Finally after what seemed like a year of Winter, the roads are mostly clean and I can get myself back to bicycling to and from work every day (weather permitting), which includes both my most and least favourite parts of cycling through Edmonton.
Most favoruite – riding south down Groat road (on the sidewalk of course), which allows me to travel roughly 20 block without even peddling once.
Least favourite – my bike ride ends at the base of a set of stair which travel out of our river valley into the downtown core, and have me gasping for breath at each platform (there are three) on the way up when I start out each year.
In the end, I’m sure the cycling is good for me, and in my newly discovered quest to put my recently graduated brains to some applied personal good, I think my health is a pretty high priority.
Well folks, it's that time of year again - I get to dust off the old bike and get myself back out onto the road (well, onto the bike path anyway).
A few years ago I got into a pretty nasty cycling accident and broke one of the bones in my wrist, actually this was just before I started grad school and it was my right hand so I would have to classify it as a "not great" accident - as compared to a great accident where you fall into JELL-O or something.
I spent most of last year being pretty nervous on my bicycle, but just before autumn ended I managed to get comfortable again which is what brings us up to date.
The roads are nice, and I get ride again!
Wish me luck everyone!
