Regrettably, I talked myself out of biking to work on one fine morning.
The first weekend was rainy. I will admit it: I am a fair-weather cyclist.
The second weekend brought spectacular weather. A coworker brought me a slow-moving cold virus that benched me for the third weekend, as well.
The fourth weekend was devoted to family: Holiday time.
No problem—there are five weekends in December this year, and the club even scheduled a climb up Mt. Hamilton. Time for the December ascent!
On the fifth weekend of December, the temperature at the summit barely touched the freezing point. My throat was too sore to spend a winter's day outside.
On the long return flight from my family visit, it was my misfortune to have been sandwiched between a guy who was too wide for an airline seat and a sneezy woman with a non-stop runny nose.
For the year, I covered more than 2,960 miles and climbed more than 196,000 feet on my bicycles, including ten and a half ascents of Mt. Hamilton.
No complaints, really. I have a great job. I have a sound roof over my head. I have good health. I will ride again in 2013.
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