Being that I was riding outside at 5:00am it was still dark, so I needed to use a headlight on the bike. It works okay, but it doesn't give you long range visibility. This was not too big of a problem except for spotting potholes in time...I hit one near the Saratoga Racino and slightly bent my front wheel, but all systems were still go, so I continued on. About 9 miles into my ride I found myself on Henning Road and didn't see another pothole that was apparently a bit deeper than the first. So deep, in fact, that I got two flat tires when I went over it. I didn't wreck, luckily, but when I came to a stop I realized I was roughly 3 miles from home and if I were to walk there would be no way I'd be back quick enough to make it to work on time. Also, it was only about 5:40am, so calling Becca to come pick me up was out of the question too. And, for those of you wondering why I didn't fix the flats and ride home, it's because my seat wedge pack is still on its way in the mail. So, with no other options left, I decided to run, which made this my first brick workout (a brick workout is when you go directly from the bike to running).
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| My running shoes for today |
Surprisingly, none of this discouraged me this morning. I felt good and was in a great mood afterwards. And, to my surprise, my legs didn't feel like jello when I switched from the bike to the run!
Have any of you had something try to get in the way of your workout? What did you do to get through it?
