53 last January

I rode as a kid up into high school, when it was no longer all that cool to be seen on a bike (or so I thought). The riding I did back then was just 'riding' - No special emphasis on competition, road, whatever. Just a kid riding around town, as it were.

In the spring of 2010 ago I got interested in just having something to putter around on, so I ended up with a comfort bike. After a year that turned into having something a bit more roadworthy, so I got Specialized Tricross Sport. It's got more 'roadie' in it than I have in me, but can still go offroad, so it's a good solution for me.

I enjoy just being on the bike. I'm always aware of speed/distance, but they don't rule over me. Good thing! I guess I'm still in the phase of proving something to myself, since sometimes I see opportunities to stop and smell the roses, but keep on going since i don't want to see One More Stop on my ride graph after I'm done. I probably need to place more emphasis on enjoying the ride and everything that goes along with it than the numbers (which is almost laughable, given what they actually are!!). As I progress I'm sure that will happen.

Although currently I only able to ride on weekends (for various reasons), I usually try to get 30-odd miles done on Saturday mornings. It's making a difference, albeit somewhat slowly. I'm starting to look for other routes and such, so I don't get bored with the same roads over and over. In fact this afternoon if it's not pouring rain I have another area in mind I may check out. No time to ride today, but I'll drive it just to verify things.