Flying along with a view of the river
I feel so, so good.
I got up early (early being the time I usually get up for work, but never mind) to go bike riding with my parents. This is the first real ride I've been on since I got my bike, because I hardly count riding back and forth through the neighborhood as "real" riding.
There's a beautiful biking trail near my house, mostly level with some wee inclines, that follows the river and the train tracks. We rode it as far as the casino and turned back, 7.75 miles in all.
I just feel...lit up inside. Emotionally, I'm proud of myself--I feel like I worked hard but I wasn't falling over/completely spent/in pain at the end. Physically I feel pretty good too--I wouldn't want to hop on a bike again right this minute, but I do feel like I have a kind of energy for starting the day. It's good.
I got up early (early being the time I usually get up for work, but never mind) to go bike riding with my parents. This is the first real ride I've been on since I got my bike, because I hardly count riding back and forth through the neighborhood as "real" riding.
There's a beautiful biking trail near my house, mostly level with some wee inclines, that follows the river and the train tracks. We rode it as far as the casino and turned back, 7.75 miles in all.
I just feel...lit up inside. Emotionally, I'm proud of myself--I feel like I worked hard but I wasn't falling over/completely spent/in pain at the end. Physically I feel pretty good too--I wouldn't want to hop on a bike again right this minute, but I do feel like I have a kind of energy for starting the day. It's good.