32nd ride - 6/8/15

This afternoon, in sunny and warm (77°) weather, I duplicated my ride of yesterday morning, doing two round trips down to Woodland Dr., for a total of 11.8 miles in one hour and 17 minutes. Originally, I had wanted to ride this morning, since morning is far and away the "best time of the day" (as Dad always used to say) for me. But a steady cold rain was falling, so I decided to hold off and wait for it to cease.

I had intended to ride further this afternoon—perhaps three round trips to Woodland. But several incidents destroyed my momentum. Early in the ride, my too-long and flopping right shoelace got entangled in the crank of the pedal, which meant I had to stop, lean awkwardly forward while remaining in the seat with my leg outstretched, and clumsily disentangle the lace from the pedal. Then, a while later, my seat was wobbling all over, causing me to weave dizzily down the Lohr-Textile Greenway, so I had to stop, get out the L wrench, and tighten the seat clamp, which had somehow worked its way loose.

To increase the frustration, however, both events recurred in the second half of the ride! But I got everything taken care of without incident, and made it home safe and sound, so if that's the worst that ever happens to me, I'll consider myself fortunate indeed. The incidents caused my watchword for most of the ride to be "slow and steady." And I'm happy to note that, barring any unforeseen incidents, I should exceed 400 miles for the year sometime this week.