Short Again 😞
My ride got cut short again today. Yesterday the heat was starting to get to me, so I stopped early; and this morning it began to look like bad weather was about to move in. So I went home early, cutting my ride short again.
I planned to ride 25 miles. In order to finish the distance, I bypassed home and went to the park to ride a couple of laps. I hadn’t gone a quarter of the way around the park when I thought I heard thunder. With a screaming leaf blower nearby, I wasn’t quite sure; but soon afterwards I heard thunder again. The western sky looked quite stormy; and I decided to go home. Rain is one thing; lightning is another.
Incidentally, how does a Brooks saddle do in the rain? I’ve never tried one; but the leather covering does need special care. I think that’s why I never got a Brooks; I like easy-care things.
Out of Mind 🧠
Out of sight sure can mean out of mind. I intended to wear my cooling rag; and after I got it ready, I set it in the dish drainer until I was ready to ride.
And forgot it. It wasn’t in the same place as my Camel-Bak; so it was out of sight, out of mind. I was a good quarter-mile from home before I noticed that I didn’t have the cooling rag; and I decided to ride without it.
Good thing it wasn’t quite a as hot as yesterday; and there was a lot of cloud cover. I actually came pretty close to 25 miles; so making the distance short again wasn’t quite such a big deal.
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