Week 9, Day 3

Weight: 239 lbs.
Waist: 44.5 inches

Ride: 27.3 miles
Time: 1 hour 54 minutes 20.67 seconds
Pace: 14.3 miles per hour
Conditions: light north wind

Calories burned: 2,063.92

First food: 10:04 a.m.
Last food: 3:58 p.m.
Exceptions: Pre-ride banana.

Note: Started out like a very nice ride, after having the bike fixed at B&L, yesterday and installing my new seat. I had a nice time and a coffee at Steady Eddie's, which is always a pleasure. However, approaching Road 96 from Winters on Covell Blvd, I realized something was wrong, stopped roadside, and found I had a flat rear tire. I don't yet know what caused it, but it was a disaster. I walked most of the way home -- a guy picked me up in his truck and with me and the bike in the back, I was driven 1.5 miles. After all the air was out of my tire, I had to lift the back end of the bike. Worn out from the lifting, I left my bike unloocked at the Adobe Apartments at Shasta Drive and Covell, walked home and drove back to retrieve my bike, which thankfully was not stolen. Combined with breaking my seat and a spoke yesterday, this has turned into a "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" weekend.