Participating in the "Bike to Work" week was great fun, however I think it was my toughest week of biking. No matter how hard or fast I pedalled I just had great difficulty keeping up with Richard. It got to the point where I would hit the traffic lights (praying they would be RED!) panting, weezing and nearly in tears! I decided it was time for a little research on the matter. And what it boiled down to was my technique...something so simple can make such a difference. So now I am working hard to remember to push through as a pedal. Sounds easy enough but when your on your 15th minute of biking up a hill other thoughts start going through one's head...like where's the top! HA! But seriously I am managing hills much better and managing to keep up with Richard (for the most part). The other thing that amazed me that week was finding out how far we're actually biking in a day....believe it or not we manage to do 32Km's in a day. Needless to say I was top dog for Studio B's Biking team! Wooooooooo....Not many of us biked but it was cool to see how far everyone bikes in a week. To find out more, or just keep track of the distances travelled check out: http://www.vacc.bc.ca/home.php It's kind of crazy because the more we bike the more I enjoy the challange, almost like an addiction can't get enough of it once we start! What makes it tough sometimes are the drivers who are riding around in the gas-gusingling machines...blasting through Stop signs and hogging the road. Course I think I'm just as bad once I'm behind the wheel but makes me wonder if me biking to work really makes that much of a difference. If anything it saves us a bit of money, makes us a little healthier and apparently we'll life that much longer...YAY! Here's to many more Happy Days of Pedalling, Panting and trying to keep up to Richard!
