Today

Last night I completed about 17.5 k's on our stationary bike. Kev was asleep and I had nothing better to do since it was raining and dreary and too late to ask anyone if they wanted to hang around.

It was one of those nights where eveything came together nicely. The room was lit softly and all my music on my Ipod was really good, the bike felt comfy and the legs weren't too far away and I didn't have any weird kinks in my knees or tight hamstrings or a reason to watch the clock. By the end I was singing out loud to my favorite songs and I was totally blissed out and relaxed. I stretched for a half hour in the semi-darkness, the cats rubbing thier long sleek bodies against me in welcome and then when I was done and ready to let go of the experience, Kev woke up and was ready to hang out.

This morning when I got up we took Runk down to run like the wind and I thought I would be too tired to do much else then scoot around the parking lot with him. But I took off for a while expecting to do quickie route. Instead I took the route I took on Friday and then instead of heading home took the Saanich route to Quadra Street and back home. So another 8k's or so.

I'm finally starting to feel a little more secure but it takes a good 20 minutes or so to feel comfortable. I still can't make turns (unless I have a whole parking lot to make them which is really more swooping than turning). And I don't like stopping at cross-walks for cars because I have to push off before I can pedal, like Fred Flintstone, and nothing feels quite as lame as scooting across a crosswalk on one foot while cars sit idling, staring at you. And I still can't stick my arm out to signal a turn. But I can get up hills/inclines a little easier and I'm starting to get back that familairity of being on a bike that I had as a kid, that second nature feeling.

I'd like to get some bike shorts from Junonia and still haven't been able to order the Runkster's basket because they only ship to the US. I could send them to my sister but she has a minimum three month time lag for any postal commitments... Guess I have no choice though.