Odd little ride today. I headed out on what was a promising, sunny and just a little cool autumn afternoon. About 5-6 miles into this thing black clouds took over and it looked more like November out there as I headed into Whitnall Park. Yes, the road from the parkway is still out! Detour time to get to Botanical gardens. Why in the hell it takes months for a small road to be repaired is beyond me.
Anyway, the car does always win. I did a lap up barn Hill and circled around to head out of the park...too cold and damp and dank to go much more than the 26 miles I did.
But at 92nd I saw what I thought was the car of a former boss of mine, one of the good ones actually!
I did a U-turn and gave chase for some reason. Game on. Now somewhere deep down inside I knew this move was as stupid as when my dog Gabby tries to chase a squirrel up a tree. The squirrel can climb..."You'll never get the squirrel," I tell her on our walks. Well you never get the car either, not when you are the one on the bike.
But I gave chase and kept him in my sights for a couple of blocks. That all ended in a hurry when his car disappeared up a steep hill near the Wehr Nature Center. I was dropped and headed back to my usual route home.
26 miles in books with no shortage of snot to show for it. It's a start to a week I hope will see me out there several days.
Season Miles: 2,684
There ya go! Back in the saddle.
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