Over the past few weeks, my wife has had a busy weekend schedule which has meant that the responsibility for watching our three children has fallen to me. I am certainly not complaining. I love spending time with my kids and my wife definitely needs some significant blocks of time to herself without the constant calls of "Mommy!" bouncing around. However, watching three kids all weekend is exhausting and does not afford time for riding. Being February, the weather is still an issue as well.
This past Saturday, the stars seemed to align for me. My wife returned from her day out around three in the afternoon and announced that she was done with her errands for the day. The older kids were happy and occupied and the youngest was down for a nap. The weather was even cooperating with about 37 degrees and sunshine. Now was my opportunity to get back on the road!
I had mapped out a route in my head, keeping in mind that it has been a little over a week since my last ride. I didn't want to push myself too hard, but still wanted to hit double digit mileage. It turned out to be a great day for a ride. The first half had a few short hills which pushed me. I came up to a light crossing a highway and for some reason, did not get a green through one cycle despite there being several cars also waiting to cross. The wait for the green light took much longer than I had expected and I had started to tighten up a bit which made the second half of the ride a little more challenging. Overall I put in 10.5 miles in 45 minutes. Not stellar, but not terrible considering how long I sat at that light.
