Quote Originally Posted by Juniper View Post
My commute is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) each way.

I used to walk 1 3/4 miles (2.8 km) to school every day, and gained 20 lb. (9 kg) once I graduated. The length of my commute inspired me to begin biking regularly for the first time in my life.
Juniper! I just realised this is your first post!
Welcome to TE... so many of us have stories we can each relate to... so fantatstic that you are biking regularly... I guess you have discovered by now it is a tad addictive???