How Was Your Commute Today?

[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!