Day #25 - Reacquainted w/biking.
Starting weight (7/15/08): 279.8
Yesterday: 266.6 Today: 267.4
Change today: +0.8 TOM Loss-so-far: 12.4 lbs.
Well, we got a late start, but we did go for a bike ride. I think we left at about 4pm, I’m not even sure what time it was exactly. All I know is that the sun wasn’t beating down from right overhead, and I was happy about that. Oh, it was plenty hot, but one nice thing about bike-riding, you create your own breeze.
We’d decided upon a route that started out east on a familiar route, then turned north on a road we’d never biked upon before. We knew it was a bit hilly, but no treacherously steep hills, just gentle slopes. At least, that’s what we thought, lol. As I enjoyed the pedal-free cruise down one particular hill, I wondered how much fun it would be navigating that same hill on the way back. Turns out, I never had to find out.
Kevin got a flat tire. We’d ridden through this area where the grass had just recently been mowed and there was grass - and apparently sandspurs - all over the sidewalk. We all had sandspurs in our tires, but Kevin’s front tire was (apparently) the only casualty. My husband Mike has saddlebags on his bike and carries all kinds of tools and stuff but one thing he didn’t have was a new tube. So he pumped the tire up for Kevin and we made an unexpected turn on our route — toward WalMart. Which sits, quite nicely, on the top of a hill. LOL.
I almost made it. I had to stop about 40 feet from the top and walk my bike (and catch my breath) the rest of the way. Kevin and Mike had waited for me at the top and even though they’d managed to ride the whole way, they still hadn’t recovered from the experience, lol. They looked much worse than me, that made me feel a bit better.
We got a tube for Kevin but his front tire was holding air so Mike packed the tube in his saddlebag and we continued on our journey. Since we were in a totally different place than we’d expected to be, we changed our plans and headed for Mike’s favorite restaurant. It was dinnertime anyway. Kevin and I both had almost-zero-carb dinners (grilled chicken) while Mike enjoyed his usual biscuits-and-gravy-breakfast-for-dinner feast.
When we left the restaurant, it was just starting to get dark. We would have gotten home before dark - maybe - if Kevin’s back tire hadn’t gone flat while we were eating! It was really flat, so Mike changed the tube right there in the parking lot. Ai-yi-yi!
Anyway, we got home a little while ago and we’d clocked a total of 7.55 miles for the day. It was a good start, a good beginning for our return to regular bike-riding! I feel great!
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Congrats on the bike ride, regardless of the tire mishaps. Wow! It must be terribly hot and awful in FL right now - you’re way braver than me.
Way to go on the bike riding! Every time I get on a bike, I hear Queen’s “Bicycle Riding” song which turns into “Fat Bottomed Girls”. At least somebody out there likes fat bottomed girls!
I like your hit counter!
I just read the last 10 days of your posts…I’ve been rather lax about posting on my own blog and taking time to read the blogs of people I’ve bookmarked because of all the stuff going on here.
Anyway…
Dumpster enclosure: 4 feet? Ridiculous but typical of government pen-pushers.
Mixer: I purchased a Kitchenaid stand mixer a while back and absolutely love it. Makes cooking SO much easier.
Ponditch: You worked hard, you should be proud of yourself!
Biking: Woohoo! If I lived anywhere warmer than where I do I’d so buy a bike, but with only about 3 months that I could ride it it’s not worth the cost and upkeep. So I run outside during the months it is too hot to hit the gym (no AC). Congratulations to you! 7.55 miles is awesome work!