I spent all yesterday afternoon mentally preparing myself for an epic after-work ride to the Units' house 40 miles north of Sac'to. I was going to be racing the sun so it was going to be like a 40 mile TT. I'd ridden up there once before but the roads are lonely and spotilly paved so I brought myself an extra tube and patch kit. But I forgot my pump. D'oh!

So, I called my wife and said I wouldn't make it, I'll take a shorter ride around town, and I'll see you back at the house in time for the kids' dinner.

Still, I managed to get in a nice ride down past Freeport, 10 miles into a headwind so I could turn around and breeze back into town turning an easy 24mph with the wind at my back. I love that.