Last month, out of the blue,
I was asked to interview for a different position in another department of the City…
I was concerned about getting decent miles in. This is the time of year when I'd take my 17-mile long loop to work, and a 13-mile cut of it coming home. It's not that I chase miles for the sake of numbers.
It takes me 50 miles a week just to feel good and normal, I feel fantastic over 100 miles a week, and like Superman over 150.
The going to work part was doable at the library since I started after lunch. Now that would put me on a busy four-lane with no shoulder, granite curbs, and only 10-foot wide lanes—all in morning rush-hour. No thanks….
Variety's the spice, and the new commute has it. From bumper-to-bumper traffic snarls, to quiet along the river. From 900 feet of hill climbing in the first four miles in the morning, to flat along the canal in the afternoon. The traffic, noise, hustle and bustle of the concrete canyons, to the quiet of the river and the cemetery.
I can hardly wait to get on the road in the morning, and all day I can look at my bike locked outside, thinking of the ride home.
Gosh, I have it good.
Originally Posted by
unterhausen
nice post, thanks for letting us know what's new
Thanks for this post. I too think gratefully about my commute, and all the variety it presents.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Humbly, if Bike Forums ever had a Best Commute Award, I would be a frontrunner.
I particularly agree with your assessment of weekly mileage, though at over 150 miles per week, I call it
hyper-fit. Since March 6, through June 6, I have been engaged with a
fitness challenge at work. This past week, I rode about 150 miles, via extended commuting routes, and still am in fourth place (of about 40 participants), neck and neck for third place.
