After being sick for seven days, I was so looking forward to my first Marin county ride on Saturday. My friend and I met at the Embarcadero and started our ride from there. We stopped for photo shots at Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, the top of the Marin headlands and Sausalito. We had some coffee and pastry in Sausalito before continuing on with our ride.
We rode through so many towns I've never been to before: Ross, San Anselmo, Olema. The temperature was just right and the sun shone brightly.
There were times during the ride when I found myself extremely surprised to have to shift into my small chainring. Seriously, where did those hills come from??? Looking at the road ahead, it didn't seem like an ascending road but it sure as hell was!
By the time we got to Stinson Beach, I was ready for some serious fuel! I chowed down on a vegetarian wrap, a yogurt, OJ, and a soy latte with a double shot. I was good to go again.
Forward and onward to Mt. Tam. Although I'm 95% recovered from my flu/cold, I still have some blocked airways because I found myself coughing during the climbs. Still, listening to U2 tunes and looking at the beautiful views kept me motivated. We didn't climb to the top of Mt. Tam because it was getting late. Plus, this was only my 2nd long ride of the year and I'm slowly building up my endurance pace. Next time, though, I'm going to the top!
The descent from Mt. Tam is awesome! The road is smooth and the turns transition nicely.
We were back in SF at 7 p.m. just in time to watch my friend's capoeira group perform in that little park in North Beach. Having cooled down from our ride, we got cold pretty quickly but managed to borrow some jackets while we joined the roda and watched the capoeristas.
It was an awesome day!
Oh yeah, measurements:
QUADS: 56 CM (DAMN ILLNESS!)
CALVES: 38 CM
BICEPS: 27 CM
