event day prep take 1 (picture left)what a day.....(for reference, im just kinda making pertinent points of the day, chronologically - if anyone has any comments about how to make this better, please shoot me an email) alright so (i also like using "so" a lot) i woke up a little early this morning with some homemade espresso that was a huge success - maybe larger than i would have liked. and later was surprised to see a load of einstein bagels/coffee given to us by a friend of the ride. awesome. had two more riders join us, caitlin from _____ who starts an mph/nursing degree program in the fall and ashley from portland (shout out to my boy, b. portland, what?!) who will be training in IM in seattle (i don't know anyone in seattle so no shout outs here) .
had a short meeting about r4wh and it's history and a short review of basic riding techniques and eventually started our long 11 mile journey at about 10 mph to the senior center that Lara runs the activities for in Solona Beach. the event was, in my opinion, very successful. joe, kt, and i spoke about the ride and some of the details surrounding it to about 50 seniors then had lunch with them with a few of us sitting at each table so we could chat a little more personally. not to brag (i am a little narcissistic as you will see if you continue this blog), but i had a former ballet dancer from england (danced in front of the king and queen), a former 5x wimbelton tennis pro, and a female physician from the class of 1951. anyway, it was a ton of fun for all the riders and hopefully the seniors as well.
after the event, we split into two groups based on experience and went on a group ride in the perfect sunny san diego day. ended up splitting from the experience group forming a new group with just nate dizzle, van and i as we got ourselves lost in the hills of sd (which was a blast, finally got to ride at decent speeds) then eventually finding ourselves 10 miles north of where we started. and to tie this to the title, i actually avoided all warnings about sunscreen because i wanted my cycling tan lines to start coming in, and indeed, they have started. came home to free chinese food (sweet) and an excellent lecture by seth on poverty and healthcare.
oh yeah, and blogging reminds me of run's house (one of the better tv shows on now), because rev run blogs on his blackberry in the bathtub - with the exception that i am not famous, don't have a blackberry, and don't take bubble baths, among other more obvious reasons.
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who's house?
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