30 Days of Biking Week 2 (April 8 to April 14)

April 8

Trip: Preschool drop-off
Miles roundtrip: 7
Cargo: 45-pound child and his backpack
Weather: 32°F, sunny

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April 9 — April 11

Traveling on business, unable to ride.

I did have time to walk around the convention center while I was taking a break, and saw a cop scrutinizing a bike chained to a pole near one of the entrances. I don't think he ticketed the bike, but he stood there for so long, I had the chance to take a picture of him and tweet it without him noticing me. What could he have been trying to decide? Is it illegal to park a bike there? And, if so, what could he do about it?

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April 12

Recovering from business trip, so I didn't ride.

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April 13

Trip 1: Preschool drop off

Miles: 3.5
Cargo: 45-pound child, my laptop bag
Weather: 45°F, partly cloudy

Trip 2: Morning work commute (from preschool)
Miles: 7
Cargo: my laptop bag
Weather: 50°F, mix of sun and clouds

Trip 3: Evening work commute
Miles: 4.4
Cargo: my laptop bag
Weather: 70°F, sunny

Comments: The weather is getting absolutely gorgeous. It is so nice to be outside, back to my commute by bike!

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April 14

Trip: Preschool drop-off
Miles roundtrip: 7
Cargo: 45-pound child and his backpack
Weather: 55°F, cloudy, showers possible

Comments: I can't tell you how many times over the past few years when I decided not to ride  because it was raining, threatening to rain, or had just rained and there were puddles on the street. Or my kid was in a bad mood and didn't feel like riding (whine, whine whine). Today, because of the 30 Days of Biking pledge, because I told myself and the world I would ride every day that I could in April, I put my boots on and got going. I convinced my son to get on the bike despite his runny nose and itchy eyes. And it was actually too warm for my raincoat, and though showers were passing through, we managed to miss them.

Total miles this week: 28.9