1,000 Miles Biked

Bike

I started bike commuting in the spring after not having been on my bike much since California. Today I passed the 1,000 mile mark on my way into work. I realize serious bikers do that in like a week and a half, but hey I just commute six miles each way so I am happy with it.

About halfway to work, probably right after I passed 1,000 miles, I realize I am not wearing my helmet. How did that happen? I admit to forgetting it a few times previously, but I always realized it within a mile. I blame the unseasonably warm weather - I didn't need my gloves or even my jacket.

So of course I assume I am now doomed because it would be ironic in that Alanis Morisette sort of way to pass 1,000 miles only to have a minor fall and die because I forgot my helmet this one time.

Fortunately I tempted fate and won this time and made it to work safely. Unfortunately I'll have that song stuck in my head the rest of the day.

"IT'S LIKE RAAAEEEAAAIN...."