Two blocks from home I remembered that I forgot the HRM strap, which is the sensor. I had move the receiver over to my mountain bike, but without the sensor things are just useless. I decided not to return home for it.
Once at the trailhead, I noticed that I was the only vehicle in the parking lot. Weird. It was 8:30 or so, but still, I expected to see at least another car out there.
I geared up and headed out. It was a little chilly, but I knew I would warm up soon enough. about 2 minutes from the truck I remembered that I left my camera in the truck. Damn.
I took a route that had lots of climbing which was what I had planned. If I had a working HRM this would have been fine. Instead I pushed too hard, and got my heart rate too high. The forced me to stop more than once to recuperate before I threw up. Not a good feeling to stop riding, and feel nauseous, and dizzy from lack of O2.
I quite enjoyed the fresh cool air, and had a fun ride. It was just over an hour long too.