Can you feel it? Spring is coming. She is moving our way at a steady rate of 21 miles per day. Today she is crossing Orlando, Florida. The annual February weather break is here. Yes, it’s five to ten degrees cooler than “normal” but it is, nonetheless, here. The worst is behind us.
Yes, we will see more cold days. And do remember, Spring is not Summer. But she is coming. And Weather Break is here. We always get this. It doesn’t last. It is a gift.
What does that mean to us, as cyclists? It means we will start having more ridable days. It means that, this week in particular, we should take every opportunity presented to us. Go outside! Get on a bike! Don’t think of it as training. Ride for the sake or riding. Inhale the air. Listen for the early songbirds. (They have started to arrive again.) Look at the trees. See the buds beginning to swell. Nature is stirring. She has been asleep, but she is getting restless. It is good to become a part of this process.
It is time to begin again. Go outside and ride. Take it easy and enjoy this time. Ride gently. You are not ready, yet, to push it. Take pleasure in the act, for its own sake. Ride at lunch. Ride in the early evening. It doesn’t matter if it’s a short ride. Ride! And while riding, live!
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