Sailing Takes Me Away

"Real" bike riding is superior to gym riding. Biking outdoors on city streets is a full body workout, with constant twisting and turning of all the major muscle groups as you speed through stop signs and navigate traffic, whereas stationary riding focuses mostly on calves and thighes. Each has their place in a fitness routine. Around here, you have to exercise inside during the winter to keep in shape and to keep sane, but given a choice, I'll take the sun and fresh air.

There's a cold front moving in later this week. With that in mind, I ran out of work tonight to take advantage of what sunlight there was at the end of a warm winter day (in the 60s, per the bike computer). From home to the library via Washington, then up Carson to the north Albertsons, then down Carson to visit Trina, then down Mountain to back home. When the sun dropped behind the hills, it got cold fast and the sweat on my back began to chill as I pulled into the garage. Though the below stats may not reflect my efforts, I really booked tonight to get out and get back before it got too dark and too nippy to be on a bike.

Update: There are now two students who've dropped my class. *mumble mumble*

Lastly, I hear there's an opening in Dick Cheney's hunting party. Applicants advised to bring their own bulletproof vest. (Yes, I am one of millions that will never, ever forget that.)

Yesterday's stats:
Distance: 6.30 miles
Time: 34.57 minutes
320 calories burned

Today:
Distance: 5.70 miles
Time: 29.05 minutes
324 calories burned