"Happenstance has changed my plans"

"I have no idea how this happens
All of my maps have been overthrown
Happenstance has changed my plans"

Well, actually, I know how it happens. It starts raining.

Matt and I rode the Gateway Trail to Stillwater this afternoon and planned to tack on a bit of a side detour to explore the more northern end of the Bruce Vento Trail. It was raining pretty steadily and was in the 50s, so we scrapped that plan and just rode back. It still was 41 miles and my feet got quite numb. My legs are kind of tired. I think they don't like moving in the cold wetness.

I can't complain about soreness, though, considering that today was the Twin Cities Marathon, the Twin Cities 10-mile run, and the Head of the Mississippi rowing regatta. All those people worked hard, some of them in the rain.

After watching Jen and Jennifer run in the 10-mile race, I went to cheer for Kyle and Mehmet at the 14-mile mark of the marathon. I took the photo below when walking on the Lake St. bridge over the river. Pretty spectacular!

I received TRAM registration info for next July. We have not yet decided whether Dan will ride it, whether I will, or both of us. I think it is assumed that at least one of us will do the 250- to 300-mile bike ride. In the meantime I'm scheming about a good activity to help me with my fundraising for next year.