77 miles

i covered 77 miles under my own power this weekend, and the last 15 were
the hardest.

on saturday i went for a run with the club and did 12 miles on the
sawyer camp trail, which runs along a reservoir that sits on the trace
of the san andreas fault. the trail is 6 miles out and back, with a hill
from miles 5 to 6. it's mostly flat otherwise, and there is water along
the whole thing. i was feeling pretty good, and ran fast. i missed
breaking my previous record for the course by about 90 seconds, which
was a little disappointing, but overall i was happy with my time.

on sunday i went for a bike ride. i rode over the golden gate bridge and
did the headlands loop, and then headed out on the paradise loop. it's a
beautiful ride, with views of the bay and city, and traffic isn't too
bad. there is almost always a headwind on the way back, and i was
cursing it a bit before the whole thing was over.

the longest ride i'd done until then was about 30 miles, and by the time
i got to mile 40 i was hurting; tired, hungry, cursing the wind and
wishing i was home.

i made it eventually, over the bridge through the fog and the wind, and
along the bumpy streets to the mission, where i stopped for an emergency
to-go order from truly mediterranean. i ate it as soon as i got in the
door, and then stared at the wall for 30 minutes until my blood sugar
levels returned to something approaching normal.