Sometimes you just gotta ride

This must be more than just a cold that Brenda has.  In a couple of days it’ll be 2 full weeks of this loose hacking cough.  She doesn’t have a fever, and she doesn’t have that all-over body ache that comes with the serious stuff.  But she’s still not back to 100% yet.  (She does have some allergies, and that might be part of it.)  And with a very busy weekend, riding today was looking like a very border-line call. 

We rode on Friday, then we went out of town, met an old friend and had a very late night Friday night, then a very full day on Saturday, got home Saturday night, and then went to church this morning.  So then this afternoon Brenda was very tired, but not necessarily that sleepy kind of tired where she could have gone in and gone to sleep—just that run-down kind of tired.

So this is where you have to make a decision:  is it better to stay home, stay warm, and rest; or is it better to get out and get in some miles?  We talked about it a little bit, and decided on the miles.  The temperature was very mild, probably in the high 60s, and it was sunny, so I thought we’d be able to stay pretty warm.  And as it turned out it was a very nice ride.  Just kind of a quickie—22 miles; we kept it slow at first, and stayed on the trails.  But the cool thing is, once you get out there and start riding, sometimes you get a little invigorated.  Your circulation gets pumped up a little, you get in some deep breathing, you get your legs moving—riding is great for picking you up when you’re a little run down.  By the time we were on the last leg of the ride we were out there on East Lake, taking turns at the front, cruising at 19-21 mph from Tuscawilla all the way home!  (Like Brenda said, “We kicked East Lake’s butt today!”)  There’s nothing like a nice ride to boost your psyche to the next level.  We love it!