Well this Sunday was my first ride on my new bike. Though it has not been named yet, my bike will soon have a name as great as this adventure we are about to take. But that is just a side note, what I am really here to talk about is our first excursion together.
The ride began at 11:00 when we met with a reporter before we began our “weekly Sunday ride.” We rode in a few circles, took some pictures and showed off our bike skills. However as this reporter soon found out, I had just learned to clip in for the first time approximately 10 minutes before meeting him. Now you may ask how did he find out about my newly acquired biking knowledge? The answer is, I fell. I am sure that this was the first time of many to come but it was still humiliating. There we were, barely moving and I forget to unclip my shoe so I fell onto the ground right in front of him. The group nicely comforted me saying that it is only natural but I was definitely nervous after that.
Soon after, we began the actual ride. We agreed that it was going to be a relatively short ride and so we set out. But the first thing we did on our ride was bike up steep and difficult hill near school. As we started up the hill my lungs began to burn. I could feel my legs pumping and the hill getting steeper. As we continued up I thought to my self I am going to die. I will never make it up this hill or make it across the country. Needless to say, I made it up the hill and continued on the rest of the ride and did not die. But it definitely gave me an awareness of the fact that I really need to get on my bike more.
This ride is going to be very difficult but a great learning experience. Even though I have already had some difficulties, I can’t wait to struggle and overcome all more challenges with all of the great people on our ride.
-Gabby
The ride began at 11:00 when we met with a reporter before we began our “weekly Sunday ride.” We rode in a few circles, took some pictures and showed off our bike skills. However as this reporter soon found out, I had just learned to clip in for the first time approximately 10 minutes before meeting him. Now you may ask how did he find out about my newly acquired biking knowledge? The answer is, I fell. I am sure that this was the first time of many to come but it was still humiliating. There we were, barely moving and I forget to unclip my shoe so I fell onto the ground right in front of him. The group nicely comforted me saying that it is only natural but I was definitely nervous after that.
Soon after, we began the actual ride. We agreed that it was going to be a relatively short ride and so we set out. But the first thing we did on our ride was bike up steep and difficult hill near school. As we started up the hill my lungs began to burn. I could feel my legs pumping and the hill getting steeper. As we continued up I thought to my self I am going to die. I will never make it up this hill or make it across the country. Needless to say, I made it up the hill and continued on the rest of the ride and did not die. But it definitely gave me an awareness of the fact that I really need to get on my bike more.
This ride is going to be very difficult but a great learning experience. Even though I have already had some difficulties, I can’t wait to struggle and overcome all more challenges with all of the great people on our ride.
-Gabby