In the words of Shania, well, I doggone gone and done it.
Last night I set out for a bike ride on a new-to-me trail, intending only to
ride 7 miles out and 7 back. But when I got to the lake at the end of the “out,”
I was feeling good, the weather was cooler than expected, and I had plenty of
daylight left. So I thought, “Why not do a loop around the lake before heading
back?” I ended up riding 25 miles instead of 14 and “racing” to reach my car
before dark.
In truth, I sorely regretted the last 5 miles or so: I was
SO tired! But I had no choice except to ride back to my car; I certainly didn’t
want to walk back 5 miles. Seriously, I was SO
tired and just wanted to rest a bit, but it was getting dark! So I kept
pedaling.
And I had my new BAWG kit to test out. BAWG is an acronym
for Bad-Ass Warrior Goddess, and I think the sexy kit with Wonder Woman-esque
design gave me delusions of strength.
But I did it! I made it back to my car just after dusk fell
and drove myself home to sit upon an ice pack and sip a stout beer. I was
exhausted and my muscles ached, but I felt that ‘satisfaction of a workout
well-done’ languor. And I looked damn good in my new kit.
