San Francisco to Healdsburg, by bike

I was in Sonoma County for a wedding on August 9. When I tried to start my beloved Fido on Sunday, August 10, it wouldn't start. At all. Fido was towed to a mechanic in Healdsburg and I managed to get a ride back to San Francisco. Luckily, it was a fairly inexpensive repair and Fido was soon ready to go.

I decided the best way to go retrieve my car was by bike.

Of course.

Here are the numbers...

Miles
40 Point when I wondered if this was such a good idea
45 Point when I re-convinced myself that yes, this was a good idea - coincided with eating half of PB&J
68.1 From my house to repair shop by car
60 Point when I realized that I'd be doing closer to 90 miles
65 Point when I decided this was a really stupid idea, coincided with uptake in butt soreness
70 I *thought* were in the linked bike route. Bad conversion from km to mi.
75 Point when I realized that I'd be riding 105 miles
78 Point when I wanted to start whining, but had no one to whine to
79 Point when I decided to remember this whole no-whining thing for next long group ride
80 I *thought* I would be riding from my house to pick up my car
87 Point when I started whining to myself
90 Point when I decided to pick up the pace and pretend to be a racer
95 Mile that was too bumpy to be a racer
96 Mile that was too bumpy to be a racer
97 Point where I resumed racer-like riding
98.7 From the Golden Gate Bridge to Healdsburg, by bike
105.53 I rode

Hours:Minutes:Seconds
0:05:00 Spent inhaling post-ride burrito
7:12:53 Spent on the bike
8:31:04 Spent from door to bike shop
11:15:11 Spent total, door to door

Speed
14.6 Average speed, mph - bike computer
18 Average speed I kind of felt like I was doing (minus long up/down hill, starts & stops)
35.5 Max speed, mph - bike computer

Energy
0 Chocolate chip cookies consumed
85% Of a Clif bar eaten - strangely, the only one I ate on the entire trip
1 PB&J eaten
2 Times I stopped to eat blackberries off bushes at the side of the road
3 Chocolate chip cookies desired
5 Times I wish I had stopped to eat blackberries off the side of the road
5 "Servings" of Gu/Clif Shot/Clif Bloks consumed
6 Approx gallons of gas saved by biking (assume 25 mi/gal, if friend had driven me up and then had to drive back home)
10 Score of awesomeness of blackberries on a scale of 1-10
1,200 Calories in burrito and Reese's Pieces eaten after ride (approx)
1,410 Calories consumed while on the bike
4,100 Calories expended on the bike (according to calorie estimators)

Animals
0 Times cows actually moo'd back at me when I moo'd to them
1 Roadkill that was a skunk
1 Beautiful white horse standing near a fence that I wish I had stopped to take a picture of
2 Live deer seen crossing the road
3 Number of deer seen, total
3 "Dairies of the year" passed - 1992, 1996 and 2003
5 Cow varieties (Really light tan, tan, brown, black & white spotted, black)
6 Varieties of live animals spotted while on road (Cow, Horse, Cat, Sheep, Goat, Deer, Bird)
10 Approximate number of roadkills
30 Times I moo'd to cows, hoping for a response

Weather
10% Of time spent in drizzle or mist
70% Of time spent in overcast conditions
100% Happy that I did not get sunburned

Biking
0 Spare tubes needed on the trip
0 Articles of unused clothing I packed
1 Time an angry motorist yelled at me for being in the road
2 Times I had to turn around because I went the wrong way
2 Spare tubes I had with me
2 Times I dropped down into my granny gear
3 Times I cursed the wind
5 Hills I cursed
5 Times I should have dropped down into my granny gear, at least according to how my knees feel today
6 Times I had to stop to consult map, even though I had directions written down
90 Estimated number of miles that were pure joy