Out of the blue into sunny skies

I am soooo psyched, I had to share. The day started out really crummy...dull, grey, and just wet and nasty, then everything changed, about one hour ago, the sun came out to greet us all. There is very little wind, toasty sun caressing us with its lovely rays....do you know what this means? I am taking my bike out for its first ride of the season! I am so thrilled! I wish I could go right now but I need hubby home to watch the monkeys.....soooooo tickled pink I am! Is it 6:30pm yet?

Woohooo! I am back from my ride! It was a beautiful short little ride. It felt so great! There was this little hill and I just went up it and gave it all I had....it was fantastic! For a moment there I felt like Queen of the world!

I am in such better shape than last year, I am by no means super fast nor fast but I am a little faster than last year and I wasn't winded (like last year). It felt really, really great to be doing so much better than last year. My spinning class definitely has paid off. At one point, on the flat I was pedaling and I was going 21mph....never before have I been able to do that on a flat...maximum 15 but never 21! Of course, the trick is keeping it up for long periods of time.

Must do's before next ride:

1. Get a little mirror for my helmet. I have a hard time looking back so a mirror will help. I will look dorky but it is better dorky than road kill!

2. Put my biking shoes together (meaning, Sam puts the clips on my shoes). My sneakers kept slipping off and it was cumbersome getting back on track after slippage.

It was a superb, awesome, fantastico, fabuloso ride!

Comments

[Juliann]

Woo hoo, you go! It's still too wet here for DH to ride, we live in a really hilly area and he has problems with traction on the streets (which I can attest to as my wheelchair hates it!) I think I'm more anxious for him to get riding than he is as we bought him a new bike for Christmas and he has only taken it out twice so far (despite having promised to commute to work on it).

[Laura]

Isela,

You're entirely too hard on yourself - I so much admire how much you've accomplished in your life, being so young. I wish I had half the motivation you do regarding exercise. The weather is starting to get nice here in the Cleveland area too, for now (although it's supposed to drop down to 50 degrees tomorrow). : (

I didn't know about the clips for biking shoes. I took a cycling class at the Y one time, and I had my feet slip off the pedals a few times when we went fast.