...So there I was, chugging up Encinal Canyon, trying to just keep going - and insult is added to injury when I AM PASSED BY A DUDE ON A RECUMBENT. Now that's already not fun... and THEN, right as I'm trying to huff out the words "nice job" as he passes - he has the gall to say to me, "
This is the first time I've ever passed an upright on this hill. Shame on you." And he pedaled on his merry way.
I spent the rest of the grueling pedal uphill contemplating his meaning. Was he just giving me good-natured ribbing? Was he trying to motivate me to pick up the pace? Was he just a royal A-HOLE?