I was supposed to ride from Grand Rapids to McBain today. That would be about 104 miles. Was I looking forward to this? Yep. Am I going to ride? Nope.
You might wonder why this is. Why would someone give up such an opportunity? It is a beautiful day. The scenery would have been quite enjoyable. There would have been such a nice sense of accomplishment.
I did not do the ride for the sake of my wife and her sanity. I won't go into the boring details but 8 hours of "me" time would have put a lot of stress on my wife (I will say it involves getting ready for a long weekend away and a child who awakens at 5:40am screaming his head off). In the long term, having a happy wife will be better for me than riding an unsupported century. I think. Probably. I'm mostly certain of that. It's too late now anyway. Oh well.
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