So, after a period of running I've decided that I don't really enjoy pounding the pavements. A friend of mine always told me how much freedom she got from running but apparently it's something I've been unable to find.
So, I bought a bike and believe it or not I found that freedom she talked about. I spent alot of my youth on a bike, I cycled nearly every day. But when I left home at 18 and moved to England to study I left the bike behind and that was the last time I cycled. 17 years later, I'm on a bike again, and it feels amazing. I forgot just how much I enjoy being on a bike.
I'm hitting 9 miles when I go out these days. Around Birkenhead Park (for you history people Birkenhead Park was the inspiration for Central Park).
My guilty pleasure at the moment is the film Drive, and my girlfriend bought me the soundtrack a while back, as it has a very Michael Mann 80's feel to it. And that's my soundtrack while I do rotations in the park. I even have the gloves....but that's because they're twist gears on the bike!
So, if I'm not too hungover tomorrow it's going to be a 10 mile cycle along the Mersey river and docklands, with a 10 mile cycle back. If the rain holds off!
In the meantime enjoy the genius of Porcupine Tree:
So, I bought a bike and believe it or not I found that freedom she talked about. I spent alot of my youth on a bike, I cycled nearly every day. But when I left home at 18 and moved to England to study I left the bike behind and that was the last time I cycled. 17 years later, I'm on a bike again, and it feels amazing. I forgot just how much I enjoy being on a bike.
I'm hitting 9 miles when I go out these days. Around Birkenhead Park (for you history people Birkenhead Park was the inspiration for Central Park).
My guilty pleasure at the moment is the film Drive, and my girlfriend bought me the soundtrack a while back, as it has a very Michael Mann 80's feel to it. And that's my soundtrack while I do rotations in the park. I even have the gloves....but that's because they're twist gears on the bike!
So, if I'm not too hungover tomorrow it's going to be a 10 mile cycle along the Mersey river and docklands, with a 10 mile cycle back. If the rain holds off!
In the meantime enjoy the genius of Porcupine Tree:
_zef_:
Oh you think so? That is so sweet!! Thank you!! <3 Nice sunday!!
cadavre:
Horribly painful, still stiff and sore and now I'm stressing out my other arm. YAY!!