July 26 ~ Cake, bottles, bugs & Blitzer!

Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by Sarah in 100 Mile Journey

Happy 7th birthday to my little friend Jake! Well, not the “offical” day yet, but today was his birthday party. Hence the chocolate cake title:) You know how I LOVE birthdays, right?! It’s not about the presents. It’s about the chocolate cake & ice cream! Yes, I like my sweets.

So, because the birthday party was in the morning, I moved my training ride to the late afternoon. Felt a little strange to ride as the sun set, but a very welcome change. Had a nice ride. I rode down to Mt. Vernon again.

Sun was hot. Bugs were BAD. (I didn’t realize how bad till I got home). Saw a lot of cute guys. Planes. Cars determined to run me over (that never changes). And happy boaters on the Potomac. Did I say it was humid out? Well it was.

I don’t usually stop to buy anything on rides, but I was pretty hot (as in sweaty:)) so I decided to stop at Safeway on the way home & get a cold beverage. Of course stood in line behind ANOTHER cute guy. What is today? Cute guy can’t have day?

Well a bottle of Smart Water AND a Vitamin Water overflowed my 2 bottles. With me drinking some too! So, without any other option, I stuck the Vitamin Water bottom-where else -but my shirt! Thank god for sports bra tank tops. It stayed in the middle for the next hour. I got some funny stares, but hey it worked and that is what counts! Thinking I might be on to something.

Almost back home and about dead, but my eyes recognized a familiar face. It was Wolf Blitzer walking with his wife. I waved hi. They did the same. I am sure they were glad the sweaty girl kept riding.

I knew I had swallowed a lot of bugs. But wow. I was WEARING them. My upper chest was BLACK. So to say a shower was delightful was an understatement. Well, the chocolate cake was pretty delightful as well:)

Rode 68 miles in 4:27 (15.8mph) kind of slow. Bleak!