Training Log Archive: levitin

Earl's Trails Afternoon GreenX

UMass Sprint-O. Managed to make a couple of stupid mistakes, even though I wasn't moving very quickly. I failed to orient the map properly in the start triangle and ran 180° out of the start. At number 8, along the edge of the map, I must also have had the map not oriented properly because I was distracted by another runner who looked like he had a map, and I ran off the map.

Event 2 - Middle Green X - Splits

Event 3 - UMass Long - Splits

Horse loop w/ R. Legs feeling a little tired, R knee gave me some discomfort on the return trip.

Cat Rock Park-O.

Cycled the Simpson loop, which I'm more familiar with running. Bike worked just fine today.

Took the road bike to work to get in a midday ride. Front tire was firm, rear was a bit squishy, but I didn't bring the pump. Beginning the ride, I went around in the parking lot, trying to get the feel for the squishy rear tire. It felt a bit as if it were moving sideways occasionally, but it wasn't flat, and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Brakes were working normally.

A couple of miles in, the sound is worse, but nothing looks wrong. Then thwup I notice the tire is not sitting firmly on the rim. Then I notice there's no tube directly underneath where the tire is offset. Ok, no patch kit will fix a blowout, and I don't have a spare.

I try to ride it gently back, but the tube, instead of having 0 ends, goes quickly from 2 ends to 4 ends and gets twisted around the rear axle. Bleah.

So,...

I walked it back to the plant. Saw two cyclists about a mile out, who offered me a spare tube, but I said I could probably get back more quickly by continuing to walk rather than (take one of their spares,) change the tube, and then continue up the hill.

At least it wasn't raining.

Must have done 5-7 hrs of yardwork, including mowing, trimming, and pruning dead branches in the last 4 days.