Solo ride

I'd had a flat on my ride on Friday, and Michael noticed a small hole in my tire. He said I'd be fine on it for a while, so I changed the tube with his help, and off we went again. So, for my Sunday ride, I didn't have a tube, and the shops didn't open for a few hours, but I didn't want to wait. I got lucky--no flat! I'm planning on doing another ride today after work, so I'll have to stop at a shop and get some stuff. My right calf muscle is kinda sore, so we'll see how it goes. I really need to start drinking more electrolyte drinks.

I went on my first solo bike ride in a long time on Sunday morning. I did Parmer again, as it's just so nice to have a big shoulder. Plus, on Sunday mornings, traffic isn't bad at all. I normally turn around at 1431 (which is about 10 miles out), but I was feeling really good, so I went for another 6 miles or so. I rode relatively slowly, so a few riders passed me, but I was actually doing really well considering that after I turned around, I was riding into a good headwind for parts of the ride back. I kind of wanted to go further out, but I had no tube, was pretty far from a shop in case I flatted (and Michael was on his bike, so he couldn't bail me out), and was running out of water, so I decided the smart thing would be to turn around and head back. I stopped at a gas station and got a low-calorie electrolyte drink after I ran out of water. I ended up with 33 miles. The bad thing is, because I hadn't planned on being out very long, I didn't put on sunscreen. So I have a slight burn. AGAIN!