I walked over to the bike shop that I see from the Highway which was only about a half-mile from where I was -- Bethune Street I believe was the cross street. But it was 935 by the time I got there and the place opened at 10. I reckoned it was better to walk to Metro Cycles, which also opens at 10, but at least I cover another half-mile.
So I did. Fixed me up in 20. Cost 17 bucks but at least they tightened up some of the nuts and bolts (some of it is too tight) so it's almost like getting a tune-up.
In the process, I read another chapter or so of W. I'm realizing a couple of things about Perec.
1. He's messing with you. He'll give you superfluous (or seemingly-superfluous) detail just to test your patience. It all comes back around at some point but the backstory of the organizational and numerical breakdown of the athletes and competitions is just daunting. Same with the autobiographical part about skis. Which brings me to point 2....
2. When he gets knee-deep in personal/first-hand knowledge of a subject, he's demonstrating how his mind works. In many ways he's holding up a mirror b/c we all have a tendency to tell a backstory. If you think I care about skis, you are mistaken. But I'm sure someone, somewhere, was fascinated by the care and craft in his description of skis and skiing in France in the 1940s.
I took W. Broadway down and realized Gotham Bikes is closer to my office, knowledge I will need for future reference. I count this as a ride day, b/c I have the bike, covered the ground and didn't take the subway. B/c of my tardiness I know it's not in my best interest to run during lunch, though I doubt anyone would care. I will just have an abridged lunch and plow through the day with the loving knowledge that Smithers and I will not cross paths for almost 2 straight weeks!
I ran 21:48 yesterday and worked out the Pecs and tris yesterday. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Thank you for reading.
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