I start a new job next week and due to its location I do not think I will
be
able to ride to work anymore. I am catching the train into the city
tomorrow so that I can down a few beers at my farewell lunch so therefore
today was my last cycle commute for the forseeable future. I can
appreciate
the pucture god's sense of irony as they decided to give me one last flat
tyre when I was only about 2 km or so from home!!! I really couldn't be
arsed fixing it and as my wife's work was only about 500m away and it was
just after 1730h I got her to pick me up and drive me the last couple of
km
home.
I have been riding to work for almost 8 years now and I am honestly going
to
miss being able to ride every weekday. In the past 8 years I have not
kept
an exact total of how many km I have done (too many bikes, some without
speedos) but I have always had to ride approx 20km or so each way and if I
use 45 weeks per year (to allow for leave and the occasional week away for
work) that makes a ballpark figure of 40kmm x 5days/week x 45weeks/year x
8years = 72,000km (approx).
My new package includes a car so I am going to have to get used to driving
again and I think I am going to have to fit in some sort of exercise to
make
up for the 8 hours or so of cardio a week that I will no longer get. I
guess I am going to have to make a concerted effort to ride more on the
weekends to make up for it.
Cheers,
Gags
