Tuesday, August 06, 2013

37. Bike to work 40 work days in a row

Re: 101 things in 1001 days (2013-2015)

Between Monday, May 27th (start of Bike to Work Week) and Friday, July 26th, I biked to work every day that I worked, which included a few Saturdays, and even one Sunday, for a grand total of 49 days!
  • May 27-31 (5)
  • June 3-6 (4)
  • June 8 (1)
  • June 10-15 (6)
  • June 17-21 (5)
  • June 24-29 (6)
  • July 2-5 (4)
  • July 8-13 (6)
  • July 15-26 (12)
It's not a long ride, but it does a desk jockey like me good to get out and about, even if it's just for 25 minutes a day.

This period of time included lots of good weather, but some terrible weather - one day it was so rainy, my shoes got soaked even though I had on those protective boot cover things, because one of the puddles I rode through was so deep that my feet dragged through the water as I rode. There were also a few late nights, biking home in the dark.

It also encompassed a stretch of time where the handlebars on my bike were coming loose, and I had to arrange a quick, same-day tune-up and stem replacement.

For good measure, it even included a handful of Mondays where I came straight from playing hockey for an hour, and then got to bike to work in a worn out state.

In other words... Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor hockey-induced exhaustion shall keep me from my bike route! (At least for a month or two...)

Oh, and the streak was ended when I had to come straight to work from Sooke (had to get up at 3:30am for the car/ferry/bus/skytrain/bus commute), so there was no time to go home first and then bike in to work. That's okay, that leaves the "50 day" mark as a good goal for next time.

2 comments:

Jano said...

Deano, we think you're awesome!
Love, J & K

Holly said...

Nice work, Deano!