Pulling out the bike
May. 16th, 2009 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrI pulled the bike out of the garage, took it to the local filling station to fill the tires with air, and took it out for a ride. I didn't start bicycle commuting on May 1 as I did the previous two years, since I was wary about whether my bum knee could handle it. But I figured I should try it out at least, to see how well I could tolerate it.
I rode for about a half hour, taking the lovely route along Lake Hiawatha and Minnehaha, that runs between flowering trees. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I rode for about a half hour, and was rather winded by the end. My stamina is always lower in the spring, since I've been off the bike all winter, and of course, I haven't been doing karate for about a month. May also can bring trouble with allergies, which also affects stamina, although I haven't had nearly the problems this year that I've had other years. But I was pleased with myself for going out. My knee seems to have tolerated it rather well, although I'm a little tired, and I can feel the results of my effort, particularly in my thighs, which were already sore from the weightlifting I resumed this week. I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to bicycle commuting to work--yet--but it will probably be good for me to take the bike out in the evenings, just to try to build up my cardio stamina. Despite the injury, I feel really committed to trying to find ways to stay active and healthy.
What I did today to make the world a better place: Pulled out the bike, filled the tires and took a ride, to try to get myself back into shape that I can resume bicycle commuting.
I rode for about a half hour, taking the lovely route along Lake Hiawatha and Minnehaha, that runs between flowering trees. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I rode for about a half hour, and was rather winded by the end. My stamina is always lower in the spring, since I've been off the bike all winter, and of course, I haven't been doing karate for about a month. May also can bring trouble with allergies, which also affects stamina, although I haven't had nearly the problems this year that I've had other years. But I was pleased with myself for going out. My knee seems to have tolerated it rather well, although I'm a little tired, and I can feel the results of my effort, particularly in my thighs, which were already sore from the weightlifting I resumed this week. I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to bicycle commuting to work--yet--but it will probably be good for me to take the bike out in the evenings, just to try to build up my cardio stamina. Despite the injury, I feel really committed to trying to find ways to stay active and healthy.
What I did today to make the world a better place: Pulled out the bike, filled the tires and took a ride, to try to get myself back into shape that I can resume bicycle commuting.