Today was a major milestone in biking for me. I biked up the 15th Street hill (between Florida and Euclid) in 3rd gear! I realize that I was confronting some fears about the bike that I wasn't explicitly aware of...and now, those are slowly but surely being conquered.
In fact, I am currently back in love with biking. I had a few days in June that were really bad -- mostly due to low air in my tires, which I wasn't aware of. But that was enough to set me off course and entice me to drive to work, especially on those super hot days we've had recently. Today was awesome, though, and I'm back in the saddle.
It was also awesome because I ran into friends I otherwise wouldn't have passed along the route and stopped off to have delicious pica tacos with them. One of the women at the table was talking about running and saying how it is one of the few sports that you get better at simply by getting out there to run. I'm finding the same is true of biking...and it's something I've been taking for granted.
“If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” -- Lance Armstrong
Yay for biking and moving to a new gear! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWe both have our bikes now and are ready to join you on an adventure!