First time biking to work in the morning

I've ridden my bike to work before, but never when I had to open at 5 am. Now that I have a light I finally did it this morning! It took 20 minutes from the time I got on my bike to when I was standing at my desk (after unlocking 2 sets of doors).

I left the house at 4:18 am. Yes, it is dark at that time of day for those of you who don't know. There was a sliver of a moon and a bright bright star just beside it. I'm guessing the temp was in the lower 60s. I wore shorts and a long sleeve running shirt and wasn't hot or cold.

It is between 4.5 and 5 miles going the route I took from Winchester Road to Airport Expressway to Fairfield and then over on Wayne Street. The only section with no streetlights at all is Airport Expressway, and my headlight worked great. I did switch it from high beam to a blinking light when I got more into downtown to conserve the charge.

This was the first time I've ridden on the road the entire way also. Normally I take the sidewalk along Fairfield, or I'll swing over on a lesser traveled street, or take the rivergreenway for a bit. It wasn't bad. I only had 3 or 4 cars pass me from behind, although I met more going the opposite direction. I never felt unsafe.

I was glad I had time to take a shower when I got to work. I was prepared to go either way. I wasn't overly sweaty, but it just felt better (plus I stunk from yesterday!).

I suppose it will take the normal 30-ish minutes to get home. I will likely take Rudisell over to the greenway going home, and not be in such a hurry.

Now that I know how long it takes, I can ride more often. Especially on my short days. I normally leave the house at 4:30-4:35 when I drive, and I could probably leave at 4:20-4:25 on the bike and still have plenty of time even if I take a shower. I like to start work at 4:45.

So, there ya go!

(**side note totally unrelated: I have no idea why my blog only showed one post yesterday. I didn't change anything. I removed that post and will see what happens when I put this one up today. I don't know if it's because it was anti-trump, or if it's just blogger messing with me.)

"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." (Hebrews 6:12)