Rafael

Today, I made a new commitment. Commitment to becoming active--to living a healthy life. Commitment to exploring our beautiful neighborhood, city and county.

Along with that commitment came Rafael, my new road bike. I've considered riding since summer of last year, but I waited and waited and waited, hoping that I can convince the husband to join me in this journey. I didn't think I was going to be successful if I ride alone. I know it was going to be more fun if done with a peer, partner or a group. But after a year of convincing, sometimes renting bikes so we could both try riding together, he is still not sold to the idea of biking. He said he would rather just run. He used to be a runner back in the days.

Finally, I just made up my mind to just go for it. My will is strong and I think I can be in this for the long haul even if I were to do this journey alone.  Besides, it was quite a big investment to acquire Rafael. I have to recoup that investment by riding as often as I can and getting the most mileage out of him.

Today, I took Rafael out for our first ride. We were out for only less than an hour but it was awesome. He is so light yet sturdy and smooth. It almost felt like we were off the ground instead of on it. It's only day one, but Rafael is already proving to be one great buddy of mine!