Feeling Good on Monday!
Wow! After a day yesterday in which I just about went nuts because I was forcing myself to rest, I went hard out of the gate this morning! Twenty-eight and a half miles before work, with twenty of them at an 18.6 mph average speed over a hard and hilly course. It’s pretty rare that I get the road bike out and hammer these days, so it felt really good.
I had two deer sightings this morning. The first is actually standing under the tree pictured above looking at me. It was pretty big, and may have been a buck. It wasn’t quite light enough to tell. The second, a big doe, exploded across the road in front of me a few minutes later.
By the time I got home from the first twenty miles, it felt really good to get on the Surly for my commute to work. Every time I ride the road bike, then get on the Surly, I’m absolutely amazed how smooth and quiet that bike feels. There is no doubt I made the right choice when I selected and outfitted that bike to be my daily commuter!
How did your week start? I hope it was as good as mine!
God bless…
TW
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August 2, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Love the windmill at dawn.
I have never seen a deer on the way to work. I’ve seen coyotes, armadillos, skunks, llamas, buffalo, rabbits, a dead beaver, and even a peacock and a zebra, but never deer.
August 3, 2010 at 9:58 pm
I love hearing about people starting their day like this. Beautiful…..and so is the picture.
Monday was a holiday here, so I definitely kicked the week off right…..got out for a great ride.
Darryl