Taken at Castaway Park in Newport Beach overlooking Back Bay.
That's me kneeling on the right with my Team In Training jersey. The dog didn't have a bike or a helmet so it couldn't ride with us. It just wanted its picture taken. Camera hog dog.
I have started to ride my mountain bike on weekends which is something I haven't done since March 27. With all the hiking I do on the weekends, it's no wonder.
It is time for a change of pace. Cross-training. Call it what you will. Cycling, trailrunning, hiking. It all comes together.
So yesterday, on October 29, I rode with my friends on a leisurely ride from Irvine to Newport Back Bay along the San Diego River Trail. Nice day. Not a cloud in the sky. Had to make a slight detour near Back Bay since there was a dog show going on and the local authorities had closed the road from Newport Back Bay to San Joaquin Hills Road.
We went to the Baja Fresh restaurant in Oak Creek Village Food Court in Irvine at Alton and Jeffrey for a post-ride together and lunch. For one member of our group today's ride was her first physical activity since she completed her radiation therapy for breast cancer. Her name is Cynthia. She is the lady second from the right in the above picture. She had a pink "Race for the Cure" cap on while she was eating. I was going to ask her if she was a survivor because I knew all survivors who enter this race get the coveted pink t-shirt and hat as a testament to their will, strength and courage.
I gave her a hug. She deserved it. My heart felt good.
