snow! i woke up this morning to a winter wonderland. i was mesmerized as i watched it fall incessantly across the shaft of the yardlight out back. big, wet flakes by the thousands streaked through beam.
i had a decision to make. run or ride? obviously, riding on the highway on 700x23 tires was out. way too slick for that. i'm crazy, but not stupid. it was fat tires or feet. i tossed my options this way and that as i dressed and finally, when i stepped out into the garage opted to at least try for a mountain bike ride. if i fell at the end of the driveway, i'd just walk floyd back into the garage and go for a run.
all bundled up, i rolled slowly out. no need to wipe out badly. that's for teenagers. i wanted to stay upright. the snow in my face would be fun enough for me. landing hard on the ground at 44 is not as much fun as it was at 12. i made the turn onto the street with only the slightest of spinouts, so the ride was on. i rode my normal around town running route, thinking all the while that when i got back i could immediately hit the streets on foot for a duathlon of sorts. unfortunately, the loop took longer than expected and i was out of "before breakfast" time by the time i circled back around to home.
the ride was a blast! i was wearing my headlamp just under my helmet with glasses to shield my eyes from the wettest flakes. at times i could barely see two feet ahead of me. it was like rocketing through hyperspace in the millenium falcon only slower. there were a few times on the back streets i couldn't figure out exactly where the edges of the street was. that made for some interesting guess work.
i made it back around without hitting anything more solid than a crusty tire rut from an earlier car passing. distance and time stopped at the front end of my garage. the run was put on hold until after breakfast. we'll see if i can run this route faster than i rode it. (2.92 miles @ 7.7mph)
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