Well I guess it was really MY half century, others did the whole ride…I had to get to a meeting in the afternoon and, because I’m slow, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to finish the whole hundred. On the plus side I felt sure, after fifty miles, that I could go the full distance. It was just a matter of time.
Having said that, I was ahead of the deadlines set for each station along the way, maybe not much, but enough. To be honest, the fact that I was ahead of the cut-off times was a bit of a surprise. I’d pulled a muscle in my neck or shoulder and I’ve been in quite a bit of pain for the last few days. Oddly there is a position on my bike that doesn’t hurt, but it’s a bit of trouble to hold when I’m in traffic or need to look around.
Still after the first couple of miles the pain disappeared and really never came back till I got on the bus to go home. Sweet.
I didn’t take any pictures, but it seems one found me. Here I am at the bottom of ‘heart-break hill’ flipping my rear wheel to change the gear ratio. You can only tell it’s me if you know how I dress and have seen the front wheel of my Quickbeam.
Thanks to “The Flat Tire” blog, here I am:
That’s me on the right side, in yellow, working on my wheel.
Aloha!
Slower, cheaper, less useful…
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