Got the flu and Covid vaccines at work on Wednesday. I usually feel a little punked the next day and yesterday was no exception. Very tough time getting out of bed, but despite the achy shoulders and lethargy I managed to bike in which ended up being invigorating.

Took a quick nap after lunch and had a tough time waking from that. But by the end of the day I was back to normal...in fact I took the long way home.

My pace was a little better than average and the trails weren't too crowded. I remembered another BF thread asking if one still sprinted I couldn't remember the last time I did, and as I entered one of the flat, straight empty stretches of trail I remembered to try to sprint...

...I barely increased my speed. It reminded me of when I was 43 and I played softball for the first time in 13 years. Despite biking every day I was as slow as molasses, although by the end of the season I was much quicker. Now at 63, I have an even tougher slog to up my sprinting game. Strength-, cardio- and stamina-wise I'm up for it. I just gotta get those muscles working faster.

I figure finding safe, sprint-friendly sections of my commute routes (and then sprinting) will help add excitement and variety to my commutes.

Aside from the reaction to the inoculations, and the weak sprinting, the commutes were invigorating, comfortable in the cooler weather and really good for my mental health as an antidote for some of the stress of life and work.

Oh, yeah...I have taken to honking my AirZound Airhorn before entering this one blind underpass where a homeless guy likes to lay in the path. On the way home he wasn't there but a young family on bikes was, and was finishing moving to the right. The mother looked at me and said "Thank you for the warning."