Bicycle Limericks | Yes I Think I Can

Celebrating

You know those days when you’re perfectly
In the Flow and everything’s great?
That was today.

Forty miles on bike trail,
MY picture of ideal biking.

Learning what you don’t want
Powerful part of choosing what you DO want.

Fast food breakfast to feed many quickly.
“Tim Horton’s,” new-to-me chain.

Getting out to beat heat as much as possible.
Prompting that early breakfast source.

Consider the power in a change of perspective.

I learned that “kill” means “river” in Dutch.
Makes the town name “better to my ear.”

On road at 6:45 a.m.
Attempt to beat-the-heat.

Trail beside Hudson River,
Lovely trees, great views.

Training for this bike ride,
Should have been 50% daily walking up some very steep hill,
Pushing my bicycle!

Today’s hills were killers.
Even Stan, who is extremely strong,
Actually, strongest rider,
Talked about the consistent
Hills of 10% to 14% grade.

Today brought lessons in patience and flexibility.
I am a VERY impatient “waiting-person.”
If you know me well, that’s not new to you.

Arriving at Glens Falls, Queensbury Hotel at 3pm,
We had one hour wait for 4:00pm check-in.
That stretched to six o’clock.

Eight weeks from June 5 until start of Empire State Ride.

Another day of big wind & high temps,
Requiring my careful time-plan to ride bike.
That is, for my optional bike rides.

12 weeks until start of Empire State Bike Tour

Not much biking for me this week.
“Living-my-life-happy” events,
Things that come ’round annually,
Were center of attention.

Grey days are hard for me,
Damping down my optimism.
Canceling out thoughts of
Positive action.

How have you “livened” up your COVID life this week?
Let me think of that question for myself …
Stationary bike riding let me finish very good book.

Biking this autumn season shift, prompts my setting Second-Half Bike-Season Mileage goal:
One thousand by October 15.

What do you ponder as summer rolls into autumn?
I philosophize on cornfields and life!

Today is Bob’s and my anniversary. Sixty-one years! Amazing number of years have passed. Amazing experiences those years have held.