Biking to Work
Well, I pushed past my internal resistance and biked to work today. It was a lovely morning for it: sunny, but cool. I took a different route than I did when biking last year, one which involved fewer main streets, a little more scenery, and a lighter grade. I think I'll use that route from now on, unless I feel the need for some variety.
I did get pretty exhausted after the last major hill, and had to rest for about ten minutes. I probably could have rested for a shorter time, but I (now) recollect something about how sitting down cuts down circulation and compresses the lungs or something like that, and therefore is a poor posture to recuperate from aerobic exertion. I felt better very quickly once I lay down for a minute or two.
But my experience last year tells me that I'll have the stamina to avoid that degree of exhaustion after only one or two more rides.
My new bike bag worked great, too, although I sometimes kicked it when mounting or dismounting my bike. I was able to jam all my stuff in it, and a change of clothes, too. The next trick is to try to take advantage of the shower at work - by mid-July I'm sure I'll need it.
I also watched an episode of Daria, an MTV cartoon which I guess spun off from Beavis and Butt-head (who are not worthy of being boldfaced on this page). Some friends in the SF group recommended it. It was fairly amusing - the wry sense of humor appealed to me - but the animation was simply awful (especially back-to-back with the stylish Batman art), and the intermittent commercials for Victoria's Secret somehow spoiled the ambience. I might watch it again, though. But I must admit that the opening credits (despite the annoyingly "gen-X" music - it sounded like Juliana Hatfield) were the best part of the show.
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