It's May, and finally warm in central Ontario. I've been bike-commuting to/from work again, and it's as rejuvenating as it always is. There's really nothing quite like the feeling of pedaling away from your workplace on a summer afternoon.
I Zwifted like a madman this winter. My Strava account tells me that I have nearly 3200km in my legs, from Jan 1 to May 10, 2018. In comparison, I did 4280 km for all of 2017. I think I'd be pretty bored with Zwift if I hadn't discovered all the races that you can do. And then the big organized group rides, like the Tour of Watopia. The races obviously fulfill a competitive urge, and the organized rides provide a nice social element - both much more interesting than simply pedaling around Watopia (or London, or Richmond) by myself.
Now that it's spring and bike-commuting season, I anticipate my Zwifting will be relegated to just two or three races (or a group ride) per week, with the bulk of my mileage now coming from the commuting.
I've started using Strava the way that I used to use this blog - taking pictures of things I pass on my rides, musing about the things in those pictures. It's interesting how the "medium" changes over the years. Instagram is obviously where everyone is these days, but for someone who is wordy, a blog still makes some kind of sense - though people have to go to SO MUCH TROUBLE to navigate to your blog these days! (as opposed to having your instagram / twitter streams come up on their phone every five seconds).
I like this tree.
It's on a route here in my town that I don't take often, but every time I do, I look out for this tree that looks like it'd be very much at home in a Tolkien book or film. It looks like it is waiting to give you a hug - one that you may not be terribly pleased to receive.
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