Seventh ride--out of the neighborhood for the first time

Today, I set out with the best of intentions. I wanted to go further and longer than before, and I covered new routes.

By the numbers: 40 minutes, 4.7 avg speed, 15.9 mph max, 3.2 miles total.

I set out to go across town, and this meant getting out of the neighbourhood, and travel on a busy city street. But the terrain was much more hilly than I was used to riding, so my energy was consumed rather quickly.

In the good news section, I was able to pull a taller gear going up some hills, and got up to sixth gear on a flat with a slight descent.

I made it over the Craig Avenue, a familiar road when I lived on McAlway, and did my first bicycle riding back in 1988. The 'huge' hill that I thought would be impossible to climb, didn't seem quite as daunting on the Silver Rover.

At 3:43, my blood sugar is 127, it was 139 at 2 pm when I started. It was 178 at 11:50 am.

I am feeling weary, but not exhausted right now. I feel like I accomplished something today.