about me

I am a self-defined amateur cyclist, and really have no business riding in a 150 mile bike ride whatsoever. But as the daughter of a person with MS, I also have no business sitting around on my duff while a cure needs to be found, better treatments need to be researched, and an increased quality of life needs to be made possible. So, while holding down a job and hanging out with my husband and our trusty mutt, thus begins my saga of training for Bike MS 2008.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

"Crusty Jugglers"

Something I saw on my ride yesterday deserves mention.  You'll be happy to know that I did make it out to Grant's Trail - which was surprisingly unpopulated for how nice of an evening it was.  It made for a beautiful ride, but that's not what what I'm here about.

Off in the distance coming down the other side of the path was a jogger - that much I could tell.  But there seemed to be a lot of, oh, miscellaneous movement around him that I couldn't put my finger on from as far away as I was.  Luckily, with my pace I was able to close the gap quickly.

All that miscellaneous movement?  Juggling clubs!  No joke.  This guy was jogging at an admirable stride, while juggling 3 clubs - like it was nothing!  I don't know who jogs and juggles, but, sir, whoever you are, you certainly give all those Bud Light Real American Geniuses a run for their money.  I am impressed.

(For the kids keeping track at home, here's the wrap-up:)
Dist: 16.14 miles
Avg: 14.5 mph
Mx: 22.5
Time: 1:06.39

Now that's a little less embarrassing that my previous Grant's Trail ride.

1 comment:

acinad said...

I think it is worth it to train every day on Grant's Trail just knowing there is a chance you may see a jogging juggler. That's awesome!