I was up and getting ready for the day and ride. By 6:00 a.m., I had my mom's needs taken care of until my return and a hot breakfast to keep me nourished and warm on today's ride. I rolled out my glutes and legs by 6:30 a.m. The rest of the time until 7:15 a.m. was literally getting prepped and dressed for the ride.
On my bike about 7:20 a.m. to go up and over Grizzly Peak to Orinda BART for the 8:15 a.m. AIDS/LifeCycle Fundraising Mini-clinic. We took time to introduce ourselves to newly-registered and potential riders and talked about what worked for those of us when we fundraise. I shared what I do to get friends and family interested in AIDS/LifeCycle and the great take-away I got from Mary Vencill is that I was reminded to reiterate that we're not riding and fundraising for ourselves, we're doing this for an important cause - a Ride to End AIDS.
Alf Victorio and I were the first to ride out with Sam Kimbrel and Joe Carlin soon joining us. At about 8 miles out Joe had a flat, but Sam was already ahead and didn't notice. Alf and I helped Joe with changing his flat and when Rich Lagunte reached us after about 40 other riders passed, he exclaimed, "Are there thumbtacks on the road? You're the 7th flat in the group." What a nice way to start.
We caught up with part of the group at the first rest stop in Hercules and after a quick pit stop, Alf and I hopped onto our bicycles and continued the ride with Sam and Catherine (a new rider). At about 23 miles into the ride, we came across a detour. Unbeknownst to us, that was our turn. We ended up in the oh-so quaint town of Porta Costa (sorry no pictures), but found our way back onto the correct route to Martinez.
SO, I've gotten used to putting butt butt'r on anytime, anyplace. I'm not flashing, no skin is shown when this acrobatic act is done, and I make sure I'm at least hidden away from the public (on the 7-day ride, that's another story). The way I slather it on isn't as bad as the way some men are always groping or adjusting themselves. Well, today, in Martinez, as soon as I was done applying the precious butt'r where I thought I was tucked away from Starbucks outside sitting area and the public's gaze, I heard - "You know, you shouldn't be doing that in public. I live here. Geez." I swear with the bushes and all, I couldn't be seen, but I guess someone, instead of looking at the creek and view, he was more interested in the amateur entertainment. Yeah, he was right. So no more public display of butt butt'r application for me - during training rides.
All-in-all a great, tiring ride. I'm glad Alf talked me into hitching a ride with him to take me home. What was I thinking when I wanted to add 42 miles more so that I could log-in a century for today????
Now, off to the gym ... just to stretch and sit in the jacuzzi (if it's clean - it's 24-Hour Fitness Downtown Oakland).
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| 7:20am Ride Out |
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| Big Group |
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| More of the Big Group |
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| Bob Katz |
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| Group at 8:20 a.m. |
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| Chorus Line Rejects |
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| I love Mary |
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| I think Mary likes that I love her |
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| And, here's Ron |
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| with Sam |
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| With the effervescent Tanner |
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