Well, I rode my bike to work today. I must say that as I was getting ready to walk out the door, I kept thinking to myself, "Are you really about to try this? Why don't you go back to bed and sleep for another hour!" There is always a certain amount of self doubt when you try something new. Another surprising thing to me...when I started down the driveway, I felt like such a kid. It was like I was going to ride my bike up to the South Euless pool or something that I would have done as a kid. Never mind that this endeavor was well thought out and well equipped.
The ride its self was relatively uneventful. I listened to Mp3s the whole trip which lasted about 40 minutes. Hopefully I can cut that time down to about 30 minutes in a few weeks. I tried to push myself to make it not just a leisurely stroll, but a good aerobic workout.
Some how I miss calculated my schedule and I wound up at work at 7:00am. I got up at 5:00am and worked out on my loaner Bowflex for about 25 minutes, ate breakfast, showered and it was still only 6:00am and still a little dark outside. I waited another 15-20 minutes for more daylight before leaving. Tomorrow, since I will not workout, I will probably sleep until 6:00am and shoot to be at work by 7:15am. We will see how the ride home goes!
Here is the route:
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The Return Ride:
The ride home was more difficult. First, there was a wind out of the south, the direction in which I was heading. Second, the trip has its biggest up hills on the return. Let me tell you, the leg from the trail head at Green Oaks to Sublett was a beating, double whammy! Headwind and uphill. Once I made it to the top, just before Sublett, I had to stop to re-coop and drink some water. The rest of the ride was not so bad. Return trip time: 5:11pm to 5:52pm.
The morning workout and roundtrip ride were good for an additional 5.5 WW points today which is always appreciated! Here's to tomorrows ride!
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