Tyre update

I caught the mid morning train with the "bennies" and Gold cardholders today.  I am neither, so it felt like I wasn't on the right train.  I'm hoping (and praying) my status doesn't change to be a bennie.  

First mission was to go to the bike shop.  Being in the Hutt I was right in my assessment that it would be quiet - compared to the quite busy Penny Farthing in Wellington.  The young bike boy was very patient with me and showed me how to fit the tube.  The key thing is not to seal it to the rim, but to put the tube inside the tyre, then seal the tyre, and pump it up.  Viola! Easy peasy.  Not being scientifically inclined, it still feels like magic.  I'm 80% sure now should I be stuck on a remote road I will be able to change a tyre and I'm 100% sure that the other 20% will kick in with the adrenalin of being stuck on a remote road.  So, all good, and means now that I need to build into my daily schedule a morning ride of an hour or two hours.  I think the circuit round Gladstone will probably cover it if I turn off at the crossroads that goes to Martinborough, and instead go via Gladstone return home.

I also purchased a Floor pump so hopefully I will have the pump/tyre thing sorted now.

Had a good session at the Hutt LM.  Did some bag work and that felt good.  The speedballs weren't pumped up sufficiently though!   Did some bike work followed by some time on the treadmill.  Thanks to the darkness of the cardio room in the Hutt and the Black Eyed Peas I got a bit excited and actually ran on the treadmill for 10 minutes.  My head was telling me I could do it, and my legs followed, although I think they may be bit sore tomorrow.

I was going to go for a swim at Huia, but I got there to find it was closed, so instead went and had quiche and coffee at the Dowse!  It was probably just as well actually, as I probably also walked about 10km today.

It was odd waiting for the train home at Waterloo.  I watched a few Upper Hutt trains go by before my train came.  The mass of commuter faces coming off the train like catching the mid morning train somehow seems displaced.   I sort of wanted to ask "where's the joy? - what have you done today to make yourself feel proud?"  Not that I did anything today particular to make myself feel proud.  No, that's not completely true. Every day, and days like today when the opportunity can potentially present itself to revisit "old habits" then yeah, I am proud that I don't.

Oh yes, today I decided that next year I need to go to France and ride the Tour de France route.  Not sure how that's going to happen.  But today was the day I decided it would!