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Rationalization doesn't always work

In fact, I've found it seldom works.

Have you ever had one of those days where you didn't do something, you could have done, and now regret not doing? Well today was one of those days.

The club bike ride this morning was Laguna Canyon. It's about a 70 mile ride (which is pretty close to my self imposed limit). I hate the rollies on the way to Laguna, and then the ride through the canyon can get pretty fast at times. So I pretty much decided, even before I left home, I was only going to go as far as the fountain in Laguna Beach, and then turn around (about a 60 mile ride).

But this morning was pretty heavily overcast (the sun is still struggling to make an appearance at 1 PM), and there was a relatively strong head wind, which helped keep the group a little more subdued than usual. I was actually able to stay with the group all the way through the rollies, and was feeling pretty good, which is very untypical.

I was even considering doing the entire ride, but on the way down, I had committed to one of my buddies to turn around at the fountain, and when he turned around about 50 yards before the fountain, I just followed. I was hoping we would go to the fountain, and then we could discuss it some more, but.........

Oh well! I'm sure the ride through the canyon would have been really fast, and I would have regretted deciding to do the entire ride, but at this moment, no amount of rationalization seems to be helping.

I feel as those I missed something, and I just hate when that happens.
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Gerry said…
At the Toll road in the canyon I pushed the pace to the max, you didn't miss much as only 3 were left at the turn. Try to stick with us on Wednesday!
P.S. It got faster on the way home, at least 32 at times!
G
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Mark VanKirk said…
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Marc said…
How'd you do that? :)
4:20 AM
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