Pics from Germany will be up soon but in the meantime, Emily and I ended going to this year’s Bay To Breakers footrace.  A 12k combination of naked people, serious runners, floats, and public intoxication from one end of the city to the other.  A recipe for fun.

Bay To Breakers 2009

Note: Some of the pictures are NOT safe for work.  Parental discretion is also advised.

The day before Bay To Breakers,  Martin and Mary Ann had their joint birthday.  We took the “Green” theme to heart and dressed up as the Planeteers from the show Captain Planet.  I believe I was the Asian girl, power of…water!

Went on two long bike rides in the past two weeks.  The first one, a 38 mile ride through Berkeley and the East Bay was the worst ride I’ve ever done.  I started the morning with no carbs and little stretching.  This resulted in horrible cramps through the last 1/3 of the ride.  Also managed to get a flat (more like my back tube exploded) and when we tried to replace it, Andrew managed to break the valve in half just like I did in my previous post.  It’s an epidemic.   I also fell over twice trying to get used to my new clipless shoes.  By the end, I had no more energy to clip out of my pedals.

Last saturday, went on a 40 mile ride through San Bruno and Half Moon Bay.  After loading up on carbs the previous night and the morning of, I managed to crunch through 1.5 clif bars and 2 bananas and this ride went way more smoothly.  I also put on my new Gator skin tire on the rear wheel.  No flats for me!  Very little cramping!  Success!

And now, what you’ve all been waiting for…

Creeper Pics

A collection of creeper pictures of me and Stephan in China from Summer of 08.  A gallery of awesomeness.  Enough said.

Went for the ride mentioned in Thursday’s post.  All was going well until about mile 8 when I happened to glance down at my chain to make sure it wasn’t crossed and in the split second that I look up, it was too late and I saw a gaping line along the road.  Too late to avoid it, I ran straight through the gap which shook my body and the bike wildly.  Stopping a bit later, I could hear air hissing out of the tube.  Crap.  Luckily, we were right next to the Gazos Grill so we stopped for breakfast.  After we were done negating our workout, I went to replace the punctured tube with the spare tube I brought.  After getting the old tube out, putting the new tube in, and getting some air into the tube, I started pumping for real and after a while…this happened:

I somehow managed to snap the presta valve in half, in the middle of the metal. I am too strong for my own good I suppose (not quite). Thankfully Martin had a patch kit and I (and by I, I mean Martin and Shivam) was able to repair the punctured tube. The rest of the ride went smoothly, it was a very scenic ride that started with a large hill and ended with a larger hill. I am out of shape.

We went for a weekend hiking/camping trip over the weekend to Pt. Reyes.  Oyster shucking, s’mores by the beach,  lots of cursing nature, and getting some of our food eaten overnight by raccoons.  We <3 Nature.

Apologies for a long hiatus from posting.  Work has been busy, today is the first time I’ve left work before 8pm this week.  Hooray for sunlight while leaving work, it’s been a while.  The other day, I was so tired from work that while preparing to cook a piece of salmon, I literally lost the salmon.  I searched the grocery bag, the fridge, the freezer, the dishwasher (I kid you not), the bag again, the doorway, the computer table, and the places in my apartment I hadn’t even gone to yet.  After about 2 minutes, I found it in the cabinet where I keep my pots.  Don’t ask.

As for my new car, I bought this baby off of Craigslist a few weeks back, originally priced at $1500, a steal for 1/3 of the price.  The guy who sold it logged 1000+ miles on it with triathlons and other things I can only hope to do right now:

Have only logged about 40 miles on it but looking forward for warmer and drier weather.  Looking forward to the 29 mile group ride this weekend.