Today was the first day I’ve biked to work. I’ve been meaning to do this all summer, but with my hectic schedule it’s been nearly impossible to find a day where I wasn’t expected somewhere either too far to bike home from or I would be out too late to want to bike home from.
I was nervous. I wasn’t sure how long it would take me to bike to the office. My estimate was 30 minutes. So I planned for 40 minutes just to be on the safe side. After a delayed start due to soft tires that needed air, off I went.
I loved it! All 21 minutes and 18.2km of it. Seeing all the other bike riders, passing the cars, turning left at a couple of intersections (nerve racking in rush hour traffic), and cursing at the street car tracks as they bit at my tires. I pushed hard on the hills and loved the burn in my quads and I felt good when I finally pulled into the office parking lot. Twenty-one minutes. Five more than it takes me to drive into work. Only 192 calories burned, but boy was it a good feeling. I can’t wait to do it again sometime soon.
I’ve only ever ridden my bike for pleasure/entertainment before this moment. So today was a new adventure for me. A moment of using my bike as a mode of transportation instead of “just for fun”. How fortunate that I still, very much, enjoyed it!
Moments of new adventures and new transportation.
Moments to exercise and feel good.
#moments #exercise #biking
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