First Early Morning Ride

I did it, I did it, Ha Ha Ha Ha ha!:D

Very proud to say I woke up at 5:20 this morning, suited up, ate a banana & 1 tbs of almond butter and was out the door by 5:45am. I went my short route today because it was still pitch black out side, and I'm still not sure how visible my headlight & rear lights really are. I definitely need more sparkle!

I saw quite a few walkers, all friendly who said hello....except the old guy who was walking in the bike lane:mad: I saw one other cyclist on the opposite side of the road, she had all sorts of panniers stacked on the back of her bike, for a moment I was curious if she was homeless:confused:

Did my 8 mile route and know it's time to expand to the 12-14 mile route cause it wasn't near as difficult as it should be;)

I have occasionally gotten myself up that early too for my workouts. You ride with the spirits that early in the morning! I feel very inspired at that time...

let that good energy carry you through the day!

Nothing better!

All winter I went to 5:15 am spinning, so rolling out of the garage on my bike instead of driving into town was a natural. I'm very pleased that I developed that habit.

It's pretty dark that early already, so now I'm limited by my husband's schedule. Not that I want my girlies to grow up any faster, but being able to leave them for an hour will be a big help--maybe next summer.

I love the cool still air and the solitude. Mommies don't get much solitude.

Good for you! I desperately HATE mornings, so I'm not likely to ride that early. DH suggested that "if he didn't have to be to work by 10, he'd sure be out in the morning for a ride" but I pointed out that traffic is pretty evil during the time of morning that I COULD be out, and he agreed that he really would prefer I didn't ride during drive time. He's more nervous about me being out in traffic than I am I think! Apparently, he's invincible, but I'm not, and so I must be more careful than he is!

(oooh the lecture I got the day I rode my bike to the LBS for an adjustment! I gotta admit, though, there were some mighty scary areas I had to ride on that trip!)

Karen in Boise

There's nothing better then a morning bike ride. It's especially nice to see the sun rising while riding. Good for you for riding this morning!

The only thing that I will gladly get up at those crazy times is for a bike ride. I like to laugh at the people leaving that early to go to work. Guess I am getting my payback since I will be leaving at 6 am a few days a week when school starts.:D

Oh I love love love early morning rides and early evening rides...

Ssssssoooooo fine!

Glad you enjoyed this ride so much - its a super time of the day to ride
:)