the fourth day of march...

todays picture is of my new bike, well not exactly the entire bike, but as you can see the handlbars. after years of procrastination i finally broke down and bought it! took it out this afternoon for a quick spin and realized that i am not as in good of shape as i had thought...i ride a recumbent bike several times a week, so i figured that i was all set to take off and ride miles of the open road on my new mountain bike...wow, was i ever wrong, after five minutes my thighs were burning...my lungs were gasping from the crisp winter air, this was not like riding the staionary bike in the safety of my home....this was a real workout! aside from the physical agony of the bike ride, it was fun to feel like a kid again, to have the wind whipping around my face....and to have my nose start running uncontrollably after the first few minutes...but i am looking forward to all the fun i hope that my bike and i have in the coming years...