Subject: Faced my fear and did my first group ride And it was AWESOME! It's been rainy, windy & cold for what feels like weeks and yesterday was bright and sunny for the ride. I hadn't been outside on my bike yet this year and I'm not an accomplished cyclist to begin with so I was really nervous but I forced myself to go and it was really great. There were about 35 people and the leader of the group took us out and showed us around to a lot of the bike paths in the city and we did some street riding too. Really good for my confidence, especially on the busy roads which I wouldn't have tried without the group there. Not sure I would've tried the one gigantic hill we climbed either but I was proud of myself for pushing through it when a few had to stop and walk their bikes. Hardly newsworthy I know but at least you guys might get it. I told my Dad and he was like, "Sounds fun but you've known how to ride a bike for 30 years, what's the big deal?" |