Having a bad ride day (a nice long rant)

[Fujichants]

I have experienced bad running days before...but today was my first bad ride day. I don't know...the weather was perfect, the day started off great as I picked up a jersey I had ordered from Cynergy in Santa Monica, I watched part of the Tour de France before getting on my bike.

Got on my bike to do about 40 miles with the bf...and my right leg starts cramping up. I figured it just needed to warm up and it would feel better. The knee started acting up next. Grrrr...asked the bf to stop so I could stretch and the muscles felt better. Everything was fine for the first hour and a half or so...then we hit lots of traffic by Manhattan Beach. I lose my balance trying to decide what to do at a red light (unclip or not?) because at the previous lights I would unclip and the stupid light would turn green and i'd be fumbling to get my cleat clipped back in. So I of course unclip last minute at this stupid light, and instead of putting my left foot down (the one I unclipped), I lose my balance and fall to my right. Luckily bf was there to catch me, but I had all the cars behind me seeing the whole thing! Boy was I embarassed!

I was just too tired to continue on actually, but kept at it, and on the way back, we had to turn left and go over a little hump to get back into the bike lane. Well, some slowpoke guy holding a cup of whatever was in there was in front of bf also making the left over the narrow opening, so bf slows down, and me being on autopilot also turn left but forget to slow down, hit bf's derailleur, lose my balance, fall to my right in the middle of the road in slowmo, all the while my left leg is still clipped in. I must admit, it must have looked funny but I was mad and embarrassed! And I broke my bf's derailleur!

I called it a day, called bf's sister to come get me, bf managed to fix whatever was broken so he rode home, but it still needs to go to the shop to have that part replaced. And I am still upset that I sucked so much today! I have been riding a lot and doing well with my hill training and riding alone in traffic, and now this crap happens! Oh, and my brand new white Castelli jersey...covered in grease stains. Bah!

[mimitabby]

wow, you said it, down to the white shorts + grease what a bummer.

I hope you feel better soon and that your bf has enough courage to ride with you again

[han-grrl]

I'm sorry to hear about the rough day - it happens.

When you are ready to process, (just keep this in your back pocket for now) -

find THREE things that you liked about the ride...anything, it could be, you liked looking at BF's butt
i mean anything.

This is what i do EVERY ride, no matter how good/bad. sometimes it could that i learned something, and i am glad i did, or that i saw a flower garden or...it helps make the memory less yuck, so it doesn't sit in the head that way next time you are in the saddle.

Remember what you said - you've been doing great!

and, you know what they say, a bad day in the saddle is still better than a great day in the office...

feel better I THINK this is a nice excuse for BF to give you a nice back rub

[HoosierGiant]

When you are ready to process, (just keep this in your back pocket for now) -

find THREE things that you liked about the ride...anything, it could be, you liked looking at BF's butt
i mean anything.

This is what i do EVERY ride, no matter how good/bad. sometimes it could that i learned something, and i am glad i did, or that i saw a flower garden or...it helps make the memory less yuck, so it doesn't sit in the head that way next time you are in the saddle.

and, you know what they say, a bad day in the saddle is still better than a great day in the office...

Theres' a whole lotta wisdom in those words!!

Sorry you had a bad ride. It's the bad ones that make the good ones so awesome though!

[Running Mommy]

getting grease out of jersey...
Find a place that sells stuff in little yellow bottles called "carbona" they have a formulation for a myriad of stains. Find the grease and oil one, and you should be good.

[han-grrl]

http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/grease.html

some interesting tips

i like the aloe vera one - thats probably one i would try first...because i like aloe

i used one for red wine on a light coloured top from this list once - MILK it worked awesome.