I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time
These are the rides I really enjoy from these contests- the ones that just don't happen in the normal course of events.
Despite work blowing up on me, I was going to catch the soccer match today. Oh, and hey, I need to ride, so...
I mapped my course to ride to one bar for the first half, ride to a second bar during half time and then round out as necessary. I decided the singlespeed was the tool for the job, which really wasn't the case when I left 10 minutes later than I planned.
The bike is still geared 32x20 from SSAP 2 years ago, so it was spinny and slow getting where I needed to be-
Hamster, hamster, hamster....coast
Hamster, hamster, hamster....coast
Hamster, hamster, hamster....coast
Taking the "speed" out of singlespeed.
Missed the first goal, but caught most of the first half. The bar was packed, so I could hide out in a corner and just nurse a water bottle (too early for a drink).
Make it to bar #2 just as second half is kicking off. It's empty as I expected, so I order up a salad (the food is good here) and about 18 glasses of water.
Great game, glad to see Croatia advance. Hoping for a good final.
Then spun my way home, just in time to set the auto responder on the work email. Because they are dead to me until Monday.