Aug 07 2008
Wake-n-bake
Light rain overnight. Not bad. The garden could always use a little extra help. Got up early to get the Lemond ready to ride over the next few weeks while I overhaul & tune the cross bike. That should be done by September - just in time to start adding little off-road rides to the training plan. I like the Lemond but quickly forgot how cramped I am on it.
Just some fun commuting antics on the way to work. Rolled up to the Hawthorne Bridge where the barricades were down and the traffic was backed up to Grand. As I got to the bridge deck, a few commuters were heading the other way. I saw that the bridge was still down and that a barge was backing away from the bridge.
Based on the angle they were at, I’m assuming they came in too sharp to make it through the opening. Looked like it was the Revenge of the Worcester Speedball (a joint & a coffee with a shot of espresso in it). That’s a terrible assumption. And probably dead wrong. Screw it, I’m going to run with it anyway.
So I turned around and did a quick sprint over to the Morrison Bridge which (wisely) didn’t lower it’s gates yet. Got up and over. By now the barge backed itself up to the I-5 overpass. I thought I could barely make out a “Student Driver” sign on the barge. Maybe not.
Made my way back to Main. By the time I did that, the gates were still down and traffic was still parked. It was pretty sweet to have Main all to myself.
Whew.
Yesterday was a shitty day. Today - armed with new coffee and a fresh batch of granola - I’m ready to finish out the week…hopefully in one piece. Short but hard 5×5′x5′ intervals today. 2×18′x6′ tomorrow morning. Saturday off. 2-3 hour ride out Dirty 30 to Logie Trail & back on Skyline early Sunday am.