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| Fraser River hardly has any snow flowing down on it anymore |
On Saturday, when a scheduled item cancelled at last moment, I made the spontaneous decision to go for a good bike ride. The local bike club was hosting it's first bike race of the season on the outskirts of town. I kind of figured that I probably missed the action of them taking off and that they would be riding somewhere not where I would be. I had already missed the group shot at 11am (for the 2012 Bike to Work Week Poster)
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| Biking same route out of town as on Tour De Jasper |
I still thought perhaps I could see some racing action. Unfortunately, as I predicted, the race was 50kms long, they weren't around when I arrived at Pineview School. So I continued on to town. I rode 25 kms that day! I did bump into a few other cycling club members while riding.
I had no problems going up the hills, so the daily ride to work during the Winter did help. But I sure felt it in my legs that night.
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| As I had no groceries, I stocked up on energy for riding that day |
I think that I just needed an excuse to go for a nice ride on a nice day. Not that I really needed one. I even got to wear my biking shirts for the first time this season! Let the training begin?
I always feel the difference when I switch from my commuter bike to my road bike - especially when I start doing longer distances in the spring. But I think the daily commute helps keep up my fitness - I just don't have the time to do 2-3 hours on the bike every day otherwise, but I do get in a good hour to/from work.
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