It has been QUITE the eventful past day for me. As in, something out of the ordinary for me. Something maybe worth reading about for you?...
Yesterday morning I decided a bike ride was in order. I needed to give the pounding of my legs a little break for the pittsburgh marathon relay this sunday. And I just haven’t been out on my bike for a while so I was itching to get out on a nice day. Not too windy, hot, and sunny is exactly what it was yesterday. I had my tanktop on and still need to invest in some bike shorts, but I was so excited to get out on the road that it didn’t matter to me at all bike shorts or regular bike shorts (I guess I paid for it today though...that and the not caring about sunscreen thing) I reminded myself one more time that I really need to get a patch kit for my bike before I go out again, but said screw it, I’m going and I don’t really care. “I’ll be fine”...last time I’ll say those words ever again. I took my phone in hopes of capturing a picture of the reality of the back country roads I ride on.
I had a great ride...on my way to being over 30 miles yesterday and feeling good in every which way (other than not realizing I was burning profusely). I even made it to a cute little town called Luckey, Ohio complete with a home cooking restaurant, bar, corner store, church, and little elementary school. Adorable. I looked at my milage and saw 15 miles completed on my journey and figured it would be a good idea to turn around, total being 30 miles today. I made it a little over 7 miles and grabbed my water bottle for a sip. Well me being my clumsy self let it slip out of my hand and ran over it with my back tire...thus starts my realization for how far I still am from home as my back tire started to swerve. I am still thanking God that I brought my phone with me on this ride, I almost went out with nothing but some water....I know, I’ve learned my lesson. I got my first burn of the season while I was waiting for my friend Mallory to pick me up (shout out to mal! Thank you! thank you! thank you!!!!) and I also got extremely dehydrated. Made for a fun night at work of being hot then cold and exhausted beyond belief from the ride/dehydration. And all my patients were asking ME if I was ok! They were trying to take care of their nurse! I appreciated it, but I know that’s not how it should be! I guess what this has taught me is first off, always wear sunscreen. I am pale, I can’t fight that anymore. Secondly: always bring necessary supplies on a ride: phone, ID, money, extra tube for tire, pump, water. Anything else anyone can think of?
I had a great ride...on my way to being over 30 miles yesterday and feeling good in every which way (other than not realizing I was burning profusely). I even made it to a cute little town called Luckey, Ohio complete with a home cooking restaurant, bar, corner store, church, and little elementary school. Adorable. I looked at my milage and saw 15 miles completed on my journey and figured it would be a good idea to turn around, total being 30 miles today. I made it a little over 7 miles and grabbed my water bottle for a sip. Well me being my clumsy self let it slip out of my hand and ran over it with my back tire...thus starts my realization for how far I still am from home as my back tire started to swerve. I am still thanking God that I brought my phone with me on this ride, I almost went out with nothing but some water....I know, I’ve learned my lesson. I got my first burn of the season while I was waiting for my friend Mallory to pick me up (shout out to mal! Thank you! thank you! thank you!!!!) and I also got extremely dehydrated. Made for a fun night at work of being hot then cold and exhausted beyond belief from the ride/dehydration. And all my patients were asking ME if I was ok! They were trying to take care of their nurse! I appreciated it, but I know that’s not how it should be! I guess what this has taught me is first off, always wear sunscreen. I am pale, I can’t fight that anymore. Secondly: always bring necessary supplies on a ride: phone, ID, money, extra tube for tire, pump, water. Anything else anyone can think of?
I need to use some more common sense is what this stupidity comes to....ready, go.
No comments:
Post a Comment