Ride
There were four of us on the ride today, it was cold and the roads were wet so that probably put a lot of people off. My bar is a little higher, I’ll start as long as it’s not actually raining.
Truck
Even though we were on a three-lane road the truck driver was under the impression that he had every right to pass us as close as possible and be annoyed that we were riding two abreast. He made his misguided displeasure as clear as he could with the use of his air horn. Some truck drivers just assume that whatever they think is the law of the road should be is actually the law of the road. The fact that they are encased in metal and have the ability to kill me with very little effort doesn’t help the situation.
Fast
The others are normally a lot faster than me but today the speeds were reasonable and I managed to keep up to the second roundabout. Two carried on and two of us turned round and headed back. The fast boys caught us at the lights for the turning onto the boring road. All the lights were with us along the boring road. I kept up until the last set of lights but then the will to peddle went and I dropped off the back of the group. I was quite happy with the ride.
Bus
There was a very fat man on the bus, he took up two seats, and he only paid for one.
Bomb
We were told over the PA that we should leave the building by the south entrance as there was an ongoing incident outside. We later found out that explosives had been found in a neighbouring building. I felt that leaving by the south entrance was the least I could do.
Swim
I was tired when I got to the pool. It was probably a combination of getting up early and swimming for three days in a row. I struggled my way through the session, the only thing that kept me going was thinking that if I gave up at this how would I fare at the end of a long swim. The very last part of the session was to swim lengths underwater doing fly kick whilst wearing fins. I got a third of the way down the pool when my right calf cramped. The whole calf muscle turned into a very painful brick. I struggled back to the edge of the pool and waited for the pain to subside. I’ve not cramped like that for a long time and I really don’t want to cramp like that again.
Call
I finally managed to get though and find out where we are with “the big adventure”. There was a lot of hesitancy from the other side of the world so it looks like I won’t be able to delegate some of the arrangements.
Soup
Loved One and I had a bowl of soup to replace the energy lost in swimming. I suspect that I replaced more than I used.