7000 feet of quad and booty burning glory
August 2, 2008
On Saturday the cycling sirens sang yet again. And this time the call had a “climb epic heights” ring to it. And, since we all know how siren calls go, I had to oblige.
The ride was a from-somewhere-between-Burlingame and Woodside, up Old La Honda, through Pescadero, out to Half Moon Bay, and up and over back down to Canada road-loop. For written directions of what we did go here. And, if you’re more visually oriented, you can see a very rough gmap of it here instead. Suffice to say, the ride was truly one of great glory. Having never climbed anything like that before, I was super proud of myself. Looking back and seeing countless hills in the far distance, and then knowing that you’ve climbed them, makes for a pretty awesome moment. Plus, it’s just such a gorgeous ride. Zillions of redwood trees, isolated little towns, wildflowers, the ocean — it’s just fantastic.
So here’s the beginning…
Step one: find purportedly delicious coffee place (Philz - in the Mission)
Step two: buy and taste test said purported deliciousness
(note to other caffeine/coffee junkies: ’tis quite delicious. They add their sugar and homemade cream for you…and it’s heavenly. And, since it’s not like you added the sugar and cream yourself, it totally doesn’t count as bad for you!)
Step Three: Stock up on emergency fuel (this ride I went with the jelly beans… errr… I mean extreme sports beans!)
Step Four: Size up the competition. I’m obviously victorious on three counts: shoe style, sock choice, and for actually having a tan… at all
Step Five: Ride!
Step Six: Climb epic hills
Step Seven: Relish in hill-climbing glory (perhaps prematurely, but go on! relish!)
(that’s my friend, Eric — he rides for UCLA Triathlon)
Step Eight: Whenever possible, fulfill and/or rekindle childhood memories and fantasies
(check out the video below to understand why this is so awesome!)
Step Nine: Climb (and descend!!oh yes descend!!) about a frak-load more
Step Ten: Find deliciousness and never ever let go of it
Step Eleven: Get slackers up
Step Twelve: Appreciate nature (and by “appreciate” I mean kiss)
Step Thirteen: Bike a LOT more… over a LOT more hills. And then, enjoy the view
Step Fourteen: Take more pictures with childhood landmarks. This will help you show off to friends and relatives later on.
Step Fifteen: Finish!! And, though not recommended, optionally: try and look like a badass while dripping in sweat and clothed in bright spandex.
Step Sixteen: Get together with great homies and eat lots and lots of hamachi sashimi!
The end! But for all the photos, go here
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Why wasn’t I invited to ride some epic-ness? Probably because I did only 3000ft today and feel like I slammed into a concrete wall right now.
I think my favorite part of this weblog is the picture of heather eating a sandwich and a cookie.
Jerk! I have a tan!
Also, step twelve came before step eleven.
Oh, and I really did pull off that badass in spandex look didn’t I?! But, what I was really going for was a tired/ horribly horribly sunburned look.