After the appendectomy, I wasn’t supposed to ride for 2-3 weeks. A of yesterday it was 2 weeks and 3 days.
Well, I did my commute yesterday for the first time since the surgery and I had really been missing it. Here’s how it goes: I get up at 5:30, rush to get dressed and ready, eat a little bit of food, then hop on the bike by 5:55am. I ride the gorgeous green path down to the Charles River. It’s pretty dark that early in the morning, but I just got some Sigma Karma lights (more on those later) super powered bike lights, so I can see anything and everything now. Riding along the river, I used to be able to see the sunset, but now that fall is here, it’s just the smoldering glow of the pre-dawn. Seven miles from home, I arrive at North Station, where I hop on a train that will take me north through the worst part of the commute, while conveniently shaving 12 miles off the commute.
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(this is only an approximation, since Google Maps doesn’t show shortcuts!)
I arrive and start riding through the suburban industrial center which slowly changes to true backroads suburbia. It’s not the greatest biking, but it works, and I’ve gotten used to it. There aren’t that many cars, and that early, they seem to still be courteous. That’s about another 12 miles or so to work.
I was able to take it pretty easy, go slowly up the hills, and arrive in a very comfortable state. Man, it’s good to be out again! Next week, I’ll take a bunch of pictures. This time it was way too cloudy.