good things happen to those that wait, or two flats, one ride

Bike - 25 miles

Rock Climbing - 2.5 hours

first things first -- woke up at 640 thinking it was 657 and ate breakfast. i was pumped for my ride with i decided that it should not be the fruit stand ride, but instead the grizzly peak, ride to work, barn, san pablo ride (a double varitant of last saturdays ride: more miles, less climbs) i got over to chris and brandon's place, but find out that he has a flat in the rear wheel. bummer1. no big deal, chris changed the tire at a pretty good speed, and we were off. oh by the way (btw) it was cold.. note to self: 8am is still cold)

we were off, up grizzly peak, making good time, life is dandy, but towards our approach of orinda (17 miles in) i notice that im pretty tired, and cold. we were laughing that stopping and getting on bart at layfette would be an amazing idea, but decided we needed the workout.

as luck would have it, on heart attack hill (affectionately named for its super steep grade and quick accent) i lead, while chris was only 15 meters behind me ... this was maybe 50 meters from the top ... i cruised down the steep, quick decline, cross the street and think about how tired i am... and chris doesnt follow. now i cant see him, because im across the street and his up a hill, but im waiting... then finally i see him walking down the hill with his bike, bummer2

we bart back, i shower, call my brother wondering how their flight is coming.... oh wait ... its next week!!!  bahhhhhhhhhhhh ...yeah, so i took a vacation day so i could ride and go to nordstrom rack, target and rei ... smooth

let me tell you how i impulse buy: i bought 1 dry erase calendar board (to keep track of planned workouts versus actual, yeah lame i know), markers, eraser, ironing board (lame i know), drying rack (prolly couldve stopped after the calendar board)

so i decided since i have the night off, i might as well go to the rock gym with some friends ... so tonight, im headed to ironworks. never been, but i guess its  a rock gym that also has some cool things like yoga and climbing classes. ill let everyone know.

tomorrow im going for a 7 mile run with my friend ali ... the one who came up with the brilliant idea all those 500s earlier this week ... great, oh then we are swimming! yay!

mt diablo in the east bay, i want to climb this in a few months!

right by bart ... looked cool
guess who got new handle bar tape!!!

last but not least ... my old neighbor chris requested pictures of the canopy ... doesnt convey the serenity....