I spent yesterday out of the biking saddle, er, lawn-chair reclining seat, that is. First thing I reported to my local expensive dental office for a crown on a bum tooth that's been giving me trouble. Came home with a numb jaw..... and brain. The rest of the day I resigned myself to working on the blasted income tax returns. What an infernal hassle. I was mildly shocked to actually get it done and sent off by late evening - the same day I started. Usually it takes several short-tempered frustrating days to get it all slapped together.
Look, I'm Pregnant... No, it's a Belly Doggie
Today, I found myself still in a state of mild disbelief that I actually am through with the blasted tax filing... for another year, anyway.
Today, IF I had started out a couple hours earlier, I could have gotten in a decent ride, though colder of course.
In today's short and thrilling video the thunderheads approaching quickly are clearly visible.
Jazzy and I had left the house just moments earlier, and I was already running out of steam before we even got off our "Goat-Path" to the paved road. I stopped to check my blood sugar - it was a bit lower than desired - so I ate one of my stashes of 3 choc chip cookies. The sky hadn't looked all that threatening when we'd left the house but as I munched on my snack I heard the unmistakable rumble of thunder overhead.
Looking up, I noticed the gathering darkness of rain clouds, and looking both ways showed plain evidence that we were surrounded by quickly gathering clouds. We were just shy of a mile away from the house, and I momentarily thought of trying to continue and get in at least a few miles, but the repetitious thunder -booms convinced me to turn around and high-tail it back home.
Even that short trip elevated my pulse rate and incurred some heavy breathing, so I got in a little aerobic exercise.....
And I was happy to arrive back at the house. I left the bike parked out in the open just for a few minutes and Behold: It started raining. It took me several minutes to remember my bike, with electronics still exposed, was still out in the open rain. So I put on a jacket and unsaddled everything and put the bike back in the storage shed. Rained all blessed day afterwards.... sigh
Ride Started: 12:26 PM Ride Ended: 1:44 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.6 Ending Voltage: 13.1 Lowest: 13.1
Lowest Temp 46 F Highest Temp: 67 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 1:15
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
.8 MPH 3.4 MPH 10.2 MPH
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
30 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.6 Ending Voltage: 13.1 Lowest: 13.1
Lowest Temp 46 F Highest Temp: 67 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 1:15
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
.8 MPH 3.4 MPH 10.2 MPH
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
30 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes
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