Biking

So - I got myself a new bike this past weekend and its great!

Back when I was in middle school I used to bike EVERYWHERE. I would ride my bike any day the weather was nice. It was probably one of the only things that I enjoyed doing by myself when I was that age. I wasn't much of an independent kid at that time, except when it came to riding my bike.

One day when I was fourteen, I headed out for a bike ride on an afternoon when the weather was pretty questionable. My dad told me he didn't think I should go because it looked like rain. Stubborn as I was, I went anyway. Unfortunately, the next my dad heard about me was a call from the police (or hospital?) I don't really know. He and my mom got the news that every parent wants: I got hit by a car and an ambulance was taking me to Missouri Baptist Hospital. Luckily, it was only a broken leg. I do believe that my life flashed before my eyes during the accident. It was a pretty trippy, yet in some ways unforgettable, experience. After a few months with a cast on my leg, though, I was fine.

Still, it took me a few years to get the courage to even ride a bike again. Once bitten, twice shy. I didn't ride much again during high school at all and I didn't even have a bike when I was in college.

Eventually, after law school, I got back into biking. And the past few weeks I've been thinking of getting a new bike. On Saturday, with George's encouragement and upon seeing the cool-ness of his new bike, I got myself a new one. The results have been awesome. I've been feeling really burnt out with running and its been great to get out, exercise, and revive an old past-time. Lucky for me, I life less than 1/2 mile from the W&OD trail so I biked to work today. I am looking forward to lots more biking this summer on the many great paths in the greater DC area. Whether its a quick trip out for ice cream, or a day trip to Leesburg, I'm ready to go solo or with company. Anyone wanna go for a ride? Give me a call!