First, let’s see how I fared in the results table:

Brian Janaszek : DNS

Did not start? Yup. Oh, I tried. But I failed. Miserably. Thanks to some horrific directions from Google and a lack of a local map, I could not find the start. And when I finally got the directions sorted out, the road I needed to take was closed. Perhaps it was just a sign, that I wasn’t meant to do the ride. Such is life, I suppose. Given the stress of the run-up to this weekend, with the various bike-related issues, it was hugely disappointing to not start.

I could have simply sulked all day, but the weather was fine and the skies were clear, so I took a three and half hour spin through the northern Philadelphia suburbs. It’s hard to stay disappointed when you’ve ridden miles on fine country roads, and you are sitting on the porch of a bakery, sipping coffee in the sunshine. All’s well that ends well.

Posted on 21 October 2006