So today I rode my bike home from work today. Between 35-40 miles total from Yokosuka. Yippee! I can’t believe I actually did it. It took me about 2.5 hours which wasn’t too bad I guess??
The ride was amazing, and definitely tested my abilities (which are pretty lacking so that wasn’t new). There are 4 hills on the ride, and the middle 2 I had to take a quick breather. They were just about the half way point so I knew to take it easy since I had half of the ride to go. Around this time a bug decided he wanted to commit suicide via my stomach and tried to make his way down. Luckily he got caught in my esophagus and I hacked him out, all over my knickers (yum). I think that’s one of the grossest feelings, knowing that something live is trying to make its way into your body.
The last hill which is in Fujisawa, about 45 min from home was hard, especially since it was close to the end of my ride. It didn’t help that some kid on a one speed (with a basket no less, dressed in jeans and a sport coat) decided to drop me on the hill. How embarrassing!!! With that blow to my ego I realized I had biked farther than I ever had before, and that he probably didn’t just spend 2 hours getting to the point we were at. So take THAT!
I think the best part was coming over a small hill and seeing the ocean. It was a gorgeous day, blue skys, and the sun was shining.
Post ride, post shower, I’m feeling fairly well. My shoulders/upper back hurts because of the backpack I was carrying. Not that it was heavy, but I definitely wasn’t used to riding with something like that. My legs feel good, very refreshed since I end up sitting all day at work.
I’m going to try to ride down tomorrow, then take Wednesday off so I can do my tutoring English when I get home. I’ll have to see how I feel in the morning, I might feel completely different!
