29 August 2011 Ride: An Inch at a Time

Woke up late for me (6:30), though if I had entertained any thoughts of crawling out of bed earlier, the rain and lightning kept me put.

I dragged through the morning and worked on a My Life as Bike project possibility for 2012.  Dorothy thought that this year long journey/adventure would make for a good over 50 continuing ed class at the Osher Institute so I've been working on a course proposal.  We shall see if it meets approval with the powers that be.

I mentioned to Colene that if I squeezed in another 170 miles in the next 3 days I could reach the 6,000 mile mark for the year by the end of August; of course Carol would probably not be speaking to me either for doing nothing but riding for three straight days.  I did notice, however, that if I do another 90 miles in the next 3 days, I will have put in 1,000 miles for August.  A more possible goal but given the busy day Wednesday, still not very probable.  Not that it really matters.

So, I set out to try and put in 30 miles today heading toward Hobby Lobby via a very indirect path.  My body and legs still felt very fatigued and the going was slow.  But I kicked back into a touring mode, putting myself in a mindset of having all day to get where I needed to get, even if I didn't have all day. 

I was tossing about in my head a couple of route options and finally settling on the one that followed the trail to Old Missouri Rd.  Just as I was about to leave the trail,  a worm that always brings a smile to face was crossing the pavement.

I snapped as many photos as I could as he made his way across the trail never knowing which ones will come out.  At times, he would stumble and teeter over, something I have never seen an inch worm do.  I felt as if the whole purpose of the ride today was to come across the little critter.  And, who knows, maybe the whole purpose of this year long adventure was to just stumble upon this one sight.  This was certainly how I was feeling today: inching along, one pedal at a time.

I continued on my way to Hobby Lobby to purchase a clock mechanism to replace one that wasn't working; more on the story behind that clock when I finish repairing it.

And, back on the trail...

I wasn't positive until I got home to compare but, yes, indeed, the shoes have moved, if only slightly.

Today's Ride:  2hrs. 50mins.  31.35 miles.  81 -91 degrees. Miles YTD:  5,862.34

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