I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman

A couple of weeks ago I went to the sales and bought my kids pushbikes. They have had bikes at their dad's place but none here with me. A bit late for the summer sun, but at least I got there in the end. My boyfriend got one too, and has been cycling to work a couple of times a week, a journey of over 6 miles each way. This weekend Dream joined the tribe and bought one. I've had one for a few years but haven't used it recently because of the problems with my hip, and general laziness.

We trundled out for a short while on Saturday. My kids aren't very confident, through lack of practice, and Dream hasn't ridden a bike for about 15 years, so we just pottered about the local streets, getting used to the new bikes. I found it surprisingly easy to pedal around the block a few times, and much to my delight, my hip didn't bother me at all, either during riding or afterwards. 

I decided to be brave and cycle to the station this morning. It's just over 2 miles so not exactly taxing - I walked it a few times at the start of the summer before my hip gave up completely, so cycling seems much easier than that, not to mention a lot quicker! I managed it in 17 minutes and so far my hip is staying calm.

The plan is to do this a couple of mornings this week, getting a lift home with the bike on the rack in the evenings. If that all goes fine, next week I will try cycling both ways. I know from painful experience that doing too much too soon just ends up with me not being able to do anything at all, so I'm trying to take it slowly. I'm slightly concerned about cycling at the start of a fast day tomorrow, but I will pack plenty of fruit and veg to eat on the train and see how it goes.