We had Krispy Kreme doughnuts delivered to our office this morning. As I was picking up a wonderful, warm, soft doughnut with a napkin, I was being careful not to grab it too hard. I didn't want to ruin the pastry ring with a grip too tight. I also didn't want too much of the delectable surface covering to attach to the aforementioned grasping material. Unfortunately, my grip was too minimal. As I swung my arm towards my face, in an effort to stuff it, the heavenly torus slipped it's bounds and gravity forced it to the floor. It was like slow motion, my jaw gaping as the pastry projectile sailed the short distance to the carpet below. As it landed, top down, a small weeping sound escaped my already open mouth. A quick thought passed through my head, "FIVE SECOND RULE!" Then I remembered I was not three years old and regretfully retrieved the mid morning treat and placed it in the trash, all the while, making sure no cow-orkers saw me. With the doughnut now in the trash, my attention turned to the remainder on the table. This time, I was more careful about the retrieval and delivery. Still, I know I sent a wonderful Krispy Kreme doughnut to an end that no doughnut should face.
If you have been following this blog you will know that I have started cycling regularly again. In my past, I tried racing. I never did exceptionally well, but I did enjoy it. Now that I am back on a bike and getting fitter, I decided to give a race a try. I saw a notification for Buddhapalooza and did some research. It looked like the perfect event for me to try racing again. It is set up as a fundraiser, 10 miles long (7 miles on road and 3 miles single track.) It looked like a fun, low-pressure event not so focused on winning and more on having fun. So I registered for the event and showed up to a course I have never ridden. Billed mainly as a mountain bike race, there were several other people on cross bikes like me. It was a Le Mans start, set your bike down in a given area, all the racers are fifty yards away on foot. When the race starts, you have to run to your bike and then start riding. I placed my bike close to the run start line. I think this was a mistake. By the ...
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