Doin' it for the first time....

[sfa]

Have fun!

[Tri Girl]

Way to go!!! Lets hear all about it when you get home today.

[out_spokin']

Congrats to both of you first timers! We want full reports!

[Medianox]

It was great! It is about a 3.5 mile ride each way, with about half on a bike trail so that cuts out traffic a lot...and the rest is on quiet side streets. I left plenty of time and still got to work early (took about 20 mins)! At about 0800, I had to take a patient for a scan and I was talking to the tech...he said that I seemed "really energetic this morning" and I told him it was because I rode my bike to work....he was really impressed!
Funny thing is, I got sent home early due to a drop in our patient census so I got to ride home after only working 4 hours and before the main heat of the day-I had been worried a little about riding home in the evening after working 12 hours mostly on my feet. Made it home with no trouble at all, even though there was a bit more traffic.
All in all a good intro to commuting! Thanks for the encouragement!

[MM_QFC!]

It was great! ... At about 0800, I had to take a patient for a scan and I was talking to the tech...he said that I seemed "really energetic this morning" and I told him it was because I rode my bike to work....he was really impressed!

Great job! And I chuckled to myself when I read your reference to the tech saying that you "seemed really energetic"...as I've had the same experience.

When I first commuted to the office by bike, I felt great, of course and, was greeting colleagues enthusiastically when they got to the office after I had been there a while. I recall that one remarked to me that, "you rode in today, didn't you?" - I was taken aback as it had kind of an accusatory sound to it, so I nodded that I had and he added that, "everyone knows when you ride, cuz your energy level is off the charts and we're not even really awake yet!"... oops! note to self: tone it down and look forward to the return ride home...
Tailwinds!
Mary

[Tri Girl]

Congrats!!!! Sounds like it was a great first day of commuting. Hopefully there will be many, many more.
Yeah, my mood was always a million times better the few times I've commuted. Now that my new job is only 2 miles away, I plan to be in a great mood every day.

[dervilfal]

That sounds like a wonderful first ride in!

Mine was 15 miles in and 15 miles home. The ride in was wonderful, I practically had the trails to myself, and besides getting lost once I got off the trail and on the streets, it was great. The ride home was a little tense on the busy streets to get to the trial, but a wonderful ride home also even in the heat. I was worried when I started home because I was so worn out for the day, but after a few minutes of riding I got my second wind.

I hope to do it 3-4 times a week going forward. It takes longer than driving in, but is so much more enjoyable!