12 miles today, and 16 last week.
A LOT less than in summer... but... it's something!
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11-17-2008, 05:29 AM #1
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I can do five more miles.
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11-17-2008, 06:41 PM #2
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Bad commute today, I think I need to reevaluate this biking on ice thing. Going in it was snowing fairly heavily, and I didn't really have any glasses or goggles or anything... on the plus side I could open my mouth for a drink of water! Fishtailed once as I was coming up to a stop sign, but no biggy.
Coming home however, I bit it not ten feet out of the parking lot. I was fine, a little bruised, but hey, learning experiences. I lowered my seat (to lower my center of gravity, you see) and while it was a little annoying to bike with my knees up in my ears, I made it home. Welllll, almost. I decided to cross the road before the intersection because there weren't any cars and turned a little too sharply. I've never fallen so fast! Falling in the road was actually pretty scary and I walked the last block and a half. Curse you winter, you win. For now...
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11-18-2008, 05:19 AM #3
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Trans, that sounds scary. Do you have studded tires? If you have a lot of snow and ice to ride through on a regular basis, they would be worth the investment.
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11-18-2008, 06:04 AM #4
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Rode 20 today - 5 more than I was expecting to. Yay!
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11-19-2008, 05:25 AM #5
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6 today... that's it for the week...
10, 20, 6 = 36 for this week.
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11-21-2008, 06:18 AM #6
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Not a good week. I came down with a cold just as the weather turned wintry.
Mon - 2/2
Tues - 2/2
Wed - 0/2 (home sick)
Thur - 2/2
Fri - 0/2 (husband drove me)
Total miles commuted: 81.25
In the future I think I'm just going to stay home if I'm too sick to ride my bike. If I can't ride and function for the day afterward, I probably just need to rest. I just feel incredibly guilty taking time off work for anything -- it's the culture of my company to drag yourself in no matter what. Probably that just spreads disease rather than actually getting work done, but I have a hard time bucking that and saying "Hey! I have a cold and I'm going to stay home, drink hot tea, and take soaky baths because that'll help me get better sooner." Oh well. Next cold, I guess.
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11-21-2008, 07:08 AM #7
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Don't feel bad for that!
I was just a total slacker this week.I only commuted once. Some days I had to have a vehicle, but one day I was just sorry.
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