If all goes well, I will no longer be a homeowner after noon today. It better go well, because I signed my papers and handed over my keys and garage door openers. Not to mention planned my debt-paying strategy for being credit card-free by 2006, and not having a 2nd house payment factors hugely into that plan. The realtor and the title agent both assured me that this deal will fund today, but after all that we've been through with this house? I'll believe it when I see the escrow refund, kids.
In other news, I rode about 40.5 miles on Saturday. I was a little disappointed that altering my route didn't add more than a mile and a half to the distance...the way back is much shorter than the way there, apparently. If my bike odometer is to be believed, it's about 24 miles to the La Madeleine, but only 16 back. Not exactly half and half, like I was thinking it was...I guess that last 16 miles just seems longer. I briefly considered taking a lap around the neighborhood to bring me up to 45 miles, but decided against it. I finished the ride in just under 3:12, averaging 12.5 mph. I stopped 4 times--once at 11 miles, then for breakfast, then at two gas stations at turning points on the way back. I tend to stop more on the way back because it's considerably hotter, and my bike's frame doesn't allow for more than one water bottle or easy access to the one I do have. Having to stop for water is a pain in the ass, but with my general lack of coordination, it's probably best even if I could reach the bottle from a riding position. At any rate, the stops added about 45 minutes to my overall time, most of which was the breakfast stop. I left the house at 7:19 am, got back just after 11.
Other than the ride on Saturday and a long cardio workout on Friday, I didn't do much of anything fitness-wise this weekend. The scale is still being uncooperative, though it did dip down under 180 on Saturday morning. I'm not sure what's up with my body, but I'm confident that it will sort itself out eventually. I can be patient.
No, really. I CAN.
Posted by Joy at June 27, 2005 10:32 AMabout the water - have you thought of trying a backpack water reservoir kind of thing? i have a backpack like that and i drink a lot more when i ride, plus have no issues with coordinating the reach down to the bottle. one thing i don't like is that my back gets hot, but i'm thinking about getting (after this paycheck ) the kind that goes around the waist.
i'm really impressed that you bike in the heat in texas - i'm in seattle and i'm a total wuss about riding on hot days!
alysha
Posted by: alysha on June 27, 2005 12:21 PM
you know--that's a good idea! I'm not sure why I didn't think of that...we even have one or two of those camelback things. I haven't been a big fan of them, because they're hot, the drinking tube can be unwieldy (at least on the waist one) and they're kind of a pain to fill and clean. But given a choice between stopping every 10 miles and dealing with those minor inconveniences, it might be a fair trade. I'll have to try one out next week.
I'm also thinking of getting a new bike either July or August...
Posted by: joy on June 27, 2005 12:37 PM