We are having crazy nice weather in San Francisco. Today was 70+ and sunny. Normally Jan - March is cold and rainy, but we seem to get the exact opposite weather then the rest of the country. When you are all frying in a nation-wide heat wave like last summer, we're enshrouded in cold, damp fog for months. And when you're getting dumped on with snow, we're getting endless sunshine. I'll take it.
This is in the first 10 minutes of my ride. I never get tired of this view.
Today I rode with a friend on the Paradise Loop route... over the Golden Gate bridge, through Sausalito, loop around to Tiburon and back. There was a bad bike crash on the Bridge when we were coming back... we rolled to a stop along with probably 80 other bikers as someone was carried into an ambulance. A few places on the bridge are quite narrow and dangerous for passing... apparently two bikers crashed head-on. No word if they are ok or not; I do hope it wasn't too serious. We waited about 5 minutes before they opened things up again.
Today was the first time I tried my new Hammer products, and the jury is still out. I mixed Sustained Energy with 3 tbsp raspberry gel, but it wasn't sweet enough so I threw in a scoop of Cytomax. Perfect. Well, sorta. I had a bottle of @ 550 cals and I like drinking my calories vs. messing with gels. But... Sustained Energy does have an interesting taste; mild, but will take a little getting used to. And I had a slightly funky stomach about an hour+ into the ride, and started burping it up. Not sure if it's because this mix needs constant shaking (see how it separates after only 15 min?) which made it foam a bit...
Or maybe mixing it with Cytomax was a problem? Not sure. I'll give it another shot next week and alternate this with plain water. Energy-wise I felt great by the end of the ride.
...which was good, because on a day like today I need to be outside as much as possible! So I quickly showered and ran back out the door to meet a friend up from LA to run the Kaiser half marathon (which I'd originally had on my schedule until my hamstring decided it had other plans.) Then drinks on a patio with a blind date... nice guy but alas, not my type. Conversation stalled, and... hey, the people sitting next to us are talking triathlon! I started chatting with a gal who was looking to do a few races this year, so that was fun.
And finally, home. I needed some down-time tonight; I have a bunch of work to do tomorrow, plus my longest run since September. Whoo hoo! I think I'll head over to Golden Gate Park. Will share pics.
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