I suffered what I'm sure will be the first of many flat tires on my commute home yesterday. I was riding the cross bike with the knobbies on it but I guess those do little to protect me from what seems like endless miles of broken glass and other sh%t along the streets of Akron. It really is amazing to see how much trash is along the sides of the road here. Maybe that's part of Akron's problem, if the citizens who live and work here can't have enough respect for their own neighborhoods to at least keep their sidewalks clean, what hope is there to attract new talent, businesses, etc. into the area; guess that's just my philosophical self talking. Just call me Bri-istotle. Is there something really fun about smashing glass bottles? I'm just not sure that I really get it.
One thing that I've learned is that 700c x 32 cyclocross tubes aren't successfully replaced with tubes that are for 23mm road bike wheels. I rode the rest of the ride along the towpath home really slow as I couldn't put enough volume of CO2 into the tube to fully inflate the tire. Lesson learned I guess. Better hit the bike shop this weekend for some new tubies and patch kit.
I'm looking forward to the long weekend which will hopefully allow me to get some bike riding in. I've got to take it easy because I don't want to compromise my running schedule but I'm hoping to get at least a bit of feeling back in my legs so I can race in the upcoming Chapel Series. I don't have any expectations of even staying in the field until the finish, but for those of us who drop off the back of the main field....I will so kick your butt for the sprint for 25th place! :)
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