A somewhat complicated day today. I took the car out to the lakefront for the Giro ride this morning. I normally ride the seven or eight miles from home, but this morning I was supposed to be back at the office around 10 a.m., which is about the time I usually get home from the ride. Anyway, it was going to be tight.
The morning weather was cool, and although I knew it would warm up by the time the ride was over, I dressed for the start rather than the finish. The ride today was mostly civilized, with only a few brief fast sections. The changes along the Giro route through New Orleans East are coming painfully slowly. This week two of the seven or eight stoplights along the ride are flashing. The rest are still out, replaced by folding stop signs placed on the corners. The old lighthouse at the West end of Lakeshore Drive has fallen farther over into the scoured-out hole left by the storm, and it's just about to collapse altogether. I wasn't feeling too sharp todayand was sort of avoiding doing much hard work, concentrating instead on spinning a slightly lower gear than usual. Since today's ride wasn't particularly fast, by the time we got back to the parking lot it was around 9:30 already. I make a quick exit and rushed around when I got back to the house, still arriving at the office about twenty minutes late. The five of us got to work on the report and finally got it finished and sent out around 2 p.m. Then it was off for the Intercontinental hotel downtown for the Psychiatry christmas party. There were lots of shrimp and raw oysters and wine, and the turnout was quite good. I guess that the christmas party competition is weak around here this year, so if you have a party you can be sure of a good turnout.
It's looking like it will be a chilly winter northshore training ride tomorrow.
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