March 27, 2007
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Sog City
I tried to beat the rain today. I headed out at 6:45 and headed up Corbett on the same route I took on Friday morning. It was misty but dry when I left the house but it was already pretty wet by the time I hit the top of Corbett. I hoped it was fog and when I headed down towards the ocean I’d get under it. WRONG. IT was soaking wet for the rest of my ride. All the way down Taravel to the ocean and then all the way up geary. I took this picture at Sutro Heights Park. Look at the bags under my eyes! Well in all fairness, some of it is the horrible tan lines I’m developing from my sunglasses.
I took Balboa and Cabrillo back into town and snapped a pictue of Saint Ignatius at The University of San Francisco before I headed into town on Golden Gate. I don’t spend a lot of time on any of these roads and they were soggy but entertaining. Just like me.
At lunch, Chris was nice enough to take me to REI to pick up my membership sale loot. The important purchase was new tires for my road bike. I went with the Continental Gator Skins. The best tires I’ve ever used. The ones they’re replacing have a jaw dropping 5000 miles on them which is completely unheard of for road bike tires. And the performance? Awesome. I averaged about one flat per state when I rode cross country last year. I recommend these to all the riders on my training rides. Because nothing sucks the confidence right out of you like two or more flats in a single day. Just ask me– I had that day yesterday. My other purchase was a new geek watch. I went with the Origo multi function Granite Peak watch that has a thermometer, a barometer, an altimiter, and a compass on it. Conversation with my cube mate Bruce whose dry wit is legendary:
Joseph: “Look Bruce the watch knows it’s raining outside”
Bruce: “Great! Now you don’t have to look out the window.”
True enough but it’s awful cool and my old watch was falling apart and needed to be replaced…. Here’s a glamour shot of Chris and Sofi from today. I hope they go out of town again soon. I had such a great time dog sitting her and Mimi, despite all the complaints, loved the company.
