Wow! I can’t believe that I rode 26 miles yesterday! It felt amazing.
I discovered this great place to ride called River Rd. There’s not too much traffic, no lights or stop signs and there is a bike lane – one of the few in town. So far, I love it. As you would expect, the road goes alongside the river (Cape Fear River) and at the end there is a big bridge that leads to Carolina Beach. My next goal will be to bike all the way to the beach and after today’s ride I think I’ll be able to do it.
I’m discovering a part of myself that I really didn’t know existed – physically, that is. I never knew that I could push myself this much and it’s feeling really wonderful. I can feel a competitive sportier me coming to the surface that existed back in High School. I’m actually starting to entertain thoughts of biking trips, races, and things like this that I could not have imagined myself doing a year ago.
A big dream would be to do a bicycle trip oversees – I LOVE Italy, so maybe this will make it into my travel plans for the near future. 😉 That would be so amazing!
I’m feeling stronger, my endurance feels better and I’m pushing myself a lot harder than I had been while walking for cardio. Next month, I’m going to really start doing some serious cycling and begin a log of my miles and times. This is fun stuff! AND I can feel myself losing more weight (or at least inches) since I started biking.
WooHoo!
