$7.49: August 2007

My neighbor, Piers, invited me to join him on his Tuesday night bike club ride - the dude is cool, so I said absolutely - we both got off work and arrived home at about 5:40 - which didn't leave us much time at all - luckily, I had called in a KFC request - so I tossed Piers a drumstick and we were on our way...

I had no idea what I was in for - first of all, Piers and I were the only ones without head to toe 'gear' - I wore some shitty old shorts and a tee shirt, borrowed Piers's helmet [the only thing I was missing was a water bottle full of white wine in my eyes]...

Here's the 'cue sheet' [directions for the ride]:
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PLEASANT HILL & GREAT FALLS
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0 Mitchell Park (S St. btwn 22 & 23)
0 R 23rd St.
.3 L Kalorama Rd.
.4 R Kalorama Circle
.5 S Belmont Rd.
.7 R Massachusetts Ave. (on near sidewalk)
.9 R Rock Creek Drive
1.0 Becomes Normanstone Dr. @ hairpin
1.1 BR then BL TRO Normanstone
1.6 L Fulton St.
1.8 L 34 St.
1.9 R Mass. Ave. (to left lane in group, if alone go to far sidewalk)
1.9 L Observatory Circle
2.2 R Calvert St.
2.3 X Wisconsin Ave. @ light
2.4 R Tunlaw St. (becomes New Mexico)
3.0 L Garfield St.
3.3 R 45th St.
3.8 L Newark St.
3.8 X Nebraska Ave. S Rockwood Pkwy
4.6 R Fordham Rd. @ SS
5.2 L 49th St. @ SS
5.3 X Massachusetts Ave.
5.7 L Chesapeake
5.7 X Western Ave. S. Allan Rd.
6.2 L Baltimore Ave. @ SS
6.2 R Wriley Rd.
6.4 L Brookview Dr. (unmarked)
6.5 R Mass. Ave. @ SS (to left lane in group, if alone consider sidewalk)
6.7 L Ft. Sumner Dr. @ light
6.8 R Mamakagan Rd.
7.5 R Wapakoneta
7.7 L Walhonding Rd.
7.9 R Wicasset Rd
8.3 R Mohican Rd. (after Mohican Pl.)
8.4 L Bent Branch Rd.
8.9 L Tulip Hill Terr. @ 2nd sign for it
9.4 R Goldsboro Rd.
9.4 L Rannoch Rd.
9.5 R Kenhowe Dr.
9.9 L Bannockburn Dr.
10.5 R MacArthur Blvd.
11.5 R Seven Locks Rd.
(R on Thomlinson, R on Seven Locks)
12.5 L Lilly Stone Dr.
12.8 L Hamilton Spring Rd.
13.2 L Lilly Stone Dr.
13.6 R Persimmon Tree La.
14.0 R Persimmon Tree Rd.
(L Persimmon, R Eggert Dr., L MacArthur Blvd.to shorten ride)
15.0 L Oaklyn Dr.
17.6 R Falls Rd.
(L Falls Rd, L MacArthur to shorten ride)
17.8 L Stanmore Dr.
18.7 L Pleasant Hill Dr.
19.3 R Belmart Rd.
19.8 L Brickyard Rd.
20.1 R Falls Rd.
20.6 R MacArthur Blvd. @ T- toward Great Falls Park
(L MacArthur to shorten ride)
21.8 Turnaround in circle past booth at Park entrance
23.1 BR TRO MacArthur @ gate
30.2 BL Reservoir Rd
30.7 X Foxhall Rd @ TL
33.1 L/R 35thPlace/R St
33.6 X Wisconsin Ave
35.0 L Q Street
35.4 L to circle, N Massachusetts
35.8 R/R 24th Street/S Street
Mitchell Park !!
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yes, that's 35.8 miles!!!!

On top of everything else - my chain fell off twice - my tires were not inflated enough - and I really didn't have a water bottle...

I bailed after 12 miles and made my way back home [another 10 miles by the way!]...

I'm going to be kicking myself tomorrow for everything I've done in the last 4 years besides exercise...