How Was Your Commute Today?

[tzvia]

This is the start of the good time of year. Finally, warm but not blistering, breezy but not windy, dark but not cold. That colorful pre-dawn glow as black gives way to purple which gives way to orange promising that another day is just moments away. Clouds dance like feathers in the wind, headlights twinkle like stars and storefronts glow like neon rainbows. I have a few minutes to just look at the color, feel the cool air, listen to the trees rustle. I want to keep going but I pull into the parking lot, and stare out at dull tan buildings. 8 hours in a dull tan room loom. At least I got a few minutes of color on the way there.

In the limbo between summer and winter there is now. My favorite time to ride.

[Melalvai]

tzvia, nice poetry. The trees are turning and one of them, yellow and red and green, looked like a rainbow. I added some color to my office a couple weeks ago. I have a tiny little window that looks out into a white hallway. No one ever comes down here so there's nothing to look at. I made curtains.

[redrhodie]

I finally got back on the bike after 2 weeks off. That's the most time I've taken off since 2009. I felt like I needed to replenish my energy, so I didn't go into the guilt zone that not riding always puts me in. Yay me. But it was enough time off! I lost a bit of fitness already, but the ride was great anyway.

[Melalvai]

I finally got back on the bike after 2 weeks off. That's the most time I've taken off since 2009. I felt like I needed to replenish my energy, so I didn't go into the guilt zone that not riding always puts me in. Yay me. But it was enough time off! I lost a bit of fitness already, but the ride was great anyway.

Getting back on the bike after a break feels SO good. It's worth taking the break just to have that feeling.

I had a little adventure today. I went out to help set up the aid stations for the Trail Half Marathon. Some of them are only accessible by boat. (Or by running many miles, of course, but that's hard to do with chairs, tables, water jugs, cones.) The boat stalled and we were stranded in the middle of the lake for 20 minutes. It was cold and windy. Eventually we got it restarted and we took care not to let it stall again by driving it very slowly. So it took about 4 hours. Toward the end it was misting, a cold wet windy mist. I was underdressed for the conditions and I got SO cold. Hours later, I was huddled in my office with a hat, sweater, and a lab coat, and still shivering! What finally warmed me up was my commute home.

[Serendipity]

Managed to sneak in one more commute today.
It was an absolutely beautiful ride in the morning - full moon, clear sky, stars shining - temperature not bad at around -2C.
Ride home was tougher. Seemed colder & with a nasty headwind, too. Soooo glad to finally get home!