yay! and oww.

So twice now - Friday and Monday, i rode my bike to work (and back). woohoo! go me! it's a 5.7 mile trip one way - and i've totally lucked out on location. If i go one block west i can get onto a forest preserve trail, and that takes me all most all the way to work. It goes a little out of the way, but it's worth it not to be on busy naperville road - a sure recipe for death. it's a slow trail though. I went biking at busse woods on sunday, and i averaged lik 13.5 to 14 mph. but on this trail its more like 11.5. Could be because it's crushed limestone instead of pavement. or perhaps that i'm just not terribly motivated to get to work. but the morning ride is nice because i see tons of birds- so many goldfinches that i can't even count. awesome. i'm gonna try to do that as often as i can, when it's not raining. hey. it saves gas... although i'll need to plan lunches a little better - cuz i'm kinda stranded at lunchtime, unless i go out to eat with someone.

today i definitely need a break though, because when i was at busse woods on sunday i pulled a muscle on the top of my foot. oww. did that stop me from biking yesterday? hell no! but it sure hurts, so i'm not complaining that it's supposed to rain all afternoon. just another typical swany injury.