After my recent return from serving an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I've been very hesitant to get back in the saddle. I knew I was out of shape and I didn't want to see how much progress I needed to make.
I mentioned to my boyfriend the other day that I was thinking about going and his response spoke volumes to me "Finally!! I'm sick of you complaining about not riding" Hmmm...
So I gathered my gear, I was checking my tires when I realized that my front tire was flat, yet again.... So I did what any good cyclist would do! I stole my father's wheel so I didn't have to mess with the eternally flat tire.
It felt lovely to be on the bike again. And then the rain started about 2 minutes into my ride. I was close enough to turn around. I pondered for a moment, but was already soaked to the bone, so I decided to just continue.
What an enjoyable ride that was!! I was laughing so hard, it was very enjoyable. (although the other people on the trail didn't seem very pleased about the sudden down pour.)
About half way through my ride I pulled over to try to clean my glasses. As I rubbed them on my soaked and dripping jersey I began laughing again. A man in a car rolled down his window and asked:
"You look a little wet... how far are you going?"
"as far as I want!" I yelled back
"You mean you're doing this for fun!?"
I nodded at him and started laughing again. I'm sure he now thinks the cycling breed are insane.
A little later, after nearly being blown off my bike a man with a stroller smiled at me "Isn't this fun?" I laughed in response.
Then the lightning started and I decided I'd best call it a day. It's always an adventure and I love cycling more and more! Here's to getting back in shape!
