Riding In The Dark, Stiff Legs and An FYI for My Blog Readers

One of my favorite things to do is commute on my bike in the morning before the sun comes up. If I am training, I try to leave the house by 4:15am. At this time, the streets are usually deserted. It is safer for me to make it through the streets to the bike path without encountering much traffic except for the delivery trucks making their pre-dawn drop offs.
The city seems like another place at this time. I often see and hear things that usually get missed during the hustle and bustle of rush-hour, like hearing the birds chirping and the sky going from black to deep blue, then to orange as the sun comes up. On the cold mornings I see the grass glistening as the lights of the cars reflect off the frost and my invisible breathe appears as a smoking grey when the light of day starts to peak through. By the end of the ride/ workout the color of day has appeared and a new has started for all around me.
This morning’s commute and the ride post swim was the first of coming warm summer days. I was able to wear shorts, no sleeves and no toe covers which is the tell tale sign that warmer days are on the way. Although it is suppose to cool of again I think the thawing has officially started. This a pic of my bike path just as I get on it.

I have been meaning to write about my bike commute in the dark for awhile, but hesitated to share it because I didn’t want anyone to worry, but after reading a forum post on trifuel I realized I wasn’t the only one out there that braves the dark for a brisk morning ride. I wear white, and reflective garments with flashing lights on my bike, so don’t worry Mom.
Well, as of my last post my body has been fighting to recover. I took Friday off, did a short 3 mile run on Saturday, followed by my first ice bath of season, then cancelled my long ride on Sunday and enjoyed the after noon playing Guitar Hero Metallica, stretched, rolled, stretched and rolled some more while chilling with the my girls. As of last night, my legs were still stiff and sore, so I went ahead and shaved my legs so I could really get into the muscles with all my massaging tools. There are other reasons for us triathlon peeps to shave their legs, but I’ll save that for another post.
After talking to some my friends who read my blog (but don’t comment!?!?!)
I have to clarify how I write and edit each post.
I usually sit down and just write out the rough entry as soon as I can, to keep the thoughts fresh in my head. Then I’ll post it without very much revising. As the day goes on I’ll revisit the post to make changes, edits etc…So if you’re reading a new post early and it sounds like I’m a crappy writer I’m sorry I just haven’t had a chance to go over it yet and fix the mistakes. But, rest assure I will and I promise that I’m not a challenged blog writer.
I am going to the studio Wednesday if it kills me