this weekend's weather was excellent for riding. i think even non-cyclests could agree with that one. yesterday i was in a weird mood...probably because i had told myself i couldn't ride my bike till i got my taxes done. which meant i had to say no to a race that woulda been fun. i did however finish my taxes and head out on the bike. wandered around, checked out the campus trails, and finally got my mind in the game to get to camp alexander. just had time for one lap but it was perfect for getting me out of my funk. didn't even wreck! course, i walked a bit more than usual. hadn't been to the trails since fall, so i didn't want to risk it. greatest thing was i wasn't nervous like i usally am. maybe part of it was getting alot stronger than i used to be b/c of spinning. that was rewarding.
today's weather was even better. headed out to meet my buddies at camp and began the fun again. or mostly, until i got the shakes and reached back for my gu at a terribly inopportune time: right before a bridge that was intended to guide me over a ginormous puddle. needless to say i endo'ed yet again and landed face-first in that mossy, muddy puddle. course, i wasn't hurt thanks to the mud, and laughing hysterically at how often i do ridiculous things like this at this point. my friend jed asked if i was ok and had to detach my foot from spokes because i was gonna be stuck in that face-down in the mud position until someone saved me. i was completely drenched in mud and smelly pond water and loving it...until i realized my phone wasn't where it was supposed to be...
yet again i have taken my phone swimming. my friends laughed at the fact that i wasn't worried about getting completely covered in mud or about crashing my bike, but that my phone fell in water. but really, i got it 3 weeks ago! at the moment, i'm drying it out in rice, as i've been instructed by others who've had unfortunate water+phone combinations. as a lifeguard, you'd think i'd be more educated on saving things that drown or at least preventing these crisis, but i guess not! i'm hoping the works...oh well, there are worse things...guess i coulda broken a bone or something ;)
welp, off to bed. enjoy that weather and keep your phones dry!
1 comment:
hehe. I loved seeing your picture and reading the fun story :)
I really want to ride with you sometime after I get my bike...you can maybe show me where trails are? (and of course you will have to ride a little slower than normal - my stamina will be in the works)
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