Road Cycling
Posted on April 29, 2015

Today I went out for the second ride of the spring. Doing so made me feel very excited and thrilled to enjoy somesunshine while putting myself through a workout. The excitement caused me to dream big and visualize how far I would ride in order to get in a decent workout. Boy, do I dream big or do I assume I am able to do more than is realistic considering I’m still going from winter couch to athletic gear.

I perform real well when I’m on the paved part of our road, but when I hit the gravel all odds seem to be against me. Besides paying attention to traffic flow going both directions, the gravel part of our road has taken on the rough edges of an old tyme laundry washboard. Once I find a groove to stay steady on my bike, I am challenged with new soft gravel that’s been put down after the frost has left the ground, covering winter’s previous potholes big enough to swallow a toddler!

After getting a bit into my ride, I did find a steady pace, in spite of the obstacles and I rode a fair distance, 3.18 miles. Traffic was light, a slight breeze cooled me on my round trip, and a stop at the neighborhood creek gave me some welcome beauty seeing the continued progress of spring replacing winter’s harshness against the trees and banks shoring the water. I watched twigs and other items float downstream in the otherwise quiet of my ride.

Riding gave me time to think, ability to ponder how my life can take on the characteristics of a road. Some areas of my life are smooth and others have rough edges waiting for me or someone else to come along lending a helping hand with a patch or pile of what’s needed to keep me strong and useful for others. Those same thoughts reminded me that I need to be that kind of person for others as well when life’s struggles seem too big or difficult visuilizing their own successes.

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