I've found my biking peer group: new fathers. They can get up early on a Saturday and craft a route that gets a little bit of climbing in, some sprints, and a few deserved downhills before ending at a spot that opens just as Baleen and The Dragon Boss arrive.
While it's great to pass along toddler tidbits in the saddle, and compare them afterwards with Baleen to get the other side's version on her walk with the wife, what's most appreciated is the pace. New fathers haven't spent the last three weeks doing intervals in the morning and indoor training in the evening. They're lucky if they've slept 42 hours in the past week.
This past Saturday was with Annie's dad, ending at Fish a few minutes before 11.30, making us the first in line. Papa and Marmee first took TDB to Fish when he was just a few months old, then sent us a check to take Uncle Margarine and Aunt Wizzy, so TDB seems to make it over there every few months. It might be his go to lunch spot, at least when he's in Sausalito.
While it's great to pass along toddler tidbits in the saddle, and compare them afterwards with Baleen to get the other side's version on her walk with the wife, what's most appreciated is the pace. New fathers haven't spent the last three weeks doing intervals in the morning and indoor training in the evening. They're lucky if they've slept 42 hours in the past week.
This past Saturday was with Annie's dad, ending at Fish a few minutes before 11.30, making us the first in line. Papa and Marmee first took TDB to Fish when he was just a few months old, then sent us a check to take Uncle Margarine and Aunt Wizzy, so TDB seems to make it over there every few months. It might be his go to lunch spot, at least when he's in Sausalito.
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