This morning, I watched the sunrise light the eastern horizon beneath pink cotton candy clouds as I ran alone along the shoulder of Alexander Lane that climbs up one side of Rattlesnake Mountain and down to Veteran’s Parkway. Around mile four or so, the road eventually meets the bike path where I spent my mornings rollerskating by the marshes last year. If I’m completely honest, I wasn’t sure I could complete the entire 6.5 mile loop this morning, running, but since it was 5 a.m. and I was up anyway, I thought: why not give it a try?
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Something Didn't Happen
Last year, I thought that this week I would be going on a new adventure: I’d be riding my pink Felt road bike from San Francisco to L.A. on the 8-day, 525-mile epic journey called the California Coast Classic, which is a major fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation. Then, COVID-19 happened, and the official event was canceled, and I ended up with an 8-day staycation. I used the time to discover something about myself.
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