A rest…

Today made at least 32 days in a row that I’ve ridden my bike. I rode it for the first time on 6/18 and thought I was going to die. Today, 8/12, or about 55 days later, I can ride 25 miles at a time and feel good about it. Since 7/12 I’ve pretty much ridden at least 10 miles a day, more on weekends. Conservatively I’ve put at least 500 miles on the bike since I got it.
Why all the numbers today? Because I’m pooped. Today it was drizzling in my neighborhood (often it does) and I ached a bit. In addition I had a lot of trouble with my iPhone this morning. It wouldn’t sync quickly and I ended up leaving the house about 10 minutes later than I would have liked without a full sync. I may have to restore the phone when I get home today. In fact I probably will.
What that really meant was that instead of riding my 7 mile loop, I rode a short 3 miles to work, just enough to stretch a little. I’ll ride home to do laundry and probably ride to a meeting I need to attend this evening, but those are both short distances.
Tomorrow I won’t be riding my bike to work. I’m going to have lunch with a friend up the Contemporary Museum and will need to ride my moped to get there. I will ride a bit that evening for an errand, but I’m essentially taking a couple of days off to let my body heal up a bit. Or at let the aches air out for a day or two.
Speaking of the Museum, I just discovered there’s a “membership blog” that looks to be almost brand new. It doesn’t have much yet, but I’m going to be keeping an eye on it as I am, after all, a member. 🙂 [I should note here that membership isn’t expensive so it’s not a status thing. While I love the grounds, sometimes enjoy the art, one of the best reasons for membership is a discount on the delicious food at the cafe.]
So here I am on break at work, trying not to beat myself up for riding so little today and worrying that not biking to work tomorrow will somehow cause problems.
To assuage my fears a bit I took a quick break from work and spent a couple of dollars on fingerless biking gloves by Avenir. I’d been having some trouble with callousing on the inside of my thumbs where they meet the twist shifters on my bike. I don’t mind the callous’ so much as I mind them splitting a little. Ouch. Time for gloves.

Most of the gloves at The Bike Shop didn’t work – the thumb covering was too short. The least expensive pair, those by Avenir, were fine. Go figure.
Aloha!