Train, Train, Train

I don't mean railroad trains either. Last Saturday, my plan was to do 80k (50 m). The morning dawned cool (50), foggy, drizzly, and breezy. The weather didn't straighten up (as my wife likes to say). So, after a waiting bit to see if the weather might improve, and going outside a couple of times to see how bad it really was, I gritted my teeth and got on my spinning bike. Three hours and 20 minutes later I finished. Not sure how long that would have been on the road, but it was all I could STAND. How does one stand 3+ hours on a spinning bike? I watched The Fellowship of the Ring which runs 3 hours. Perfect. I like the movie, so it did help pass the time. Sunday was a rest day, although I did go to softball practice.

On Monday, I did 40k. The highlight of that ride was riding over a snake. I went back to look and it had been run over by a car, so I added insult to serious injury when I ran over. He was still twitching a bit when I went back, but he was clearly not long for this world.

I rode 40k again on Tuesday--pretty much the same route. The snake was still there, but this time I didn't ride over him. On my ride today I listened to "This America Life". The story for the day was baby sitters. It was in 3 acts, and the last act was the most amazing story. In order to escape from her home, a teenage girl invented a family with 2 small children that she had to babysit for. Her brother played along. The mother never caught on, in spite of some very implausible stories told by the girl and her brother. As you learned more and more, it got stranger, and actually quite sad.

Thanks goodness for iPods and podcasts. It sure makes the time go by faster.