Exercise Can't Wait for Someone Else

Hurdles abound as they do with bike riding, but I still did my 1-hour bike ride this morning at around 8 am, which turned out to be the warmest part of the day. It was rather windy though. But it was a good thing I didn’t put it off. As the day wore on it got colder and windier. But that wasn’t the biggest hurdle to biking today.

I had to deal with the fact that my flat tire had not been repaired…I could have and would have done it myself yesterday, however…

On Tuesday during a ride I got a puncture of some kind, only knowing this because I heard it and got green slime on my bike. Because I have a slime tube in my tires, I was able to make it home still without a flat. I bought a new tube that day with the intention of repairing it later in the week.

My husband said he would do it for me. So I wholeheartedly left him at his word. I reminded him Friday that I was going to ride Sunday. He said he would fix it. I reminded him Saturday. He said he would fix it. I reminded him Saturday evening. He said he would fix it… That is why when I went into the garage this morning and my husband had already left on his ride, I had assumed it had been repaired.

There I was on a schedule, as I had a conference call and a conference I was in charge of that started at 11 am today and went through to 5 pm, I had to get the biking in this morning or it wasn’t going to happen at all today.

I quickly pumped up the tire – it was full and no audible sounds of air leaking. I had a spare air cartridge and phone and a sleeping teenager upstairs with a valid drivers license if I needed a ride. I just needed 60 minutes of airtime. Off I went in the cold.

I made it all the way, right up until the very end when the tire just ran out of air on the final leg around the corner from the house. No problem.

Except, when I finished my shower and I was dressing in the closet and my husband came in. I told him thanks! He said he would fix it now, so I could do my ride. It was 10 am and I was leaving the house in thirty minutes for my conference.

I KNOW how to change the tire – but when some one else offers and promises to do it for you (several times) who will turn that down? I know how to change a car tire too, but I don't tell people who pull over to help to go away! If you make promises, keep them.

Today’s Accomplishments: Ride: 13.05 miles, 1 hour 1:33 minutes, 4.43 min/mile (Garmin – shut down twice) and tire flat at end…