bicycle, bicycle

i covered more ground today on my bike than i would have in a marathon. for those of you that don't know (most don't) a marathon in always 26.2 miles.

yes, it was exhausting, but it was also very empowering. especially in nyc - biking is the quickest way to get from one point to the other. i like that it's your body's force that propells the mechanism; i like that kind of effort that pays off immediately - if you pedal hard, then you'll move fast.

are you admiring the lovely picture above? i took it on my way to work. ten minutes faster than taking the subway there and a tad more enjoyable than sweating with the rats underground; waiting for whatever train is last to arrive at any given moment.

i didn't fully realize how much i missed having a bike. sometimes you don't know what you've got till it's gone, and sometimes you don't know what you haven't got until you borrow someone else's.