Date: 2/20/10
Time: 11:45 AM
Workout: ~25 mile ride
Location: Paradise Loop
Weather: Cloudy and Cold
Notes: I really wish I would have taken a camera with me so I could get some pictures of David on his first ride ...EVER...on a road bike. After we bought him some bike shorts and jacket at the Presidio Sports Basement and rented a bike, he was looking pretty spiffy. After settling on a Fuji Roubaix Pro aluminum bike - a bike that will make him appreciate a nicer one, and we started off to ride the Paradise Loop - not bad scenery for a first cycling experience! The terrain included a couple of steep hills, and I'm embarrassed to admit that David beat me up all of the hills. I am going to blame my tri bike for this (I am told they are much more difficult to ride uphill). Therefore, this is always going to be my excuse when I'm slow making it up the incline :)
The course included riding across the Golden Gate Bridge, through the town of Sausalito and made it back down to Tiburon. I do have to say that tourists are pretty annoying on the bridge. They take their sweet time, ride side by side, and stop to take pictures. Other than that and a couple of wrong turns we had a great time! We saw a couple of deer in the middle of the road that didn't seem to care that we were there. Once we got to Tiburon, we had lunch and started to head out to finish the loop. However, as any cyclist will know, the first time on the bike will be a little painful on your bum. Instead of finishing the loop we ended up taking the ferry back to San Francisco and riding from Fisherman's Wharf back to Sports Basement.
While I was a little bummed I missed Day 1 of Boot Camp with the IronTeam, I was thrilled to spend the day with David and had a wonderful time! We're currently looking to buy him his own road bike, so keep posted for future rides with my new cycling buddy. We really do live in such a beautiful place for running and cycling, and I love my husband for making the effort to enjoy it with me!
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