BIKE: Mike
TIME THERE: 30 min.
TIME BACK: 30 min.
WEATHER: clear, -4C, 9km/hr wind there; a few clouds, -6C, 9km/hr wind back.
WHAT I WORE: Joe Fresh "warm-up" pants (double layered with a cotton inner layer and water resistant outer layer for only $29!), t-shirt, waterproof shell, running gloves, balaclava
NOTES:
I stuck with taking an on-road route again today, which has been working for me in every way imaginable. It's more stable, it feels safer, and I pedal harder and faster so I don't feel like I'm too slow in the car traffic. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm still way slower than the cars! Still, I like to try to keep my speed up as much as I can, and that makes for a great workout.
Today's Downside: I had to contend with traffic in the morning. I got stuck behind a bus a couple different times and had to start-and-stop behind it for a few blocks, which was annoying as hell. And I got stuck in traffic between cars, unable to speed pass them on the right side of the lane because of the snow and muck that has accumulated there. The narrowing of the lanes has blocked my ability to speed past the traffic-logged cars as I laugh to myself at my obvious superiority. Alas! What will I do without my sense of superiority??
Today's Upside: A few blocks around the university were shut down for the Olympic Torch relay. They shut these roads down between 4-6pm, trapping numerous university staff and students in their parking lots and creating traffic hell in other parts of the campus area. This has been a major concern all week for some of my colleagues and other concerned university-area car commuters. NOT ME!! Hahahaha!!! I didn't worry for one millisecond about how I'd get home today. I just got on my bike at the same time I usually do, biked home the same route as I did yesterday, and got home at the exact time I was expecting to. No delays, no university-area traffic jams, no stress. Just fresh air, a good workout, and a feeling of superiority. HEY! It's back!! I feel superior again!!!! Wheee!
Man, life as a bike-commuter is GOOD!
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