Bike to Work Day

Tomorrow is national Bike to Work Day. It will be the first time I actually ride my bike to work. I have biked along scenic trails as a wee one,  to school in 6th-8th grades, the store in 10th grade, to class dodging buses in downtown Chicago and on architectural tours along Lake Michigan in my 20s but, I have never biked to work. 

My route is short, a mere 2.5 miles, straight, and flat. Sure, no Mt. Everest but, it will certainly be my Everest. Last year at this time, I was just starting to walk without a cane or crutch. It was the beginning of the end of me being nearly bed (or couch) bound for 3-4 hours a day. I had just begun to enjoy walking the dogs again instead of hobbling along like an old woman while they patiently waited for me to catch up. I could actually sit through movie without being in complete agony. 

So on this, my first Bike to Work Day, I know the distance is short but, I sure have come a long way.