I don’t know whether it is the spring like weather we are finally having, or the encouragement of one of my students., but I am filled with optimism for the cycling season.

For the past three years, I have been a member of the Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club. I have mostly enjoyed the camaraderie of the group rides.  Last year, due to a clotted artery, I stopped cycling after a few weeks, thinking it was a muscle pull and that I needed time to rest and recover.  I was wrong.  By the time everything was diagnosed, the cycling season had come to an end.

I did manage to end the year on a high note and make it to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam to cycle across the three countries.  It wasn’t pain free, but somehow I managed.  Since then, I have improved my circulation and while I do not expect it to be pain free, I am hoping to at least ride in the C group this year.

So, today, in that spirit of optimism, I signed up for the Newmarket Eagles again. I don’t really know when I will have the chance to ride, but I hope it will be in the near future.  Of course, I had better start pedalling the stationary bike.