Today's Training

Today's training included 2mi around my schools all weather track which was nice and warm.. I may have gotten sun burnt! I then proceeded to ride my bike the 7.5 mi's home with all my school stuff on my back which included:

huge heavy duty U-lock

cable lock (for quick release tire that the huge U-lock can't reach)

folder and pens and notes

pants

jacket

extra shorts

left overs from lunch

and some other odds and ends

My favorite purchase this week has been a set of lights for my bike. They have a sleek black outer casing and different settings for flashing or constant shining. One is clear/white light for the front and one is red for the back. They also are quick release so that I can slide them off when I park my bike somewhere where they might get stolen. I also got a little pouch that came with it's own rain cover in which I have placed a spare tube in case I pop mine on my trek home. I hope that doesn't happen because I have no clue how to change a road-bike tire, but if it came down to it there are a lot of other cyclists on the path that I could pull over to help me. So far, riding my bike home from school has been working. There is enough traffic in the sketchy over-pass areas that most cars/trucks are stopped at the lights and I can kinda come up the side aisles like the motorcycles. The best part has been that I haven't been stopped by a single train even though I cross the train tracks 2 to 3 times depending on which route I take home. With my car I would get stopped at least once every day. Yay, for not having much "bike" traffic, for saving gas, and getting in shape!