Went out for my first ride today. It's been since July 22nd that I've been on the bike on the road. I needed just a bit more than five miles to get over 1,000 for the year. This ride was a gentle flat ride that was done at an easy spin. It was 5.7 miles and put me at 1,001 miles for the year. Not the 4,000+ I was planning on at the beginning of the year but considering how the crash interrupted riding this year it's just good to be back out on the road.
Just five miles but it did wear me out more than I would have anticipated. Starting the ride seemed easy enough. Balance was fine, steering was a bit shaky. Needed to focus on where I wanted to go or would go off course a bit, couldn't look left/right much more than briefly or that would steer the bike unintentionally. Steering was fine once I recognized that. In the early part of the ride I was thinking I might get at least 100 miles in December if the roads stay clear. By the time I was back I was thinking it will take time to build up to a 20 mile ride and I'll be doing well to get in 50 miles more before the end of the year.
In any case I'm riding again. All I have to do now is keep doing it.
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