Today was an excellent day of riding through rural Virginia. It was challenging, to be sure - we had a bit of wind and there were some hills. But by and large, my body has responded really well to the ride, with no real aches and pains to speak of. I've talked before here about how lucky I feel that I don't have a disease like MS. But I think I haven't been adequately grateful for how well my body works. I mean, I'm no athlete, and I could stand to lose some pounds, but really, I am in remarkably good shape, considering some of my poor habits. I am riding with a bunch of young twenty-somethings and keeping up with them really well. The point of this is not to brag; while I do feel that I can take credit for some of it, a lot of it is just luck. Take my knee, for example; when I was 10 years old, I had that bad football accident and the doctors told me I might never walk without a limp. And here I am, after 5 marathons and well over 3000 miles of bike touring, and I have so little pain that I can't tell which knee it is.
I really feel inspired to use my body; given that it's healthy, I want to be out there, every day if possible, doing all the things.
Meanwhile, here's some pictures of Virginia!
