Saturday, November 22, 2008

Sat Morning Follies

Yesterday I was able to do my 5 min walk/run interval thing, which is sort of like running, but I'm definately not able to run with my group yet. So, this morning I intended to meet my running friends on bike again since that worked fairly well last time.

After I was on my way, I noticed a goat head (see bottom of post for more info) in my front tire. I took it out and listened for leaking air. It sounded fine. I continued on my way but quickly noticed that I was going slower and slower. Stopped again and felt the tire. Very squishy.

Drat! I was going to have to change the tube.

I was closer to home than the meeting spot and it was only about 28 deg out (brrrr), so I decided to put a little air in and turn around so I could fix it at home where it was warm. This meant I would definately not make it to the meeting spot on time.

So...I grabbed my cell phone, searched for running friends phone number, and hit sent. I really couldn't hear very well because I had just stopped at the side of the road to make the call and still had my helmet on.

"Hi. This is FirstName"

"Hey, my front tire is soft after I pulled out a goat head, I'm going to have to replace the tube and won't make it on time"

"Who is this?"

"Lisa"

"This is FirstName LastName. Who are you trying to call?"


Ooooops!! I accidently selected SWTriGal from my contact list, same first name as who I was trying to call. She happens to be in AZ getting ready to do IronMan tomorrow. I imagine she was very confused about why I had called to tell her about my flat tire.

"Oh sorry! Called the wrong FirstName. Sorry about that. Hey, Good luck at IronMan tomorrow."

"Thanks. And sorry about your tire"

Hahahahaha. What a moron I am. At least it makes for a funny story. :-)

After that little mishap, I successfully dialed the correct number to let the group know that I would be late due to the flat and not to wait for me.

Made it home, fixed my flat, and then Husband graciously dropped me off at the meeting point.

I was able find the running group out on the trail. We met up in the parking lot after their run to chat for a bit. Then I rode home. It ended up being a bit shorter ride than last week because of the late start and catching a ride to the meeting spot, but 14 miles is better than nothing.



Edited to add: A goat head is a type of nasty thorn that is prevalent in NM. I always ride with goo in my tires, but sometimes that's just not enough for these little beasts

29 comments:

  1. Hahaha, that must have been confusing for trigal. I'm glad it all worked out alright and that you still got to meet up with your friends.

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  2. Hahah, I have done the same thing.

    I talked to my friend Jenny from Mississippi for 10 minutes once before I realized I was really talking to my friend Jenny from work. It was an odd conversation and it took us both forever to figure out what was going on. I felt so stupid.

    Glad you still got to meet the group.

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  3. What the ek is a "goat head"... surely that would wreck the bike not just cause a flatty!!??!! LOL

    You got out though even in the cold - well done, gold star!!

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  4. I was going to ask the same question as Karen lol Goat head?! WTH!

    That's why I'm glad I don't have a cell phone!! (plus this whole drunk dial issue)

    At least you went out there, I would have bail when I had the flat!

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  5. Ah the dreaded "Goat Head" don't well all know it well... umm, NOT.

    But now we do. :) Thanks for the humorous introduction and a quick education about the pesky Goat Heads.

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  6. Yikes, that looks like a nasty little spike...as for calling your friend, now that is funny!

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  7. Dont worry Lisa-I did the exact same thing last night and called a friend i haven't seen in ages. She laughed!! Good to talk to you today!

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  8. LOL too funny that you called SWTrigal! at least you were able to wish her luck! hee hee. I think i'm glad we don't have those goat heads here... i was very unsure about scrolling down to the see the pic though :)

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  9. That thing looks pretty nasty!

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  10. I learned something today, I now know what a "goat head" is. It really does look like a goat head. At first when I read your post I was thinking, "she hit a goat head, WTF, how is that possible?"

    he he :)

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  11. Lisa that is a funny phone story!!

    I am glad you got your ride in!!!

    Goat heads huh? Interesting to learn something new!!!

    Hope your weekend is going great!

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  12. Phew thanks for the editorial! At least I know what to look for.. goat head = spikey nasty thing, rather then large horned bovidea!

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  13. LOL, I am glad everything worked out for you and you got to wish SWtrigirl good luck.

    That goathead looks nasty.

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  14. Sorry to hear about the goat-head....we have those pesky things in Texas too...for anyone that's never felt one in their foot they cause a nasty soreness too.

    Classic cell phone mixup...you aren't alone there girl.

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  15. Oops... ;)

    And that's a nasty flat-maker!!

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  16. Holy those babies look brutal. I can only imagine how they must feel on the skin. Ouch!

    LMAO that is TOTALLY something I'd do (the cell phone)

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  17. I was wondering what on earth a goathead was. That's a nasty lookin' sucker!

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  18. Once when riding in a group ride I had to put air in my tire. But I didn't get the little valve shut and after about 2 miles noticed I was slowly falling behind. After about 10 miles of this I finally decided to check my tire and sure enough it was pretty soft. Lesson learned there. At least you found yours ahead of time!

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  19. Ouch! But better in your tire than in your finger.

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  20. Dang! I've never heard of goat heads before, but that thing looks like a miniature medieval weapon! So...what is goo? :) I'm imagining a sticky substance rubbed into your tires...but that just seems silly :)

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  21. Yea, I've heard nasty things about those goat heads. They make every ride an adventure!!

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  22. Yikes, that thing looks nasty! Glad you made it out for your run anyway.

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  23. Yikes - glad I didn't know to worry about those spikey suckers when I was out there for my one and only bike ride in NM this summer! Sounds like you are really back strong. Yay you!

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  24. That's funny! I'm sure she loved hearing from you anyway :-)

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  25. Ha! That's something I would totally do!

    P.S. Those goat heads look pretty mean and nasty... I totally didn't know what to expect the description to be! :)

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  26. That's a very funny story. Reminds me of a similar time I changed my cell phone number and didn't tell my cousin--apparently, the new owner of my number has the same name as my husband, which led to some confusion.

    And thanks for introducing me to goat heads- never seen anything like that before.

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  27. LOL! That is a halrious story.

    That head thing looks scary.

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  28. Ahhh!!! That made me chuckle out loud!! Sorry about the flat though!

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  29. Funny story. Those are some nasty looking thorns

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