“I want to ride my bicycle…”

I want to ride my bike! I haven’t ridden a bike in YEARS. Like 15 years. I had all kinds of excuses. It hurt my butt, I didn’t like it. Etc.

But I began training for the Chicago Marathon last week and my schedule said that I should cross train on Sundays. And I decided that I would get out the ol’ bike and head out for some miles.

I have no idea why I waited so long to “get back on the bike!” I had such a good time! I went 10.2 miles in just over 58 minutes. I felt like I was flying! My fastest pace was 18.1 miles per hour. What an amazing feeling!

I feel a little guilty that instead of my 3 running miles that I have on the schedule for tomorrow, I really want to get the bike out again! I kind of feel like I’m having an affair with my bike. Like I’m cheating on running!

Me after my ride on Sunday. It was great!

Have a good week friends!