Soup Fairy

Maybe it was holiday cookies. Maybe it was the 5 days off from riding. Maybe it was cold I picked up coming back to Chicago. No matter what the reasoning, it was a pretty rough ride.

I didn't stay on top of my asthma meds, going without them for about four days while gone for the holidays, and I definitely woke up this morning with my lungs telling me they weren't happy.

Despite all that, I decided to take a ride tonight. I told a friend I'd play Soup Fairy bring her soup since she's sick too. I'm sure she didn't expect it to be in a can and dropped off at her door at around 1am. Either way, the Soup Fairy delivered some campbell's chicken noodle, which, now that I think about it, will probably be frozen in the morning. It's the thought that counts right?

Back on the bike I headed south to do my usual night loop. The winds were picking up and the cold of the wind combined with my head cold did not mix too well. I was able to complete most of the ride (cutting out a few blocks down in the Loop) and actually finished feeling relatively strong.

Time for some food and sleep. I still have 36.60 miles to complete by Sunday.

Stats:
Thu, Dec 27, 2007 - 13.62 mi [Cycling]
13.62 mi in 00:55:52 hours at 14.63 mi/h on Ross Fixed Gear. [Cycling] Midnight ride. 32F, with a wind chill of ~26F. There were some heavy winds picking up coming out of the east/southeast.