2021 mileage: 4006.6
The day began with a big disappointment. The tubes I needed for my new trike finally arrived from Amazon yesterday, and when I went to put one on this morning, I got stuck -- but my friend Doug Tidd was able to come over and help me out. However, after we put it in, and pumped it up, before it was even completely inflated, it blew out. Undaunted, we tried a second, and that one let us blow it up a little closer to the recommended pressure -- before it, too, blew. Down to our third and last tube now, we tried that ... but it, too, blew out (after we had gotten it fully blown up, but before we got it reattached to the trike). Now, I really don't know what to do. The dealer, Jack's, told me the tubes they use are out of stock, and they aren't supposed to get any more until MAY! In light of that, I'd be tempted to give Amazon another try -- but when I did that this morning, I was told that this item was unavailable.
But then, there was a BIG milestone today - going over 4000 miles for the year far and away the earliest I ever have. After watching Michigan open their college football season with a solid win over Western Michigan, I went out late afternoon and rode a round trip to Marsh Park, with a loop in Stonebridge added in on the way home, for a 12.6-mile ride in 1:19.
While riding, I listened to my John Denver playlist on Spotify, and though this had me smiling throughout, I was especially delighted to hear this song, which my siblings Marianne and John and I sang often in our teens (with me at the piano).
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