august 30, 2007

rode out to cranford today to hand in an application. decided to take the ride despite tired legs. packed up my bag and got under way while it wasnt as hot as it would get. right away there was a bad omen when a car cut right in front of me not 1 mile from my house. she made a right as i was going straight and a swirve into the road was what stopped me from hitting her. this was a sign of things to come.

after getting up vosseller ave, which took a lot more out of me than i remember from the previous ride with eric, i headed down washington valley rd. ride went pretty well for the next 20-25 miles. had a tail wind, in the shade, and had a nice shoulder to ride in.

went down deer path rd and hooked up with new providence rd. after crossing 22 felt the ride was just about over. went through mountain side, got caught at a light, then continued towards cranford. as i crossed the intersection and was beginning to build up speed a car in front of me on the other side of the rd began to turn left. he didnt see me at all and kept going despite any effort i had to make me noticed. braked hard but realized i would slide under the car if i tried to turn out of the way. slammed into the side of the car and got my foot run over since he didnt notice me hitting the car either. thankfully i wasnt going full speed so the impact was far less severe. after my screaming, calling the police, getting checked out by emt's, and all that. i continued on my way with just a slightly sore foot, and slightly bruised knuckles in my right hand. so i am in exceptionally good condition after colliding with a moving car while on bike.

anyway. summer went well. reached essentially all of my goals and rode far better than i expected. lots of stuff is still planned for the fall and winter. im ready. :)

ride;

d-32.50
t-?
as-?
ms-?

*d- is based off of google earth. my fucking odometer reset again. im getting a new one.

monthly mile mark-2092**
in 115**

**odometer reset so these numbers are most likely wrong and short.