Zack's Triathlon Blog

So Josh and I did the Paradise Loop aka Tiburon Loop ride today. On our drive over to our starting point, we heard a loud "bang" while sitting at a stop light. It sounded like a backfire to me, but Josh thought it sounded like a bike tire popping. Sure enough, when we parked at Sports Basement Josh found that his other tire had blown (his front tire blew a few weeks ago). Perhaps I have been lucky, or perhaps his tubes were old or poorly installed, but he has now had two flats to my zero (knock-on-wood). I asked to change the tire, since I have yet to attend one of the clinics and wanted the experience. So, once the change was done, we set out across the Golden Gate Bridge on our ride.

I knew this was a popular ride, but having it experienced it first-hand, it was truly breath-taking. Flying around the rolling hills and curvy roads was a unique experience. I love being in shape and having nice weather, and being able to take a 3-hour bike ride in the middle of the day is pretty nice too.

Here's a graph for all you graph lovers out there:



Don't panic - week 8 is still in progress and I was sick, so there won't be much swimming this week.