My Crotch Hurts
So I biked into work today.
My morning ride took me about 70 minutes to clear 23 km’s. I’m guessing that’s pretty slow, as almost everyone on their bikes were whizzing by me except for this one cyclist who looked like he just stepped out of an opium den. At least I beat him. But aside from that, I’m fairly happy that I made it in, it wasn’t as brutal as I thought it would be. My legs weren’t sore, I wasn’t gasping for breath, and I wasn’t drenched in sweat (thank you Merino wool).
In fact, I felt really good and alert the whole day. I was even productive.
However, the bike ride home destroyed me. Biking on a completely empty stomach was a terrible idea. I think all I needed was some form of sugar in my bloodstream to keep me going. With my empty and hungry stomach, I seemed to have no will to get home. It took me 1 hour and 40 minutes to get home… and all I could think of was stuffing my face (there was a 20 minute MEC stop on the way back, I’ve got a new water bladder!). Not only that, but my ass/crotch-area is not accustomed to sitting on a bike seat for prolonged periods of time.
Tomorrow will be day 2 of many this summer of me on my bike… this time around I’m hoping I can find a better route. Ottawa streets are pretty crappy and narrow.
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May 25th, 2006 at 6:41 am
I’m proud of you for doing what you said you were going to do.
I’m guessing there aren’t bike paths from Barrhaven? That would be a smooth ride. And I bet I could have walked faster in reverse than you biked home :-p
p.s. Why the possessive on 23 kms?? :-p
May 25th, 2006 at 8:01 am
Hey Lee! I told you…bikes are the tools of the devil!
Good luck biking back home today! You should get a bike map of Ottawa..I’m sure there’s a faster way..
May 25th, 2006 at 8:13 am
Hey Lee!
Although some of my friends think bikes are the tool of the devil, I happen to love biking all over the city. Once, me and brother took a massive tour of the city from Vanier to Kanata city hall and back.
I know of at least one bike path from Barrhaven back to the rest of the city. Of course it all depends on which direction you’re coming from, but I’m sure that I could give you a few ideas if you’d like. We should talk sometime!