I didnt listen

I went on a bike ride...and it went bad. Before I left I was kind of complaining..my left shoulder hurts from the tetanus shot. The bottom of my right foot has a bruise(from stepping on a power cord in the dark). My garmin watch battery was dead..so I wasn't going to be able to take it with me and the bike computer wasn't reading(which just needed the magnet adjusted) My tires were low. I said I didn't really want to go but I knew if I did I'd feel good afterwards(I always do- this isn't the 1st time I haven't wanted to go exercise)..William talked me into going and pumped up my tires.

So I went.. And I rode fast(especially with tires at the right pressure). I had Metallica on my ipod and I was just riding. 6 miles in I heard, what I thought was a sprinkler turning on right next to me. It was a loud sound and spooked me a bit. A few seconds later my steering was stiff and I realized it was the air escaping from my tire making that loud noise - not a sprinkler. And it was loud enough to hear over the music.

So I started walking. I'm sure I was about 3 miles from home. (I had gone 6 miles but I had gone out and around). I turned my bike around and started walking.. and said to myself 'I should have known that something would happen'.
I used to always carry a little backpack with a pump and never ever used it so stopped carrying it months ago. It's just extra weight. I don't think it would have helped me because the hole was so big...I would have actually had to patch the whole or put on a new tube.

Anyways I ended up walking home. I did had my phone with me and called my husband. He rode his bike to meet me and walked the rest of the way with me. Actually I did a walk/jog. It was dark when we got home.