How Was Your Commute Today?

[Giulianna23]

Finnally decided to start commuting to work . I started Saturday and I feel good about it..was a little scared because of the traffic but for the past 2 weeks I studied the routes to pick the best one. More than 90% of the ride is safe but when I get to a Highway exit intersection that I have to be very careful. But other than that I feel good about doing this. I can feel the workout in my legs and my torso , they feel tight all through the day.

I have a question .....I do eat something before heading out in the morning. Like a bowl of oatmeal made with soy milk but as soon as I get to work I start getting real hungry..and I mean..reallly hungry!.. should I eat something heavier before starting my commute?. I ussually eat a snack at mid morning and feel fine ...but now I feel hungry right after my commute...like before starting my shift at 8:00 a.m. and I really don't want to eat more than I should specially when trying to lose some more weight.

BTW the weather was nice this morning decent wind at times...but refreshing...

[redrhodie]

Good job, Giulianna. I always eat something right when I get to work, so basically I have 2 breakfasts, like a bowl of oatmeal with fruit at home, then whole wheat toast with peanut butter and banana at work. I'd be pretty depleted if I tried to wait until lunch. I really think this has made my metabolism faster.

Yesterday's commute was perfect. I've been taking the longer route to avoid the bike path. There's less road traffic since school is out. Lots of pretty scents, like honeysuckle and rose. I feel lucky to be able to ride in such nice conditions.

[chatnoire]

Mini-commute for me today! I rode the old bike 1 mile to a new yoga studio in the area, and did an hour 1/2 of yin yoga focused on hip openers, then rode back. It was awesome. The ride was good too. It's straight down a single street with only 1 turn, and everyone was mindful of my presence on the road. That was nice.

[lovelygamer]

Did a little light commuting today, as I work out seat adjustments and knee pain. It's a lovely mid 70's and breezy day. My only annoyance was a timid cyclist travelling the wrong way (towards me in my lane) in the road this a.m.

[Catrin]

Here is a beautiful little scene I get to see every morning when I ride my 11 miles to work. I don't generally mix up the morning route and this is part of the reason why. It was a great ride this morning, though it started out on the chilly side I did warm up. Mornings like this one make me want to ride to work more than once a week but that isn't feasible right now. In another month that should change.

I only work 4-5 hours on Friday (I work 4 nine hour days) and I've been experimenting with different routes home. I will not consider taking the same route home as I take at 5:30 am as I would like to survive the commute this was taken at 6:10 am and was almost to work.

Due to my short day on Fridays I have a lot more flexibility in the homeward-bound route. It wouldn't be possible to really experiment closer to rush hour so this works out well. My route home today was a bit over 16 miles, so I rode around 27-28 miles today.

[malkin]

Oooh, so pretty!

[SueMargaret]

And I have to say it was great. My office just moved over the weekend. Previously it was only two miles from my home and since I could take an hour for lunch I would drive and then come home for a nap at lunch. But now my office is 8 miles away==a perfect commute. It was chilly morning and I was cold at first but warmed up quickly. My route follows the Penobscot River which was misty and beautiful. About 35 minutes with my pack fully loaded and lots of good natured ribbing from my (impressed) co-workers. Came home the longer way --12 miles with more hills. It was lovely. What a good way to live!