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9:46 pm, June 9, 2008 by jason in Cycling, Our Crazy Life, Rumblings

For some time Sydney and I have been complaining about our lack of fitness. I have for a long time realized that my only opportunity to get fit is while Maia is in bed. Unfortunately I haven’t had the motivation, time, weather or some other lame excuse to do so. I started changing that this weekend.

Saturday I rode with Maia up to Concordia and back with her giggling and trying to talk to me the entire way - it was a pretty fun ride even though I was pulling all 50+ lbs of Maia and the trailer. I learned that it is a lot more fun to ride w/ her when I don’t have Sydney reminding me how slow I am really going. A smoking tail wind doesn’t hurt either.

Tonight I rode down to Bradford beach and back on my road bike. Oh how I missed that bike… I haven’t ridden it in at least a year, probably closer to two… It highlighted all of my bad form, but damn - it’s fast. I rode this evening after Maia went to bed leaving around 8:15 and getting home around 9:15. (yes Mom I had a light on my bike)

I used to ride at night for fun with some friends when I lived in Shorewood on full moon nights. We’d ride from 2 or 3 in the morning during the middle of the week while most people were responsibly sleeping so they could get up and go to work in the morning. This worked out for us as there was never traffic to deal with. I loved to race down Water Street without any worry of traffic or drunks getting in the way. The memory of how that felt seems to be the closest to being a kid I have come in years.

I’m hoping the weather holds so I can ride again tomorrow night. The quiet roads, the calm winds, the cool breeze - why did I ever ride at any other time of day? More importantly, why did I just now get the motivation to do this?

3 Comments »

riding at night is the best. i always thought if i did any long haul biking
that is what i would try to do. comfortable temperatures, wonderful smells,
less wind, less traffic, seemingly effortless biking. and full moon nights
are a slice of heaven.

kitty

Comment by kitty — June 10, 2008 @ 9:53 am
glad to hear that you got out on your bike! when are we going riding?

Comment by jeremy — June 11, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
Wait… so bikes do more than just take up space in the basement… I’ll have to try this biking thing out again… I vaguely remember such an activity.

In all seriousness, I’ve been in need of getting some 100psi road slicks for my mountain bike, that way I can bike to work (all of 2.9 miles).

Comment by Matt L — June 20, 2008 @ 11:00 pm