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Day 29 - Learning to Love the Rain
The rain started a few miles into today's ride after it looked like it was going to be clear and sunny. I had on only a short sleeve jersey and bare legs. But at the point when I realized I was getting wet, I also realized that I was quite comfortable. The drizzle felt refreshing. I was going at a good pace so the effort was keeping me warm. Whereas I would normally have dismounted and donned rain gear, I just kept riding. What harm could a little rain do? It certainly wasn't slowing me down. On the contrary, I seemed to be picking up speed. Isn't a water-cooled engine more efficient than an air cooled one? Well, it got worse. In fact, it turned into a full-on thunderstorm. I stopped under an overhang to put on a rain jacket but only because I thought it was the thing to do. I was more worried about my route sheet and my cyclometers getting wet than my body. My only moment of concern was when water got in my right eye and moved my contact lens. All of a sudden, I could only see clearly out of one eye. If the same thing happened to my left eye, I'd be out of commission and wouldn't have know what to do. Luckily, dozens of blinking, helped settle the lens into the right spot and I was fine. After about 30 miles, the rain gave way to sun and the temperature rose to 94 degrees. Talk about extremes!
For more information, please contact: Roopinder Tara, CEO/President, TenLinks, Inc., Novato, CA 94947, USA (415) 897-8800 x 221 |
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