It's been five days since I last rode. I had grand, delusional visions of bringing a bike along and riding while we were away. I have that same vision every year, and then I check in on the weather and roads.
Yesterday in Algona: 12 to 15 inches of snow on the ground, sketchy streets and 10 degrees. A bonus, though: a heavy dose of hoarfrost, which made everything look pretty cool. Still, it was pretty unrideable.
Bringing a trainer sounds like a good idea, too, until taking a look at all of the other stuff that has to come along. Eh, nevermind.
So I'm left with running, which in Algona is a good thing. One side of the town is flat, the other hilly. A big loop can get you a little bit of everything. I did a pretty standard run for Algona High School cross country/track alums: extended city route.
Between runs, it's been stretching and yoga. Despite how good my back feels, it's pretty picky. The soft, squishy beds of this north-central Iowa road trip aren't ideal. So every morning, it was coffee, stretch, breakfast. And I usually repeated the coffee-stretch part later in the day.
Tomorrow, it's back on the bike. Finally. And maybe even outside. And it looks like Thursday might be a shorts/embrocation day. Wow.
Oh. What did I get for Christmas? The best thing a bike-shop guy can get: a big wad of money.
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