Bike When You Like

Instead of on a bike, I chose to spend yesterday in the yard

I thought about participating in the 30 Days Of Biking for the first time. Now that I”m not working it ought to be pretty easy. I could have taped a “remember to ride” note to the vanity mirror in the bathroom so at night when I go to brush my teeth before bed I”d be reminded to do a quick ride around the block if I hadn”t already ridden that day. After thinking it over I decided against it. I don”t like to be obligated to do something. I”m more of a “Bike When You Like” kinda guy (I”m claiming dibs on that just in case it takes off. Doing a Google search nothing came up 🙂 ). Besides I”ve never been one to turn down take up a challenge. Instead of forcing myself to ride every day of April I”ll continue to bike when I like, not when someone else likes me to. On the 1st day of April I liked the idea of doing a group ride with friends so I did. On the 2nd day of April I liked the idea of working in the yard instead of riding so I did. On this morning of the 3rd day of April I knew I”d like to ride in the cool, overcast weather so I did.

Hats (or helmets) off to those who have the discipline and make sacrifices to ride their bikes for 30 days in a row. Sacrifice, discipline, obligation are things I”ve never been good at and would just as soon totally eliminate from my life.